EGCE 406

B d D Bridge Design
Praveen Chompreda
Mahidol University
First Semester 2009 First Semester, 2009
Instructor
Praveen Chompreda, Ph.D. Praveen Chompreda, Ph.D.
Room 6394 Building 3
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Mahidol University p g g y g g y
Tel: 0-2889-2138 ext. 6394 | Email: egpcp@mahidol.ac.th
Website: http://mucc.mahidol.ac.th/~egpcp
Class Information
Class hour: Monday 13:00-16:00
Room 6375 Building 3
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Course Outline
Class No. Topic
1 Introduction & Historical Perspective
2 Types of Bridge 2 Types of Bridge
3 Loads on Bridge - Dead Loads and Live Loads
4 Influence line and Live Load Placements
5 Distribution of Load to Girders
6 Review of Ultimate Strength Design of RC beams
7 AASHTO LRFD Design Principles 7 AASHTO LRFD Design Principles
Midterm Exam
Course Outline
Class No. Topic
8 Design of Concrete Deck Slab
9 Introduction to Prestressed Concrete 9 Introduction to Prestressed Concrete
10 Feasible Domain and Envelope
11 Ultimate Moment Capacity 11 Ultimate Moment Capacity
12 Composite Section
13 Shear and other Considerations
14 Bearings and Substructures 14 Bearings and Substructures
15 Inspections and Maintenances of Bridges
Final Exam
Grading Policy g y
Midterm Exam 30%
Final Exam 30%
Homework 30%
Cl P i i i 10% Class Participation 10%
N f h k b itt d 3 d ft th d dli No score for homework submitted 3 days after the deadline
Zero tolerance for copying and cheating of any kinds
References Design Code g
AASHTO (1996),Standard Specifications for
Highway Bridges 16th Edition American Highway Bridges, 16th Edition, American
Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials, Washington D.C.
AASHTO (2005), AASHTO LRFD Bridge
Design Specifications SI Units Third Design Specifications SI Units, Third
Edition, 2005 Interim Revisions, American
Association of State Highway and
Transportation Officials Washington DC Transportation Officials, Washington D.C.
ACI Committee 318 (2005). Building Code ACI Committee 318 (2005). Building Code
Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI
318-05) and Commentary (ACI 318R-05),
American Concrete Institute Farmington American Concrete Institute, Farmington
Hills.
References - Textbooks
Naaman, A. E. (2004). Prestressed Concrete Analysis and Design: Fundamentals,
2nd Edition Technopress 3000 Ann Arbor MI 2nd Edition, Technopress 3000, Ann Arbor, MI.
Wight J K MacGregor J G (2004) Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and Wight, J. K., MacGregor, J. G. (2004). Reinforced Concrete: Mechanics and
Design, 4th Edition, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ.
Chen, W. F., and Duan, L. (1999) Bridge Engineering Handbook, W. F. Chen
and L. Duan Editors, CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
(eBook is available at http://www.civilengineeringnetbase.com, which can
be accessed only within Mahidol network)