ID:
508186
Duration (hours):
51
CFU:
6
SSD:
TECNICA DELLE COSTRUZIONI
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (22/09/2025 - 24/10/2025)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
To equip the students with a thorough understanding of design process of bridges, starting from conceptual design to detailed design of bridge components.
To help the student understanding the load flow mechanism of various applied loads, such as truck load, impact, horizontal braking/centrifugal forces, wind and seismic loads on bridges.
The students are expected to be able to understand the load-carrying capacity of various types of bridges, upon learning the structural responses to different kinds of loads. They should be able to design standard short and medium span bridges, using with confidence existing codes of practice at the end of the course.
To help the student understanding the load flow mechanism of various applied loads, such as truck load, impact, horizontal braking/centrifugal forces, wind and seismic loads on bridges.
The students are expected to be able to understand the load-carrying capacity of various types of bridges, upon learning the structural responses to different kinds of loads. They should be able to design standard short and medium span bridges, using with confidence existing codes of practice at the end of the course.
Course Prerequisites
The student should have command of the basic concepts of solid mechanics, structural analysis and design which are typically taught at BSc level in Civil Engineering curricula. Furthermore, he/she should know the concepts taught in the course of "Fundamentals of seismic design"
Teaching Methods
The course consists of a series of lectures, taught in English. The support material (Powerpoint slides, scientific papers) will be in English and will be made available to students in pdf format before or after the lectures. The lectures are accompanied by worked application examples. The students will also be asked to do homework assignments relevant to selected topics treated in class. Practical/lab training sessions are also foreseen. The students will be asked to design a simple bridge and to deliver the project before the final exam
Assessment Methods
The final grading will be based 25% on the homework assigments, 35 % on the bridge design project and 40% on the final exam. The final exam is an open book written test where the student is asked to answer to a series of questions and to solve numerically a series of problems
Texts
Bridge Design: Concepts and Analysis, António J. Reis and José J. Oliveira Pedro / John Wiley & Sons 2019
The Design of Prestressed Concrete Bridges: Concepts and Principles, Robert Benaim / Taylor & Francis 2008
Seismic Design and Retrofit of Bridges, M. J. N. Priestley, F. Seible and G. M. Calvi / John Wiley & Sons 1996
Displacement-based seismic design of structures, M. J. N. Priestley, G. M. Calvi and Mervyn J. Kowalsky / IUSS Press 2007
Design of Highway Bridges: An LRFD Approach, Richard M. Barker, Jay A. Puckett / John Wiley & Sons 2013
Prestressed Concrete Design to Eurocodes, Prabhakara Bhatt / Taylor & Francis 2011
Design of steel-concrete composite bridges to Eurocodes, Ioannis Vayas and Aristidis Iliopoulos / Taylor & Francis 2014
Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges: Designing with Eurocodes, David Collings / ICE Publishing 2013
The Design of Prestressed Concrete Bridges: Concepts and Principles, Robert Benaim / Taylor & Francis 2008
Seismic Design and Retrofit of Bridges, M. J. N. Priestley, F. Seible and G. M. Calvi / John Wiley & Sons 1996
Displacement-based seismic design of structures, M. J. N. Priestley, G. M. Calvi and Mervyn J. Kowalsky / IUSS Press 2007
Design of Highway Bridges: An LRFD Approach, Richard M. Barker, Jay A. Puckett / John Wiley & Sons 2013
Prestressed Concrete Design to Eurocodes, Prabhakara Bhatt / Taylor & Francis 2011
Design of steel-concrete composite bridges to Eurocodes, Ioannis Vayas and Aristidis Iliopoulos / Taylor & Francis 2014
Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges: Designing with Eurocodes, David Collings / ICE Publishing 2013
Contents
-Introduction: Evolution of design and construction practise
-Bridge types: simply supported and continuous beam, truss, arch, stayed and suspension bridges
-Loads on bridges: gravity, traffic, wind, earthquakes, collisions, currents, temperature (L)
-Examples of solutions of bridge design (T)
-Deck considerations: solution of indeterminate beams, influence lines and surfaces
-Deck considerations: pre-stressed beams, concrete box, steel-concrete composite
-Design of piers, foundations, bearings and joints (L)
-Application of influence and surface lines (T)
- Design of a bridge deck: flexure, shear, torsion, pre- and post-tensioning, steel-to-concrete connection (T)
-Construction methods
-Maintenance and degradation, assessment and strengthening (L)
-Design of foundation and pier systems (T)
-Design of bearings and expansion joints (T)
-Examples of construction methods (T)
-Case studies on degradation, assessment and strengthening (T)
-Seismic Design of bridges (L)
-Case studies on seismic design, assessment and strengthening (T)
-Roads Systems, damage scenarios, prioritization schemes (L)
-Summary of the course, Q&A
-Bridge types: simply supported and continuous beam, truss, arch, stayed and suspension bridges
-Loads on bridges: gravity, traffic, wind, earthquakes, collisions, currents, temperature (L)
-Examples of solutions of bridge design (T)
-Deck considerations: solution of indeterminate beams, influence lines and surfaces
-Deck considerations: pre-stressed beams, concrete box, steel-concrete composite
-Design of piers, foundations, bearings and joints (L)
-Application of influence and surface lines (T)
- Design of a bridge deck: flexure, shear, torsion, pre- and post-tensioning, steel-to-concrete connection (T)
-Construction methods
-Maintenance and degradation, assessment and strengthening (L)
-Design of foundation and pier systems (T)
-Design of bearings and expansion joints (T)
-Examples of construction methods (T)
-Case studies on degradation, assessment and strengthening (T)
-Seismic Design of bridges (L)
-Case studies on seismic design, assessment and strengthening (T)
-Roads Systems, damage scenarios, prioritization schemes (L)
-Summary of the course, Q&A
Course Language
English
Degrees
Degrees
CIVIL ENGINEERING FOR MITIGATION OF RISK FROM NATURAL HAZARDS
Master’s Degree
2 years
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