Civil engineering and Constructions
Design of Steel Bridges
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Design of Steel Bridges Course
Introduction:
Course Objectives:
After participating in this course, you will be able to:
- Select an efficient structure for different bridge configurations
- Provide cost-effective solutions for bridge construction
- Evaluate loads and load combinations
- Determine dynamic loading, including seismic factors
- Prepare a detailed design for all steel bridge components
Who Should Attend?
Highway Agency Managers & Engineers
- Railway Bridge Engineers
- Consulting Engineers
- Structural Engineers
- Design Engineers
- Superintendents
- Contractors
- Fabricators
- Construction Foremen
- Material Suppliers
Course Outlines:
- Steel Bridge Main Components
- Selecting the Bridge Type
- Highway & Railway Bridge Design Loads
- Composite Construction in Bridge Decks
- Seismic Design
- Introduction to modeling for non-linear seismic analysis
- Long Span Bridge Presentations: Cable Stay & Suspension Bridges
- Major Rehabilitation of Steel Bridges – Case Studies
- Design Examples
- Welcome, Introduction, Workshop Preview, Learning Outcomes and the Assessment Method
- Steel Bridge Main Components
- Selecting the Bridge Type
- Highway & Railway Bridge Design Loads
- Highway & Railway Steel Bridge Examples
- Steel Bridge Redundancy
- Composite Construction in Bridge Decks
- Seismic Design
- Introduction to modeling for non-linear seismic analysis
- Long Span Bridge Presentations: Cable Stay & Suspension Bridges
- Major Rehabilitation of Steel Bridges – Case Studies
- Design Example 1: Two-Span Composite I Girder Bridge (superstructure and substructure)
- Design Example 2: Trough Plate Girder Railway Bridge (superstructure and substructure)
- Open Forum
- Questions and Answers and Feedback to Participants on Achievement of Learning Outcomes