221-0020 – Concrete Bridges (BtM)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of Structures
Subject guarantorprof. Ing. Radim Čajka, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Subject version
Version codeYear of introductionYear of cancellationCredits
221-0020/01 2010/2011 2020/2021 5
221-0020/02 2010/2011 2010/2011 5
221-0020/03 2015/2016 2020/2021 5
221-0020/04 2015/2016 2020/2021 5
221-0020/05 2015/2016 2020/2021 5

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

After completing this subject, students will be able to understand and apply the following skills and topic areas: - design and assessment of concrete bridges; - fabrication and erection of concrete bridges; - drawing documentation of concrete bridges.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials

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.

Compulsory 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.

Recommended 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.

Prerequisities

Subject codeAbbreviationTitleRequirement
221-0036 BaZK Concrete and Masonry Structures Recommended
221-0059 PBK-Bc. Concrete Structures Elements Recommended
221-0061 PRB Prestressed Concrete Recommended
221-0926 ZSK Actions on Building Structures Recommended
228-0201 SS Building statics Recommended
228-0204 PP Elasticity and Plasticity Recommended

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.