Basis of Bridges Design

Course guarantor:

Roman Lenner

Lecturer:

Roman Lenner

Tutor:

Roman Lenner

Supervisor:

Department of Concrete and Masonry Structures

Synopsis:

The course Basis of Bridge Design is focused on principal problems related to design of bridges - spatial arrangement and equipment of road and railway bridges, types of bridge structures and technologies of construction of concrete bridges.

Requirements:

To attend lectures and work on tutorials

Syllabus of lectures:

The course of Bases of Bridge Design is focused on principal problems related to design of bridges - spatial arrangement and

equipment of road and railway bridges, types of bridge structures and technologies of construction of concrete bridges. During

seminars, design of a road, single-span, cast-in situ, prestressed concrete slab bridge is carried out.

Lectures (L) and tutorials (T):

L1: Introduction to bridge Engineering (K133)

L2: Bridge architecture and detailing (K134)

L3: Nomenclatures (K133)

T1: Layout design (K133)

L4: Superstructure – concrete (K133)

L5: Superstructure – steel (K134)

L6: Superstructure – composite (K134)

T2: Cross-section design (K133)

L7: Loading (K133)

T3: Loading application (K133)

L8: Pedestrian bridges (K134)

L9: Analysis of bridges (K133)

T4: Internal forces (K133)

L10: Construction concrete bridges (K133)

L11: Construction steel and composite bridges (K134)

T5: ULS Assessment (K133)

L12: Overview and assessment of module (K133)

Syllabus of tutorials:

Concept Design: Pedestrian Bridge Design

Presentation: Pedestrian Bridge Design

Traffic load and influence lines

Bridge report

Bridge Analysis

Study Objective:

To have a basic knowledge of bridge engineering

Study materials:

All PDF materials are provided on moodle platform.

Note:

Further information:

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Civil Engineering (compulsory elective course)
• Civil Engineering (compulsory elective course)