This book examines the design of steel beam, plate girder and box girder components of bridges. It also provides an overview of the historical development of steel bridges of the behavior of steel as a material and of limit state design. The second edition has been revised to take account of revisions to the bridge code of practice.
Types and history of steel bridges
Types and properties of steel
Loads on bridges
Aims of design
Rolled beam and plate girder design
Stiffened compression flanges of box and plate girders