Design of steel-concrete composite bridge

Summary

Design and analysis of steel and steel-concrete composite bridges; Railway and Pedestrian bridges; arch bridges; Shear resistance and resistance against combined loads; Fatigue design; Stability of members; Composite and Long term effects; Corrosion protection; Weathering steels and coatings

Content

Keywords

Steel-concrete composite bridges; Advanced analysis & design; Maintainance; Stability; Fatigue

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Design of steel and concrete structures

Recommended courses

Structural stability, Structural dynamics

Important concepts to start the course

Basic knowledge in structural steel and steel-concrete behaviour and design

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Design and analyse steel, steel-concrete composite bridges.
• Design steel, composite bridges against accidental loads and long-term effects.
• Assess / Evaluate the bridge safety, maintainance, bridge retrofit.

Transversal skills

• Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
• Respect relevant legal guidelines and ethical codes for the profession.

Teaching methods

3-hour lecture, 1-hour exercises
Use of powerpoint; online lecture recording system to facilitate learning; tools to facilitate learning of bridge design; in-class exercises

Expected student activities

Class participation ; in-class exercise solutions

Assessment methods

Semester project (40%) and Final written exam (60%)

Supervision

Resources

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

No

Bibliography

Lebet, J.P., Hirt, M.A- 2013, Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges, EPFL

TGC Volume 10: Construction métallique, notions fondamentales

Polycopiés: Norms: SIA 260, 261, 263, 264

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/CIVIL-480

Prerequisite for

Master Thesis (PDM) and Semester Projects on Design, Maintainance and Retrofit of Steel and Steel-Concrete Composite Bridges