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Building of Bridge Structures

Summary

The student will be acquainted with the design of steel and composite steel and concrete bridges and other related parts. Attention is paid to the actions on bridges, bridges design principles, spatial layout, bridge deck, equipment of bridges, design of bearings and expansion joints. Theoretical knowledge is supported by practical examples of the design of beam and truss bridges, attention is paid to the spatial interaction of bridges and the theory of beam girder. Special chapters are the designs of oblique bridges, arched bridges, arch, cable-stayed and suspension bridges. Typical details, fatigue of steel structures, production and assembly of these structures are also discussed. The knowledge of statics of structures, elasticity and plasticity, design principles of steel structures and construction of bridge structures is assumed.

Literature

Šafář, R.: Concrete bridges – Lectures, ČVUT Praha, 2015, ISBN: 978-80-01-05631-8 
Šafář, R., Petřík, M., Tej, P.: Concrete bridges – Worked examples, ČVUT Praha, 2013, ISBN: 978-80-01-05179-5 
Sanpaolesi, L., Croce, P.: Design of bridges, Handbook 4, Leonardo da Vinci pilot project CZ/02/B/F/PP-134007, Pisa, 2005.

Advised literature

EN 1990 - Eurocode: Basis of structural design.
EN 1991-2 - Eurocode 1: Part 2, Traffic loads on bridges.
EN 1992-1-1 – Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures — Part 1 – 1: General rules and rules for buildings).
EN 1992-2 - Eurocode 2: Design of concrete structures - Part 2: Concrete bridges - Design and detailing rules.
EN 1993-1-1 - Eurocode 3: Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 1-1: General rules and rules for buildings.
EN 1993-2 - Eurocode 3: Eurocode 3: Design of steel structures - Part 2: Steel bridges.
Pechal, A.: Bridges. Ing. Antonín Pechal, CSc. Publishing, Brno, Czech Republic, 2009, ISBN 978-80-254-5279-0.
Troyano L.F.: Bridge Engineering a Global Perspektive. University Press, Cambridge, 2003.
Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan: Bridge Engeneering Handbook, CRC Press, 1999.
Silva, L.S. et al. Design of steel structures, ECCS (Ernst & Sohn), 2010. ISBN 978-3-433-02973-2.
Šafář, R.: Concrete bridges – Lectures, ČVUT Praha, 2015, ISBN: 978-80-01-05631-8 
Šafář, R., Petřík, M., Tej, P.: Concrete bridges – Worked examples, ČVUT Praha, 2013, ISBN: 978-80-01-05179-5 


Language of instruction čeština, angličtina
Code 221-0506
Abbreviation VMK
Course title Building of Bridge Structures
Coordinating department Department of Structures
Course coordinator Ing. Miroslav Rosmanit, Ph.D.