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Timber bridges

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 221-0309/01
Abbreviation DM
Course title Timber bridges
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Structures
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Antonín Lokaj, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

Lectures:

1. Historical development of designs of timber bridge structures and contemporary structures.
2. Timber as material for the construction of exterior structures.
3. Types of bridge structures.
4. Superstructure of bridge and deck plates, bridge equipment, bearings, bridge deck joints.
5. Bridge structures with element deck plates.
6. Laminated deck plates bridges.
7. Timber – concrete bridge structure.
8. Durability of timber bridge structures.
9. Deteriorations of timber bridges.
10. Diagnostics and remediation of timber brides.

E-learning

LMS Moodle 221-0309/01 Timber bridges

Literature

- RITTER, M.A. Timber bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance – Part 2, Honolulu Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2005, s 453, ISBN: 1-4102-2191-X .
- RITTER, M.A. Timber bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance – Part 2. Honolulu Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2005. ISBN 1-4102-2192-X.

Advised literature

- RITTER, M.A. Timber bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance – Part 2, Honolulu Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2005, s 453, ISBN: 1-4102-2191-X .
- RITTER, M.A. Timber bridges: Design, Construction, Inspection and Maintenance – Part 2. Honolulu Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific, 2005. ISBN 1-4102-2192-X.