Continuous and Integral Bridges

"This book contains the invited contributions to the 1993 Henderson Colloquium organised by the British Group of IABSE (International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering). It provides an international review of new techniques of designing and constructing joint-free bridges - an approach which is rapidly being developed and used in many parts of the world."--Provided by publisher.

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors and participants; Preface; Introduction; Part 1: Problems of Bridge Articulation; Chapter 1. Performance of Deck Expansion Joints; Chapter 2. Research requirements for bridge deck expansion joints; Chapter 3. Bearing performance; Chapter 4. Effects of temperature, shrinkage and creep on integral bridges; Report on Session One; Part 2: Advantages of Bridege Continuity; Chapter 5. Historical review of the development of continuity and expansion joints in bridges; Chapter 6. Advantages of bridge deck continuity

Chapter 7. Continuity in decks with precast beams -- practical issuesReport on Session Two; Part 3: Continuous Briduges; Chapter 8. Design concept of the Trans-Tokyo Bay Bridge; Chapter 9. Continuous steel and composite bridges; Report on Session Three; Part 4: Integral Bridges; Chapter 10. Danish integral bridges; Chapter 11. Precast segmental construction; Chapter 12. Italian joint-free bridge decks; Chapter 13. The UK Department of Transport view on continuity/integral bridges; Chapter 14. Jointless steel viaducts for railway; Report on Session Four; Part 5: Long-Length Continuity

Chapter 15. The design…