Movable Bridge Engineering

Up–to–date coverage on all aspects of designing, building, maintaining, and evaluating

Movable Bridge Engineering is the most comprehensive reference on movable bridges published in the past sixty years. This new, highly visual resource addresses the engineering design and construction technology of new movable bridges, as well as the maintenance and rehabilitation of existing ones.

Movable Bridge Engineering is organized into six functional parts from an engineering perspective:

Selection Design Construction Maintenance Inspection Evaluation of existing bridges

All structural issues and relevant mechanical and electrical systems for vertical lift, swing, and bascule bridges (for highway and railway use) are covered, including machinery, applications, reversing loads, traffic maintenance, and many other issues relevant to these specialized bridges.

With hundreds of informative photographs and illustrations, Movable Bridge Engineering is the most complete, in–depth guide for everyone working with bridges of this type.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

I. SELECTION.

To Bridge or Not to Bridge.

Movable Bridges versus Fixed Bridges.

Types of Movable Bridges.

Bascule Bridges.

Vertical Lift Bridges.

Swing Bridges.

Application of Types.

Bridge Replacement.

II. DESIGN.

Preliminary Aspects.

Structural Issues.

Detailing Bascule B ridges.

Detailing Vertical Lift Bridges.

Detailing Swing Bridges.

Machinery Bascule Bridges.

Machinery Vertical Lift Bridges.

Machinery Swing Bridges.

Machinery General.

Controls and Power.

Rehabilitation.

Operating and Maintenance Manuals and Bid Documents.

III. CONSTRUCTION.

Construction Management.

Structure.

Fabrication and Installation of Machinery and Electrical Components.

Balancing.

Replacement and Repair of Existing Bridges.

IV. MAINTENANCE.

Substructure and Superstructure.

Machinery, Control, and Power Systems.

Maintenance Particulars.

V. INSPECTION.

Inspection Ba sics.

Structure.

Machinery Bascule Bridges.

Machinery Vertical Lift Bridges.

Machinery Swing Bridges.

Machinery General.

Electrical.

Inspection Reporting.

VI. EVALUATION OF EXISTING BRIDGES.

Bridge Management.

Structure.

Machinery.

Electrical Systems, Traffic Control Systems, and Operators′ Houses.

Failure and Bridge Functionality Analysis.

References.

Bibliography.

Glossary.

Appendix I: United States Patents on Movable Bridges.

Appendix II: North American Movable Bridges.

Index.

TERRY L. KOGLIN, PE, has worked with several of the world’s premier civil and construction engineering firms specializing in movable bridges. His work on hundreds of projects includes type studies, design, construction, rehabilitation, inspection, and evaluation of all types of movable bridges.