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Preface vii
Chapter 1 Introduction
1£®1 Significance of bridges
1£®2 Structural types of concrete bridges
1£®3 Historic development of bridge building
1£®4 Advancement of bridges in China
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Chapter 2 Construction Materials
2£®1 Introduction
2£®2 Concrete
2£®3 Steel
2£®4 Reinforcing steel bars
References

Chapter 3 Loads
3£®1 Introduction
3£®2 Dead loads
3£®3 Chinese railway live loads
3£®4 Braking and traction forces
3£®5 Wind loads
3£®6 Seismic loads
3£®7 Pedestrian loads
3£®8 Chinese highway live loads
3£®9 Other loads
3£®10 Load combinations
References

Chapter 4 Design Philosophies and Specifications
4£®1 Introduction
4£®2 Allowable stress design £¨ASD£©
4£®3 Load factor design £¨LFD£©
4£®4 Load and resistance factor design £¨LRFD or LSD£©
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Chapter 5 Influence Lines and Load Distribution
5£®1 Introduction
5£®2 Influence lines
5£®3 Placement of loads
5£®4 Envelop of maximum internal forces
5£®5 Transverse load distribution
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Chapter 6 Reinforced Concrete Girder Bridges
6£®1 Introduction
6£®2 Configurations of bridge deck
6£®3 Design methods
6£®4 Detailing of reinforcement
6£®5 Bridge examples
References

Chapter 7 Prestressed Concrete Girder Bridges
7£®1 Introduction
7£®2 Principles of prestressing
7£®3 Prestressing systems
7£®4 Loss of prestress
7£®5 Design methods
7£®6 Example bridges
References

Chapter 8 Continuous Concrete Bridges
8£®1 Introduction
8£®2 Overview of prestressed concrete continuous bridges
8£®3 Layout of span lengths with girder depths
8£®4 Cross-sections
8£®5 Layouts and detailing of prestressing tendons
8£®6 Design issues
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Chapter 9 Construction of Concrete Girder Bridges
9£®1 Introduction
9£®2 Construction of concrete elements
9£®3 Temporary works
9£®4 Erection methods
References
Appendix A Distribution Factors for the Guyon-Massonnet
Method