Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance

This book presents the proceedings of the fourth international conference on Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance, held in Kuala Lumpur in October 2005. This collaboration between the Institution of Civil Engineers and internationally renowned bridge engineers has culminated in the production of an extensive reference, an exchange of innovative experience, creative thinking and industry forecasts.

The book highlights the fact that bridge engineering not only requires knowledge and experience of bridge design and construction techniques but must also deal with the increasing challenges posed by the need to maintain the long-term performance of structures throughout an extended service life. It demonstrates that in many parts of the world natural phenomena such as seismic events can cause significant damage to force major repairs or reconstruction and therefore it is appropriate that the first plenary session of this conference is entitled Engineering for Seismic Performance.

Comprising 48 key papers from over 20 countries, this book reflects the current global interest in bridge engineering and highlights the contributions and significance of 21st century bridge engineers on society.

Part I : Engineering for Seismic Performance
Chapter 1 : Dynamic Response Analysis of Shinkansen Train-Bridge Interaction System Subjected to Seismic Load
Chapter 2 : Arch Bridge Seismic Response Analysis
Chapter 3 : Effects of Seismic Risk on Life-Cycle Cost Analysis for Bridge Maintenance
Chapter 4 : Effect of Material Quality on Reliability of Bridges  
Chapter 5 : Bridges for High Speed Railways - Special Considerations
Chapter 6 : Effect of Train Dynamics on Seismic Performance of Steel Monorail Bridges Under Extreme Ground Motions
Chapter 7 : Tsugaru Strait Bridge and Nagisa Bridge — Combining a Suspension & Cable Stayed Bridge and a Steel & Prestressed Concrete Bridge
Chapter 8 : Investigation, Selection, Detailed Analysis and Strengthening Design of Bridges on The Haulage Route for The Genesis Energy Power Station Upgrade, New Zealand

Part II : Bridge Design
Chapter 9 : Innovative Steel Plate Girders With Corrugated Webs for Short Span Bridges
Chapter 10 : Advanced Bridge Analysis and Design Methods Simplified
Chapter 11 : Integral Bridges: The Final Frontier
Chapter 12 : Pedestrian Steel Arch Bridge With Composite Polymer Deck
Chapter 13 : Innovations in Concrete Arch Bridge Design
Chapter 14 : Fatigue Design of Welded Tubular Steel Bridge Details
Chapter 15 : A New Design Concept for Steel Bridge Decks
Chapter 16 : Current and Future Trends in Long-Span Bridge Design in China
Chapter 17 : Modern Integral Bridge Designs for East Coast Expressway
Chapter 18 : QLJC Used in Calculation of Lateral Load Distribution Factors
Chapter 19 : Innovative Technologies Involved in a Vehicular Underpass
Chapter 20 : Limit State Design and Lateral Buckling Analysis of The Steel Pony Truss Bridge

Part III : Condition Monitoring and Repair
Chapter 21 : Advanced Retrofitting Techniques With Hybrid Use of Carbon Fibre and External Post-Tensioning: a Case Study
Chapter 22 : Tinsley Viaduct Strengthening, UK
Chapter 23 : Investigation Into The Vibrations of Suspension Footbridge
Chapter 24 : A Study on Repair and Strengthening of Historical Steel Bridges
Chapter 25 : Arch Bridge Strengthening - Tainui Bridge Over The Waikato River, New Zealand
Chapter 26 : Torsional Strengthening of Substructure Beams of Mangatawhiri River Bridge
Chapter 27 : The Effect of Long-Term Creep on Moment Redistribution of Pathum Thani Bridge Crossing The Chao-Praya River
Chapter 28 : Cost-Effective Condition Monitoring of Concrete Bridges
Chapter 29 : Bridge Management Studies to Reduce Whole-Life Costs
Chapter 30 : Effect of Vehicle Model and Initial Condition on Traffic-Induced Vibration of Short-Span Girder Bridges
Chapter 31 : Acoustic Emission As a Tool for Non-Destructive Diagnostics of Bridges
Chapter 32 : Condition Monitoring, Assessment and Maintenance of Bridges in Croatia
Chapter 33 : An Investigation of The Time-Dependent Behaviour of Post-Tensioned Concrete Structures

Part IV : Bridge Construction - Parallel Session
Chapter 34 : New Trends in Footbridge Design
Chapter 35 : Asymmetric Cable-Stayed Bridge, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Chapter 36 : Cable-Stayed Curved Bridges

Part V : Material Performance
Chapter 37 : Sulfate Attack of Bridges
Chapter 38 : Research and Bridge Applications of High-Performance Lightweight Concrete in Poland
Chapter 39 : Monitoring of Corrosion of Reinforcement in Concrete
Chapter 40 : Reliability Analysis for Curved Steel I-Girder Bridges

Part VI : Bridge Assessment
Chapter 41 : Remaining Life of Orthotropic Steel Bridge Decks
Chapter 42 : Experiences in Bridge Assessment and Reconstructions
Chapter 43 : Whangamarino River Bridge: Assessment and Bridge Strengthening Using External Prestress
Chapter 44 : Element and System Risk Considerations in Highway Bridge Assessment
Chapter 45 : Safety Assessment and Strengthening of The Auckland Harbour Bridge

Part VII : Bridge Construction - Plenary Session
Chapter 46 : Channel Tunnel Rail Link - Contract 342, Installation of Bridge 3590
Chapter 47 : Incrementally Launched Bridges
Chapter 48 : An Arch Bridge in One Shot