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GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES

TRAINING COURSE

BRIDGE MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION

INTRODUCTION TO BRIDGE ENGINEERING

Presented by: Hassan Mohamed Bedeir


Assistant Teacher of RC structures, Structural Engineering Dept.
Ain Shams University
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Training Course Program

Session Session Title


Session 1 Introduction to bridges (Eng. Hassan Bedeir)
Session 2 Cases of loading (Eng. Hassan Bedeir)
Session 3 Prestressed bridges (Dr. Shady Salem)
Session 4 Risk assessment (Dr. Shady Salem)
Session 5 Steel bridge systems – Plate Girder variations (Dr. Ihab ElAghoury)
Session 6 Importance of Fatigue Details in Bridges (Dr. Ihab ElAghoury)
Overview of bridges foundation systems and design concepts (Dr.
Session 7
Omar Elkadi)
Session 8 Earth pressure and retaining structures (Dr. Omar Elkadi)

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Outline

• What is a Bridge For?

• What makes a bridge structure unique?

• Cost of Error in Bridges

• Historical Development

• Bridge Type

• Bridge Aesthetics

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What is a Bridge for?


• Overcoming Obstruction

• Free Crossing roads

• Pedestrian passage over roadways

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What is a Bridge for?


• Overcoming Obstruction

• Free Crossing roads

• Pedestrian passage over roadways

What makes a bridge structure unique?


• Human Aspect

• Everyone sees a bridge differently

• National Project

• A bridge affects people daily lives

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Cost of Error in Bridges


• A bridge has the highest cost per meter in a traffic system

• Bridge might be a problem to the system if any of the following is


not well designed

• Width (Volume Capacity)

• Weight Capacity

• Bridge Location

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Historical Development
• Stone Bridges

• Wooden Bridges

• Masonry Bridges

• Steel Bridges

• Concrete Bridges

• Composite Bridges

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Introduction To Bridge Engineering

Historical Development
• Stone Bridges

• Wooden Bridges

• Masonry Bridges

• Steel Bridges

• Concrete Bridges

• Composite Bridges

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Bridge Type
• Material Used

• Bridge Alignment
Straight Bridge
• Statical System

• Simple Span

• Continuous Spans Curved Bridge

• Frames and Arches

• Suspension

• Cable Stayed Skew Bridge

• Cross Section Shape Bridge Alignment 9


Introduction To Bridge Engineering

Bridge Type
• Material Used

• Bridge Alignment

• Statical System

• Simple Span

• Continuous Spans

• Frames and Arches

• Suspension

• Cable Stayed

• Cross Section Shape 10


Introduction To Bridge Engineering

Governing Factors in Choice of Bridge Structural System


• Bridge Span

• Available Materials

• Construction Method

• Cost of Construction

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Choice of Section based on Bridge Span

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Governing Factors in Choice of Bridge Structural System


• Bridge Span

• Available Materials

• Construction Method

• Cost of Construction

• Deteriorating factors

• Possibility of future extension

• Repairability

• Surrounding Environment

• Bridge Aesthetics!!! 13
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Bridge Aesthetics
“The modern bridge too often
appears as a workman performing
its task for a minimum wage,
mechanically efficient but
uneducated and ignorant of its own
ancestry. A worthy subject for
serious consideration.”
Charles S Whitney 1929

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