Movable Bridge Engineering

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.