Bridge design

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Structural Theory

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Structural Design

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Material Specific Design

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Structural Systems Design

Conceptual Design
Building Design
Bridge Design

Plate Girder Bridge Design

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Component design

Anchor rod design
Bearing design
Cable design
Cross frame design
Expansion joint design
Pile and pile group design
Abutment design

Pier design

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Other

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Basic features of bridges

See bridge.

Bridge types

• beam bridges - reinforced concrete, steel girder, horizontally curved (steel girder, concrete girder)
• steel girder bridges
• arch bridges
• segmental bridges
• cable stayed bridges
• suspension bridges
• extradosed bridges
• movable bridges - bascule, vertical lift, swing

Organizations

International

• International Organization for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE)

Europe

• Sustainable Bridges Project (European Union)

USA

• Turner Fairbank Highway Research Center (USA)
• Federal Highway Administration, Office of Bridge Technology (USA)
• National Steel Bridge Alliance (USA)
• American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI) (USA)

Resources

• Texas Department of Transportation - Engineering Software for Bridge Design