Syllabus
Syllabus
Syllabus
3 003
OBJECTIVE:
To study the loads, forces on bridges and design principles of several types of bridges.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION 9
Introduction-Selection of Site and Initial Decision Process - Classification of Bridges- General
Features of Design- Standard Loading for Bridge Design as per different codes - Road Bridges –
Railway Bridges - Design Codes - Working Stress Method- Limit State Method of Design
UNIT II SUPERSTRUCTURES 9
Selection of main bridge parameters, design methodologies -Choices of superstructure types -
Orthotropic plate theory, load distribution techniques - Grillage analysis - Finite element analysis
Different types of superstructure (RCC and PSC); Longitudinal Analysis of Bridge - Transverse
Analysis of Bridge
REFERENCES:
1. Jagadeesh. T.R. and Jayaram. M.A., “Design of Bridge Structures”, Second Edition, Prentice
Hall of India Pvt. Ltd. 2009.
2. Johnson Victor, D. “Essentials of Bridge Engineering”, Sixth Edition, Oxford and IBH
Publishing Co. New Delhi, 2019.
3. Ponnuswamy, S., “Bridge Engineering”, Third Edition, Tata McGraw Hill, 2017.
4. Raina V.K.” Concrete Bridge Practice” Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company, New
Delhi,2014.
5. Design of Highway Bridges, Richard M. Barker & Jay A. Puckett, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
2021