Bridge Engineering is international, but while the laws of equilibrium do not change from country to country, the practices to ensure that bridges satisfy those laws can vary widely, reflecting the position taken by the members of code writing committees.
In preparing this review, the objective has not been to provide a summary of design practices but to provide a basis for the preparation of a common document by signaling the areas of agreement and, more importantly, the areas of disagreement, at the level of the basic engineering, for future code writing bodies.
Any statements expressed in this material are those of the individual author and do not necessarily represent the views of MAADI Group, which takes no responsibility for any statement made herein.
Alexandre de la Chevrotière, P. Eng.
