Manual Of Design And Construction Of Timber Bridges [Paperback]

This manual, adapted from the book Design and Construction Manual of Timber Bridges presents recommendations for the design, dimensioning and design features of timber technological bridges with many structural and building systems in beams and plates. Design examples are presented with many spans, timber strength classes and timber vehicle-type classes focusing the Brazilian Standards in order to provide to engineers, architects, builders and designers a guideline for the design and construction of timber modern bridges of low cost, technology appropriate, safe and durable.