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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Introduction To Bridge Engineering
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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Introduction To Bridge Engineering
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
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Bridge Type
• Material Used
• Bridge Alignment
• Statical System
• Simple Span
• Continuous Spans
• Frames and Arches
• Suspension
• Cable Stayed
• Cross Section Shape 10
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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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