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Stress Ribbon and Cable-supported Pedestrian Bridges
Jiri Strasky
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Description for Stress Ribbon and Cable-supported Pedestrian Bridges
Hardcover. Illustrated throughout, Stress Ribbon and Cable-Supported Pedestrian Bridges provides numerous international examples and case studies of outstanding structures. This new edition has been fully updated to bring text in to line with Eurocodes and includes new examples and case studies to showcase the advances in design techniques and testing. Num Pages: 274 pages, 26. BIC Classification: TNCJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 276 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Stress Ribbon and Cable-Supported Pedestrian Bridges considers how slender concrete decks are used in the design of suspension and cable stayed structures. It looks at their characteristic feature - their rigidity, which is mainly given by the tension stiffness of prestressed concrete decking, so much so that movement caused by pedestrians or wind does not register as discomfort by users. Starting with a brief history this book describes structural types, addresses general design criteria, current technology, static and dynamic analysis and discusses the results of the static and dynamic loading tests. Illustrated throughout, Stress Ribbon and Cable-Supported Pedestrian Bridges provides ... Read more
Stress Ribbon and Cable-Supported Pedestrian Bridges considers how slender concrete decks are used in the design of suspension and cable stayed structures. It looks at their characteristic feature - their rigidity, which is mainly given by the tension stiffness of prestressed concrete decking, so much so that movement caused by pedestrians or wind does not register as discomfort by users. Starting with a brief history this book describes structural types, addresses general design criteria, current technology, static and dynamic analysis and discusses the results of the static and dynamic loading tests. Illustrated throughout, Stress Ribbon and Cable-Supported Pedestrian Bridges provides ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
ICE Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
274
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780727741462
SKU
V9780727741462
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jiri Strasky
Dr Jiri Strasky is the technical director of Strasky, Husty and Partners Ltd., an engineering consultancy in Brno, Czech Republic, which specialises in bridge engineering and which has been engaged in projects in Japan, the UK and US. Visiting professor at the Technical University of Brno, Dr Strasky has won numerous international awards for his designs and technical papers.
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