AMERICAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRIDGES - NATIONAL AND STATE IN THANE

This incredibly comprehensive superset of four CD-ROMs provides an up-to-date collection of reference sources on every aspect of American bridges: complete data on the condition of bridges, bridge technology and research, inspection standards and manuals, a full electronic library of publications and manuals, and much more. There are 46 files with full information from every federal agency and department that is involved with bridges: the Federal Highway Administration, National Transportation Safety Board, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC), Bureau of Transportation Statistics, House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Army Corps of Engineers, and the National Highway Institute. There is coverage of the August 2007 collapse of the 1-35W bridge over the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There is a presentation of maps of every structurally deficient bridge in every Congressional district, and state/national data on bridge conditions. This extraordinary, encyclopedic collection of detailed material has 83,491 pages reproduced with Adobe Acrobat PDF software. Contents include: Bridge Inspector's Reference Manual - complete, revised December 2006, full color illustrations (1754 pages) * Inspection of Fracture Critical Bridge Members, Supplement to the BIRM * Timber Bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection, Maintenance (950 pages) Technology and Research: Composites, Geotechnical, Concrete, Hydraulics, Bolts, Coatings, Materials, Seismic, Steel, Railings, Tunnels * National and State Bridge Data, Condition, Year Built, Types * National Bridge Inspection Program and Standards * Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program * Army Corps of Engineers Underwater Bridge Inspection * Report to Congress of the Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit * Bridge Scour Evaluation * FHWA e-library * Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) * Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (HBRRP) * High Performance Steel * Innovative Bridge Research and Construction (IBRC) * Innovative Bridge Research and Deployment * Integrated Life Cycle Management * Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) * Bridge Management (Pontis) * National Bridge Inventory (NBI) * Recording and Coding Guide for the Structure Inventory and Appraisal of the Nation's Bridges * FIPS Codes * Recommended Framework for a Bridge Inspection QC/QA Program * Funding for Bridge Inspection Equipment and Access * Prefabricated Bridge Elements and Systems * Bridge Railings * Segmental Concrete Bridge Technology * Road Tunnels * Focus Infrastructure Publication Archive * High Strength Bolts * Direct Tension Indicators in Bridge Structural Steel * House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee - State by State Listing of Structurally Deficient Bridges, proposed National Bridge Plan * TFHRC Bridge and Structures Research * High-Performance Materials * Engineering Applications * TFHRC Bridge Coating Technology * TFHRC Long-Term Bridge Performance Program * Wood in Transportation Information Center, Publications, Documents - US Forest Service * Covered Bridge Manual * Highways for Life Projects * FHWA Tunnel Management * National Highway Institute Programs * Pocket Guide To Transportation 1999 through 2007 * This incredible CD-ROM set on four discs is packed with over 83,000 pages reproduced using Adobe Acrobat PDF software - allowing direct viewing on Windows and Macintosh systems. The Acrobat cataloging technology adds enormous value and uncommon functionality to this impressive collection of government documents and material.