Bridge Deck Erection Equipment: A best practice guide

This book provides state-of-the-art best-practice guidance on the erection of the decks of medium- and long-span bridges using specialist bridge deck erection equipment. It is aimed at all participants in the erection of bridge decks, from bridge owners to designers, main contractors, permanent works designers, temporary works designers and erection equipment suppliers. The book presents a considerable collection of internationally based best practice that is relevant to the construction of concrete, steel and composite bridge decks. Bridge erection equipment covered includes launching gantries, lifting frames, formwork travellers, moveable scaffolding systems, incremental launching and sliding of completed structures. Extensive use is made of photographs and diagrams to illustrate the text, and safety at all stages in the process of bridge deck erection is emphasised throughout. This is a valuable book which captures the knowledge of a panel of expert authors. It is an important source of reference and will remain so in the future.

In Bridge Deck Erection Equipment: A Best Practice Guide, international experts provide the industry with best practice advice and guidance to building bridge decks economically, practically and, above all, safely.

• | Author: Steve Harridge
• | Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• | Publication Date: Jun 18, 2018
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780727761934
• | ISBN-10: 0727761935