B010388 - THEORY AND BRIDGES DESIGN

Italian

F. Leonhardt: Bridges: aesthetics and design, The Architectural Press, London
M. P. Petrangeli, Progettazione e costruzione di ponti, Masson, Milano
F. De Miranda, Ponti a struttura d'acciaio - Genova Italsider, c1971 (Collana tecnico scientifica per la progettazione di strutture in acciaio)
N.J. Gimsing: Cable supported brdiges: concepts and design, Wiley, Chicester
Wai-Fah Chen, Lian Duan (eds.): Bridge Engineering Handbook, CRC Press

-Bridge typologies
Standard bridge typologies, historical evolution and success factors
Classification by static scheme and used materials
Theoretical and economical limit spans
Nowadays bridge typology diffusion

-Bridge loads
Norms currently in effect.
Bridge and load classification.
Load combinations.

-Influence lines
Generalized Betti’s theorem and influence line definition
Influence lines of isostatic girders, examples
Influence lines of hyperstatic girders, fundamental influence lines, examples

-Local effect calculation
Reinforced concrete slabs
Plate problem, influence surfaces, simplified methods
Orthotropic plate calculation methods

-Beam grid decks
Transversal load influence distribution factors
Infinitive stiff cross-beam methods, theory and examples
Guyon-Massonet-Bares calculation method, theory and examples
Two-beam-decks joined by cross-beams and concrete slab
Small concrete hollowed box decks

-Box girder bridges
Calculus criteria for single-cell an multi-cell box decks
Folded plate theory
Dimensioning of internal and terminal diaphragms
Two-open section-beam decks with torsional bracing


- Effects of Creep and shrinkage of concrete on concrete bridge decks

- Hyperstatic prestressed concrete beams

- Steel concrete composite bridge decks

- Structural bearings and expansion joints for bridges

-Piers and abutments
Opened and closed abutments
Dimensioning criteria and verification methods
Girder bridge piers