Course detail

Concrete Bridges I

FAST-0L4Acad. year: 2019/2020

Importance of bridges. History and development of bridges. Materials for construction of bridges. Their properties. Specifications for designing of bridges. General features of design. Loads.
Accessories. Waterproofing and wearing surface. Expansion joints bearings, drainage, railings and safety barriers.
Substructures, approach slabs.
Stone bridges, brick bridges. Bridges from plain concrete. Culverts.
Slab bridges - skew, tapered and curved decks. Integral bridges.
Slab bridges assembled from precast prestressed members.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

4

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Jiří Stráský, DSc.

Department

Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures (BZK)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Not applicable.

Prerequisites

design of roads and bridges, design of concrete structures, prestressed concrete

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. History and development of bridge engineering. Basic definitions. Type of bridges. Essential parts of bridges and their characteristics. Spatial arrangement.
2. Loads. Materials for bridges construction and their properties. Specifications for design of bridges and load-bearing structures.
3. Superstructure of road and railway bridges. Insulation. Pavements and cornices.
4. Safety barriers. Closing devices. Drainage.
5. Steel, concrete, elastomer and combined bearings.
6. Substructure – abutments, wing walls and intermediate supports.
7. Waterproofing and wearing surface. Support threshold. Bridge transitions.
8. Stone, masonry and plain concrete bridges. Culverts – types, loading, dimensioning.
9. Slab bridges – structural arrangement, static action.
10.-11. Vertical, skew and irregular slabs. Accurate and approximate methods of slab calculation. Expansion action.
12.-13. Slabs from prestressed concrete assembled from precast members – reinforcement and prestressing.
14. Calculation methods of slabs assembled from precast members.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

To gain knowledge about basic principles of design of bridges.
To learn designing of essential type of concrete slab bridges.
To gain knowledge and skill in designing of bridge accessories.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Janda, L., Klesiner, Z., Zvara, J.: Betonové mosty. SNTL Praha 1988
Mathivat, J.: The Cantilever Construction of Prestressed Concrete Bridges. John Wiley and Sons, New York 1983
Menn, C.: Stahlbetonbrücken. Springer-Verlag, Wien, New York 1986

Recommended reading

Hrdoušek, V., Kukaň, V., Šrůma, V.: Betonové mosty (část železobeton pro obor KD). ČVUT Praha 1996
Sečkář, M.: Betonové mosty I. VUT Brno 1998
Sečkář, M.: Betonové mosty. Vybrané statě. VUT, Brno 1989

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Stráský, DSc.

Exercise

26 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Jiří Stráský, DSc.