# code and books 1. Aesthetics of bridge design 2. Types of bridges and common factors for decision for selection of bridges. 3. tools for bridge designers Eurocode calculations: {% embed url="" %} Few important codes of practice ## Books 1. Fundamentals of structural engineering, Jerome J Connor, Susan Faraji. 2. Structural Analysis - In Theory and Practice, Alan Williams ## Standards ### AASTHO 1. A policy on design of geometric design of highways and streets ### ACI - American Concrete Institute ACI 318-19. Available in IN-LB (Inch-Pound Units) and m-kg (meters-kg units) Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete. ### Caltrans - California Transport #### Seismic Design Criteria (SDC 2.0) ### Eurocodes ### Indian Standards #### Indian Railways #### Indian Roads Congress (IRC) ### BD 1. BD 4200 - Embedded retaining wall and bridge abutments. 2. BD 7899 3. CD 357 Bridge expansion joints - web --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://i.janardhanpulivarthi.com/bridge-engineering/code-and-books.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.