Knowledge: bridge
See Also:
- business → construction and maintenance → commercial contractors → civil and roadworks → bridge construction
- kids and teens → school time → science → technology → buildings and bridges
Links
- Mark Ketchum's Bridge Engineering Page
http://www.ketchum.org/bridges.html - Photos and descriptions of some bridge structures and some discussion of bridge engineering issues.
- Office of Bridge Technology - Federal Highway Association
http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/index.htm - Provides a range of technical data on concrete and steel structures. Features publications, calendar of events, and related links.
- NOVA Online: Super Bridge
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/bridge/ - Information about the four major types of bridges. Offers a knowledge test by matching each bridge to the correct location.
- Bridge Research: Leading the Way to the Future
http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/summer95/p95su23.htm - Article that discusses the role and value of research in highway bridges.
- How Stuff Works: Beam, Arch and Suspension Bridges
http://www.howstuffworks.com/bridge.htm - Clear, concise explanations for various types of bridges with many illustrations and related links.
- BridgePros
http://bridgepros.com/ - Offers an interactive experience in the engineering and construction of past, current and future bridge projects, including employment, news updates, and learning center.
- Office of Structural Engineering - Ohio Department of Transport
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/se/ - Includes bridge design manual, standard drawings, research, hydraulics, and covered bridges.
- Bridge Engineering Forum at Eng-Tips
http://www.eng-tips.com/gthreadminder.cfm/lev2/26/lev3/73/pid/607 - Technical support and mutual help system for engineering professionals.
- Load and Resistance Factor Design
http://www.lrfd.com - Technical support, information and news on the AASHTO LRFD bridge design specifications.
- The BridgeSite
http://www.bridgesite.com/ - Resources for bridge engineers including engineering tools, discussion groups, and an industry events calendar.
- SC Solutions
http://www.scsolutions.com/bridge.html - Bridge engineering resources. Links to government agencies, universities, publications and software.
- Bridge Design and Assessment
http://www.childs-ceng.demon.co.uk/ - Workshop for bridge design and assessment codes and standards.
- The Bridges Project - London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
http://www.bardaglea.org.uk/bridges - Provides theoretical knowledge for students and teachers, with illustrations from places in both London's Docklands and the Netherlands.
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
http://www.cse.polyu.edu.hk/~ctbridge/ - Provides a range of technical data and case studies on arch, beam, cable-stayed, and suspension bridges.
- Office of Bridge Design - Georgia Department of Transport
http://www.dot.state.ga.us/dot/preconstruction/bridgedesign/index.shtml - Includes a bridge design guide and information on new and historic bridges in Georgia.
- Office of Bridge Administration - U.S.Coast Guard
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/g-opt/g-opt.htm - Responsible for approval of the location and plans of bridges and causeways constructed across navigable waters of the United States. Provides bridge clearance and permit application guides.
- Bridge and Structures Office - Washington State Department of Transport
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/eesc/bridge/index.cfm?fuseaction=home - Provides a range of structural services required to provide safe, economical and reliable structures for the state's transportation system. Features projects, maps, and data.
- To Build a Twisted Bridge
http://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/vismath/sequin/ - Gives a topological study of how a Moebius band may adapted for bridge construction. Gives examples of some potentially usable designs for people and cars.
- Issues Impacting Bridge Painting
http://iti.northwestern.edu/pubs/fhfr/fhfr_toc.html - Overview of research on painting of steel bridges. Uses life cycle costing.
- The West Point Bridge Design Contest
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu/ - Annual competition sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Includes free software download.
- Arizona Department of Transportation Bridge Group
http://www.azdot.gov/Highways/Bridge/Index.asp - Responsible for bridge design, construction assistance, and management. Includes guidelines, preservation program, structural detail cad drawings, and a gallery of bridges.
- Balanced Cantilever Bridge Construction
http://www.bbr.com.sg/BC-cantilever.html - Discussion of construction method with a video animation.
- Center for Innovative Bridge Engineering
http://www.ce.udel.edu/cibe/ - Serves as a resource for highway and railroad bridge owners in the United States and worldwide. Features researchers, projects, education, and news and events. At the University of Delaware.
- International Bridge Conference
http://www.eswp.com/bridge/index.htm - Arena for the bridge industry in North America, Europe and Asia. Includes registration, call for papers, bridge awards, and conference archives. Organized by the Engineers Society of Western Pennsylvania.
- Design of Steel Bridges (1915)
http://library.case.edu/ksl/ecoll/books/kundes00/kundes00.html - Historical text detailing the design of steel bridges authored by F. C. Kunz. Provided by the Case Western Reserver University Preservation Department.
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