Course detail

Metal Bridges 2 (KON)

FAST-CO059Acad. year: 2024/2025

Steel-concrete composite bridges - principles of the static behaviour, loading actions of steel-concrete composite bridges, basic principles of the static and structural design, elastic and plastic behaviour, short-term and long-term loading effects, influence of assembly.
Box girder bridges - principles of the static behaviour, basis of design and specific aspects of the static and structural design.
Arch bridges and frame bridges - types of bridges according to the static and structural design, principles of the static behaviour, basis of static and structral design.
Skewed bridges and curved bridges - principles of the static behaviour, basis of design and specific aspects of the static and structural design.
Suspension and cable-stayed bridges - general principles of the static behaviour, basis of static and structural design.
Special bridges - temporary bridges, demountable bridges, moveable bridges, floated bridges (informative view).
Steel and steel-concrete composite bridge supports - basis of static and structural design.
Manufacture and erection of metal bridges - basic methods and procedures of the erection, erection means, erection loads.
Metal bridges in practice - examples of realized bridge structures, practical aspects of the design of metal bridges.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

5

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. Ing. Marcela Karmazínová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Metal and Timber Structures (KDK)

Entry knowledge

Design of members, components and connections of steel structures. Metal bridges - web-plated and truss bridges. Design of members and components of concrete structures. Static design of truss structures and arches including influence lines. Basis of static design of suspension and cable-stayed structures. Basis of structural dynamics.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

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

Aims

The objective of the subject is to introduce students to the problems of this course and to practise acquires knowledge and skills.
Student will learn the problems of the course and will get under controll the course aims, within the meaning of obtaining knowledge and skills in the field of design of more complicated structural systems of metal and steel-concrete bridges, concretized in the course schedule.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

FALTUS, F. Ocelové mosty příhradové, obloukové a visuté, Academia Praha, 1971. (CS)
Johnson, R.P., Bucky, R.J. Composite Structures of Steel and Concrete – Vol. 2.: Bridges, COLLINS: London 1986. (EN)
Kvočák, V., Vičan, J. a kol. Navrhovanie oceľových mostov podľa európskych noriem, TU v Košiciach, 2013, 356 s. ISBN 978-80-553-1614-7. (SK)
Pechar, J., Bureš, J., Schindler, A. Kovové mosty, SNTL Praha, 1990, 528 s. ISBN 80-03-00523-X. (CS)
Schindler, A., Bureš, J., Pechar, J. Navrhování ocelových mostů, SNTL/ALFA Praha, 1980, 488 s. (CS)

Recommended reading

Aktuálně platné normativní dokumenty související s obsahem předmětu. (CS)
Manual of Bridge Engineering, edited by M.J. Ryall, G.A.R. Parke and J.E. Harding, Thomas Telford Ltd., London 2000, 1012 pp. ISBN 0 7277 2774 5. (EN)
Pechal, A. Mosty - Bridges, A. Pechal: Brno 2009, 270 s. ISBN 978-80-254-5279-0. (CS)
Troitsky, M. S. Planning and Design of Bridges, John Willey and Sons, London 1994. (EN)
Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan, Bridge Engineering Handbook, CRC Press, 1999. (EN)

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Marcela Karmazínová, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Composite steel-concrete bridges - loads, beams in the plastic behaviour (basis of static design), influence of the method of erection, short-term and long-term effects). 2. Composite steel-concrete bridges - beams in the plastic behaviour (principles of static design). 3. Composite steel-concrete bridges - shear connections (types, structural detailing, basis of design). 4. Box girder bridges - specific properties of box girder bridges, basis od static design, torsion of box girder bridges. 5. Arch bridges - types of arch bridges, structural composition, basic principles of static and structural design. 6. Arch bridges - specialties of structural design, frame bridges. 7. Skewed bridges - basis of structural composition, basis of static design. 8. Curved bridges - basis of structural composition, bysis of ststic design. 9. Suspension and cable-stayed bridges - principles of structural composition, material and structural members. 10. Suspension and cable-stayed bridges - basis of static design. 11. Steel and composite steel-concrete bridge supports - types, structural static design. 12. Special bridges - temporary bridges, movable bridges, floated bridges (basic information). 13. Manufacture and erection of metal bridge structures, examples of realized metal bridges, practical aspects of the design.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. Ing. Marcela Karmazínová, CSc.

Syllabus

1. Individual task of a project, basic information and requirements for an elaboration. 2. Structural composition of steel bridge with truss or arch main girders (in dependence on the individual task). 3.-5. Static and structural design of the bridge deck (in dependence on the individual task). 6.-9. Static and structural design of main girders (in dependence on the individual task). 10.-11. Static and structural design of bridge bracings (in dependence on the individual task). 12.-13. Elaboration of drawing documentation, project completion.