This book is a classic teachingmaterial in road & bridge area, emphatically introducing the structuralprinciples, design calculation and construction methods for small andmedium-sized bridges, including the structure, design and constructionessentials of reinforced concrete bridges, prestressed concrete beam bridges,steel bridges, arch bridges and their lower structures, cable-stayed bridgesand suspension bridges.

Yao Lingsen, male, born in June 1932,famous Chinese bridge expert, professor of Tongji University, enjoying specialallowance from the State Council, engaged in education and research in bridgeengineering for long, with research directions of spatial analysis of bridges,curve bridge, and prestressed concrete bridges