Concrete Bridges

Concrete Bridges
221-0020/01
čeština Concrete Bridges
221-0020/02
čeština Concrete Bridges
221-0020/03
angličtina Concrete Bridges
221-0020/04
čeština Concrete Bridges
221-0020/05
angličtina

Summary

1. Progress on design of concrete bridges, calculation methods, design and comparison of methods.
2. Design of concrete elements according to allowable stress theory, bending, combination of compression and bending, shear.
3. Design of concrete bridges according to Eurocode 3, bending, combination of compression and bending, shear, torsion, principles of solution.
4. Interpretation of moving load, influence lines and areas, continuous beams and slabs.
5. Design of bridge substructures, abutments, wing walls, piers, pylons, bearing plate, bridge cross-over structures.
6. Culverts and stone, brick and unreinforced concrete bridges, principles of design.
7. Reinforced concrete slab bridges, principles of static and structural design.
8. Reinforced concrete beam bridges, principles of static and structural design.
9. Static solution and design of prefabricated bridges.
10. Pre-stressed concrete bridges, principles of static and structural design, pre-stressing procedure.
11. Design of bridges and its parts with regards to technology of fabrication, concreting on centring, cantilevered concreting and fabrication.
12. Rreinforced concrete arch, suspension and cable-stayed bridges, foot bridges.
13. Drawing documentation, principles of armouring.
14. Principles of design and static solutions of bridges on undermined and seismic ground.

Literature

1. EN 1992-2 Eurocode 2 - Design of concrete structures - Part 2: Concrete bridges – Design and detailing rules, CEN, 2007.
2. EN 1998-2 Eurocode 8 - Design of structures for earthquake resistance - Part 2: Bridges CEN, 2007.
3. EN 1992-1-1 Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures – Part 1: General rules and rules for buildings. CEN, 2006.

Advised literature

1. Troyano L.F.: Bridge Engineering a Global Perspektive. University Press, Cambridge, 2003.
2. Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan: Bridge Engeneering Handbook, CRC Press, 1999.
3. Menn,C. Stahlbetonbrücken, Springer-Verlag,Wien,New York,1986.
4. Martin, L. H. – Purkiss, J.A.: Concrete Design to EN 1992, Elsevier 2006.
5. Lohmeyer, C. O. G. – Bergmann, H. – Ebeling, K.: Stahlbetonbau. Bemessung – Konstruktion – Ausfuhrung, 7. Auflage, B. G. Teubner Verlag, Wiesbaden 2006.

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Language of instruction	čeština, čeština, angličtina, čeština, angličtina
Code	221-0020
Abbreviation	BtM
Course title	Concrete Bridges
Coordinating department	Department of Structures
Course coordinator	prof. Ing. Radim Čajka, CSc.