Steel Bridges 2

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Department of Steel and Timber Structures

Synopsis:

The subject deals with the analysis, design and specifics of steel railway bridges.

Requirements:

134OK1 or similar

Syllabus of lectures:

Railway bridges with ballasted track.

Road bridges with ortotropic deck.

Load capacity of bridges.

Load tests of bridges.

Fatigue of steel bridges.

Rail track interaction.

Syllabus of tutorials:

Design of the railway bridge with lower deck and ballasted track.

(Disposition, design of the cross beam, stringer, interaction with the main girder, design of main girders)

Study Objective:

To show in consequence of previus fundamental corse to describe further detail procedures of design bridge structures, some nontraditional bridge systems. To introduce principals of diiagnostic of bridges and determination of load capacity of bridge.

Study materials:

1] Rotter T., Studnička J.: Ocelové konstrukce 30-Ocelové mosty. 2001, Vyd. ČVUT, Praha, [2] Frýba L.: Dynamika železničních mostů. 1992, Academia, Praha, [3] Ryall M.J., Parke G.A.R., Harding J.E.: Manual of Bridge Engineering. 2000, MPG Books, Bodmin, Cornwall

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Further information:

http://people.fsv.cvut.cz/www/ryjacpav/om2.htm

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans:

• Stavební inženýrství, specializace Konstrukce a dopravní stavby (compulsory elective course)