Design of Modern Steel Railway Bridges

Since completion of a B.Eng. in Civil Engineering in 1981 and M.Eng. in Structural Engineering in 1987, Mr. Unsworth has held Professional Engineering and Management positions concerning track, bridge and structures maintenance, design and construction at Canadian Pacific Railway. He is currently Vice President, Structures of the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-way Association (AREMA) and has served as Chairman of AREMA Committee 15 – Steel Structures. In addition, he is current Chair of the Association of America Railroads (AAR) Bridge Research Advisory Group and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Transportation Research Board (TRB) Steel Bridges Committee. Mr. Unsworth is also a member of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and International Association of Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE). He is a licensed Professional Engineer in six Canadian Provinces. He has written papers and presented at AREMA Annual Technical Conferences, the International Conference on Arch Bridges, TRB Annual Meetings, the CSCE Bridge Conference and the International Bridge Conference (IBC). He has also contributed to the fourth edition of the Structural Steel Designer’s Handbook and the International Heavy Haul Association (IHHA) Best Practices books.

History and Development of Steel Railway Bridges
Introduction
Iron Railway Bridges
Steel Railway Bridges
Development of Railway Bridge Engineering
Bibliography
Steel for Modern Railway Bridges
Introduction
Engineering Properties of Steel
Types of Structural Steel
Structural Steel for Railway Bridges
Structural Steels Specified for Railway Bridges
References
Planning and Preliminary Design of Modern Railway Bridges
Introduction
Planning of Railway Bridges
Preliminary Design of Steel Railway Bridges
References
Loads and Forces on Steel Railway Bridges
Introduction
Dead Loads
Railway Live Loads
Other Steel Railway Bridge Design LoadsRailway Superstructures
References
Structural Analysis and Design of Steel Railway Bridges
Introduction
Structural Analysis of Steel Railway Superstructures
Structural Design of Steel Railway Superstructures
References
Design of Axial Force Steel Members
Introduction
Axial Tension Members
Axial Compression Members
References
Design of Flexural Steel Members
Introduction
Strength Design of Noncomposite Flexural Members
Serviceability Design of Noncomposite Flexural Members
Strength Design of Steel and Concrete Composite Flexural Members
Serviceability Design of Composite Flexural Members
References
Design of Steel Members for Combined Forces
Introduction
Biaxial Bending
Unsymmetrical Bending (Combined Bending and Torsion)
Combined Axial Forces and Bending of Members
Combined Bending and Shear of Plates
References
Design of Connections for Steel Members
Introduction
Welded Connections
Bolted Connections
References
Index