Timber Bridges Design, Construction, Inspection, and Maintenance
Timber Bridges Design, Construction, Inspection, and Maintenance
Timber Bridges Design, Construction, Inspection, and Maintenance
This PDF book covers the following topics related to Timber Bridges :
Timber as a Bridge Material, Types of Timber Bridges, Properties of Wood and
Structural Wood Products, Preservation and Protection of Timber Bridges, Basic
Timber Design Concepts for Bridges, Loads and Forces on Timber Bridges, Design
of Beam Superstructures, Design of Longitudinal Deck Superstructures, Design of
Longitudinal Stress-laminated Deck Superstructures , Rail Systems for Timber
Decks, Wearing Surfaces for Timber Decks , Timber Bridge Fabrication and
Construction, Bridge Inspection for Decay and Other Deterioration, Maintenance
and Rehabilitation of Timber Bridges, Bridge Maintenance, Rehabilitation, and
Replacement: Case Histories.
Author(s): Michael A.
Ritter, Structural Engineer United States Department of Agriculture Forest
Service
This note covers
introduction to railway, Permanent way, Track materials, Geometric for broad
gauge, Points and crossings, Laying and maintenance of track, Introduction to
bridges, Bridge site investigation, hydrology and planning, Bridge foundation,
Bridge substructure and approaches, Culvert and cause ways.