Bridge Construction Equipment

This highly illustrated book provides a comprehensive approach to the design, design-checking, load testing and operations of bridge erection machines. Bridge Construction Equipment is a unique book tackling refined movable structures used in the bridge industry. This book covers the use of these machines at all stages: the design, design-checking, load testing and operations. Through numerous case studies, the book also illustrates design and operational flaws detected during the author’s 28 years in the industry, providing a first draft of technical specifications for easy adaptation to specific cases. This book is an invaluable resource for bridge contractors, bridge designers, bridge owners, bridge engineers, consultants, safety planners, independent design checkers, project managers and insurance companies.