Analysis of Box Girder and Truss Bridges

This book reflects the practical experience the authors have gained in analyzing the box girder and the truss used in bridge engineering; the straight and curved box girder bridge, the truss bridge, and the arch-stiffened truss bridge are considered, whereby bending and torsional stresses, lateral buckling and vibrations are investigated. The authors have established a more accurate thin-walled beam theory of box girder, and, as an extension of the thin-walled beam theory, developed a theory of bending and torsion of the truss bridge. Many practical examples have been analyzed, and from these results, conclusions valuable to design practice have been deducted.