TY - BOOK AU - Raina,V.K. TI - Concrete bridges: inspection, repair, strengthening, testing and load capacity evaluation SN - 0074623494 AV - TG335 .R34 1994 PY - 1996/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Concrete bridges KW - Maintenance and repair KW - Testing N1 - Includes bibliographic references (p. [489]-493); Ch. 1; An Overview --; Ch. 2; Maintenance Policy Principles --; Ch. 3; Types of Distress Usually Observed in Various Types of Bridges --; Ch. 4; Cracks in Concrete - Types, Causes and Repair --; Ch. 5; Bridge Inspection --; Ch. 6; Bridge Structure Repair --; Ch. 7; Bridge-Structure 'Strengthening' --; Ch. 8; Strengthening of Concrete Bridges by External Prestressing --; Ch. 9; Strengthening of Concrete Structures by Externally Bonded Steel Plates --; Ch. 10; Rehabilitation of Bridge Foundations --; Ch. 11; Structure Deficiencies, Remedies and Preventions - A Summary --; Ch. 12; Bridge Monitoring --; Ch. 13; Load Capacity Evaluation of Existing Bridges --; Ch. 14; THE BAILEY BRIDGE - A 'pre-engineered' ready-to-assemble standard-panel-system BRIDGE-DECK - particularly useful in EMERGENCIES --; Ch. 15; Diagnostic Testing --; Ch. 16; Load Testing --; Ch. 17; Bridge Disasters - Some Reflections --; Appendix 1: Maintenance of Timber Bridges --; Appendix 2: Specifications for Certain Repair Items --; Appendix 3: Metric Units and Conversion Factors --; Appendix 4: Some General Data --; Appendix 5: Properties of Geometries Sections and Shapes --; Appendix 6: Mathematical Data ER -