Handbook of Transportation Engineering Volume I & Volume II

8 03 2011

 

Handbook of Transportation EngineeringHandbook of Transportation Engineering Volume I & Volume II

Author: Myer Kutz
ISBN: 9780071761130 / 0071761136
©2011 | 2nd Edition | Hardback
Pub Date: MAR-11
Price: US$ 350
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The definitive transportation engineering resource—fully revised and updated

The two-volume Handbook of Transportation Engineering, Second Edition offers practical, comprehensive coverage of the entire transportation engineering field. Featuring 18 new chapters and contributions from nearly 70 leading experts, this authoritative work discusses all types of transportation systems—freight, passenger, air, rail, road, marine, and pipeline—and provides problem-solving engineering, planning, and design tools and techniques with examples of successful applications. Volume I focuses on transportation networks and systems, operations, and economics. Volume II focuses on applications in automobile and non-automobile transportation, and on safety and environmental issues.

 

Volume I covers:

  • National transportation networks and inter-modal systems
  • Transportation network planning: theoretical notions
  • Reliability of travel times and robustness of transport networks
  • Transportation systems modeling and evaluation
  • Software systems and simulation for transportation applications
  • Applications of GIS in transportation
  • Travel demand forecasting
  • Transportation and land use
  • Sustainable transportation practice
  • Transportation planning and modeling
  • Transportation economics
  • Innovative information technology applications in public transportation
  • Parking management
  • Trucking operations
  • The economics of railroad operations: resurgence of a declining industry
  • Airline management and operations
  • The marine transportation system
  • Global logistics
  • Freight transportation planning
  • Management of transportation organizations

 

Volume II covers:

  • Traffic engineering analysis
  • Traffic origin-destination estimation
  • Traffic congestion
  • Highway capacity
  • Traffic control systems: freeway management and communications
  • Traffic signals
  • Highway sign visibility
  • Transportation lighting
  • Geometric design of streets and highways
  • Intersection and interchange design
  • Pavement engineering: flexible and rigid pavements
  • Pavement testing and evaluation
  • Bridge engineering
  • Tunnel engineering
  • Pedestrians
  • Bicycle transportation
  • Spectrum of automated guideway transit (AGT) and its applications
  • Railway vehicle engineering
  • Railway track design
  • Improvement of railroad yard operations
  • Modern aircraft design techniques
  • Airport design
  • Air traffic control systems design
  • Ship design
  • Pipeline engineering
  • Traffic safety
  • Transportation hazards
  • Hazardous materials transportation
  • Incident management
  • Network security and survivability
  • Optimization of emergency evacuation plans
  • Transportation noise issues
  • Air quality issues in transportation
  • Transportation and climate change

 

About the Author

Myer Kutz is President of Myer Kutz Associates, Inc., a publishing and information services consulting firm, and editor of number successful handbooks including Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering Design.

 

 

 


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Structural Steel Designer’s Handbook

14 01 2011

 

Structural Steel Designer's HandbookStructural Steel Designer’s Handbook

Authors: Roger Brockenbrough, Frederick Merritt
ISBN: 9780071666664 / 0071666664
©2011 | 5th Edition | 944 pages | Hardback
Pub Date: FEB-11
Price: US$ 175.00
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A Complete and Current Guide to Structural Steel Design

Fully updated with the most recent design codes, standards, and specifications, Structural Steel Designer’s Handbook, Fifth Edition, provides a convenient, single source of the latest information essential to the practical design of steel structures.

This comprehensive volume begins by covering the properties of structural steel and the fundamentals of fabrication and erection. Modern structural design methods applicable to buildings and other structures, such as roof systems and various types of bridges, are presented. Details on the design of members–beams, columns, and tension components–and of bolted and welded connections are also covered. Featuring contributions from renowned engineering experts, this is an invaluable working tool for structural steel designers.

Based on the latest design standards, codes, and specifications:

  • ANSI/AISC 360-10–unified LRFD and ASD specification
  • ANSI/AISI S100–unified specification for cold-formed members
  • SEI/ASCE 7-10 wind, seismic, and live loads, consolidated into the International Code Council (ICC) International Building Code (IBC)
  • AASHTO highway bridge design standards
  • ASTM material standards
  • AREMA railroad bridge design specifications

 

New to this Edition

  • Chapter 1 updated to reflect changes in the steel specifications—American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) through 2009
  • Chapter 4 updated to cover the latest loading codes for buildings—American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7-09 and the 2009 International Building Code (IBC)
  • Chapters 5 and 6 updated to cover the latest design specifications for buildings—American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) 360-2010
  • Chapter 8 revised to include changes in seismic design requirements for buildings per ASCE 7-09 and the 2009 IBC
  • Chapter 9 revised to reflect the latest in cold-formed steel design, per American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) S100-2007 standards
  • Chapters 10 and 12 through 15 revised to include changes in the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ (AASHTO’s) specifications through 2009

 

About the Authors

Roger Brockenbrough, P.E., is president of R. L. Brockenbrough & Associates, Inc. He was a senior research consultant for U.S. Steel, where he worked for 30 years until retiring. Mr. Brockenbrough is a member of AISC and ASTM, and is an ASCE Fellow. He is the editor of Highway Engineering Handbook, now in its Third Edition, and a contributor to Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, now in its Fifth Edition.

Frederick S. Merritt, P.E. was a consulting engineer for many years with experience in building and bridge design, structural analysis, and construction management. A Fellow of ASCE and a Senior Member of ASTM, he was a senior editor of Engineering News-Record and author or editor of many books, including Standard Handbook for Civil Engineers, now in its Fifth Edition.

 

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Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair

8 03 2010
 

Structure Rehabilitation and Repair

Bridge and Highway Structure Rehabilitation and Repair

Authors: Khan, Mohiuddin
ISBN-13: 978-0-07-154591-4
ISBN-10: 0071545913
©2010 | 1st Edition | 656 pages , Hardcover
Pub Date: March 2010
Price: US$ 125.00

 

State-of-the-Art Bridge and Highway Rehabilitation and Repair Methods

This authoritative volume offers up-to-date guidance on the latest design techniques, repair methods, specialized software, materials, and advanced maintenance procedures for bridges and highway structures. Focusing on both traditional and nontraditional design issues, Bridge and Highway Structures Rehabilitation and Repair clarifies the most recent AASHTO bridge design codes and discusses new analytical and design methodologies, such as the application of load and resistance factor design (LRFD). A wealth of concise explanations, solved examples, and in-depth case studies are included in this comprehensive resource.

COVERAGE INCLUDES:

  • Diagnostic design and selective reconstruction
  • Bridge failure studies and safety engineering
  • Analytical approach to fracture and failure
  • Load and resistance factor rating (LRFR) and redesign
  • Application of LRFD and LRFR methods
  • Inspection and structural health monitoring
  • Bridge widening and replacement strategies
  • Conventional repair methods
  • Advanced repair methods
  • Concrete repair methods
  • Extreme events of flood scour and countermeasures design
  • Guidelines for seismic design and retrofit methods

 

About the Author 

Dr. Mohiuddin A. Khan (MT. Laurel, MD)is Chief Bridge Engineer with JMT Inc. He has helped to develop the NJ State Bridge Design Manual and is co-author of the FHWA-approved Handbook of Scour Countermeasures. Dr. Kahn is registered as a licensed professional engineer in five states and is a chartered engineer from England. As a bridge engineer, he is familiar with both U.S. and European practices. Dr. Kahn is Chairman of Structures Group for ASCE, Philadelphia Section, served on ASCE Methods of Analysis Committee for six years and is member of ASCE National Seismic Effects Committee. He teaches bridge inspection and design to graduate classes and practicing engineers at Drexel, Widener and Temple Universities. Dr. Kahn is conducting research in integral abutment bridges and in seismic design of bridges.

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