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Bridge Engineering: Superstructure Design the design of virtually every type of concrete, steel, steel-concrete composite, and timber bridge, including horizontally curved, truss, arch, cable-stayed, suspension, floating, movable, and railroad bridges. Carefully organized, this volume starts with the fundamentals of conceptual design, aesthetics, design philosophies and planning, bridge loads, and structural analysis and modeling. Discussions then move to the superstructure design of various bridge types and include treatments of expansion joints, deck systems, and approach slabs. The book's final section addresses worldwide bridge design practices and features authoritative overviews of bridge engineering in China, Europe, Japan, Russia, and the U.S.