The second edition of this bestselling handbook covers virtually all the information an engineer would need to know about any type of bridge-from planning to construction to maintenance. It contains more than 2 500 tables charts and illustrations in a practical ready-to-use format and an abundance of worked-out examples give readers numerous step-by-step design procedures. Extensively updated and featuring several new chapters this volume Fundamentals covers conceptual design aesthetics planning design specifications modeling design wind effects impact loading fatigue and fracture and much more.