- Description:
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The subject describes the basics of the design of steel and composite bridges.
- Contents:
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The general definitions and principles of bridge designing. Different disposition of bridges, description of bridge deck, bridge equipment as bearings, expansion joints, waterproofing, crash barriers, rails etc. Beam bridges, composite beam bridges, truss bridges. Grid bridges. Skew bridges. Horizontally curved bridges. Frame bridges. Arch bridges. Cable stayed and suspension bridges with long span.
Preliminary design of a steel railway bridge structure.
- Seminar contents:
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1. Cross section, bridge layout
2. Load
3. Cross beam design
4. Main girder design
- Recommended literature:
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Troyano L.F.: Bridge Engineering a Global Perspektive. University Press, Cambridge, 2003
- Keywords:
- bridge, steel, composite steel - concrete
Abbreviations used:
Semester:
- W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
- S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
- W,S ... both semesters
Mode of completion of the course:
- A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
- GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
- EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
- A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)
Weekly load (hours per week):
- P ... lecture
- C ... seminar
- L ... laboratory
- R ... proseminar
- S ... seminar