General Specifications for Steel Railroad Bridges and Structures offers a practical, standards-driven guide for engineers and builders.
This volume compiles detailed requirements for the design, materials, and construction of steel bridges and related structures, with a section making them applicable to highways and buildings. It focuses on clear, enforceable criteria to help ensure safe, durable infrastructure.
Readers will find concrete rules on material quality, steel grades, testing methods, and acceptable tolerances. The book outlines how to specify expansion provisions, turn-table details, and the precise way components should be bolted, joined, and finished. It emphasizes practical checks and inspector-friendly procedures to keep projects on track.
- Material standards and chemical limits for open-hearth steel, including tensile strength, elongation, and yield point requirements.
- Testing, drift, bending, and elongation procedures to verify material performance and consistency.
- Design and construction rules for turn tables, expansion joints, and camber adjustments in fixed and swing spans.
- Guidance on fabrication tolerances, bolts, washers, drainage, and protection of installed structures.
Ideal for engineers, contractors, and inspectors involved in steel bridge projects, as well as students seeking a solid reference for mid-20th-century bridge specifications.