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Bridge Structures (Fall 2008)

Course code : BBRO-T2-U1
ECTS Credits : 10 Status : Optional
Placement : 6.-7. semester Hours per week : 0
Length : 1 semester Teaching Language : Danish and English

Principal Content : Structural behaviour of bridges and choice of structural materials .
Loads on bridges.
Bridge, superstructure: Struc tural design.
Lay out of Cross Section.
Calculation of internal forces and Bearing Capacity for beams and slabs in reinforced and prestressed concrete.
Bridge, substructure: Columns (with influens of moments and normal forces, M-N-diagrams), foundations and supports.
Bridge, equipment: Baerings, expansion joints, isolation.
Repair and maintenance of bridges.
Teaching method : Class teaching and project works.
In Project works the students are working in groups of 2-3 persons.
In one of the Project works the subject are chosen by the students under the teacher"s approval.
Required prequisites : -
Responsible teacher : Birte Rodevang , brod@dtu.dk