Simplified LRFD Bridge Design

<p>Helping readers prepare for the civil and structural PE exam this book presents numerous design examples that serve as a comprehensive step-by-step guide to basic bridge design using the <em>AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications Fifth Edition</em>. It offers a simplified explanation of load resistance factor design (LRFD) method-based bridge design principles and lists the AASHTO reference section numbers alongside formulas and where topics are introduced to refer the reader to the primary source material. This is a valuable reference for civil engineering students as well as for practicing engineers.</p>