CE5652 BRIDGE ENGINEERING- COURSE OUTLINE

TEXTBOOK:
Title: Design of Highway Bridges
Authors: Richard Barker & Jay Puckett
Publisher: Wiley Interscience
MANUAL:
AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications,
SI Units 2nd Edition, 1998.
Publisher: AASHTO Washington DC
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
General Considerations for Design and Load Capacity Evaluation of Highway Bridges.
Introduction to Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) Philosophy. Bridge Loads.
Influence Lines. Grillage Analysis of Bridges. Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete
Bridges. Composite Steel Bridges. Bridge Substructures. Load Rating. Introduction to
Seismic Analysis and Design.
PREREQUISITES BY TOPICS:
Analysis of Structures (including Matrix methods)
Concrete Design
Steel Design
Computer programming.
TOPICS COVERED:
Week Topic Textbook Manual
Reference
1. Introduction to Bridge Engineering; Chapters 1,2 Sections 1,2
2. Structural Analysis of Bridges; Chapter 5 Section 4
3. Structural Analysis of Bridges; Chapters 5 & 6 Section 4
4. Bridge Loads & LRFD Methods; Chapter 3, 4 Section 2, 3
5. EXAM I
6. Behavior of concrete bridge members; Chapter 7 Section 5
7. Behavior of concrete members; Chapter 7 Section 5 & 9
8. Prestressed Girder Bridges; Chapter 7 Section 5
9. Behavior of Steel Girder Bridges; Chapter 8 Section 6
10. EXAM II
11. Behavior of Steel Girder Bridges; Chapter 8 Section 6
12. Introduction to Seismic Design; Chapter 4 Section
13. Substructure Design; Chapter 9 Section 11
14. Bridge Rating and Load Capacity Evaluation
15. FINAL EXAM