Course Bridge Engineering
Description
INTRODUCTION: Scope, Special Design Characteristics of Bridge Members, Types of Bridges. BRIDGE COMPONENTS, DEFINITIONS, AND NOMENCLATURE: Introduction, Nomenclature and Definitions. DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND LRFD DESIGN PHILOSOPHY: Introduction, Limit States, Load Combinations, Load Factors, and Resistance Factors, Bridge Loads, Distribution of Live Loads and Beam Distribution Factors, Aids for Live Load Moments and shears for One Loading Lane, Moments and Shears in Typical Girders. DESIGN OF PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGES: Introduction, Definition of Composite Construction and its Use, Shored vs. Unshored Construction, Cross-Sectional Properties and Transformed Flange Width, Interface Shear, Flexure – Working Stress Analysis and Design, Flexure – Ultimate Strength Analysis and Design, Shear – Ultimate Strength Design in Accordance with AASHTO, Deflections.
Academic Year Graduate