Design of bridges

Recommended Prerequisites

The pre-requisites of this course are those corresponding to the application for the MSc course CMM.

Teaching Methods

Lectures (30 hours) with detailed exposition, using visual aids, concepts, principles and theories and to solve some practical exercises that meet all the needs of students with guidelines on the matter. Tutorial lessons (22.5 hours) to answer questions. Occasionally students are invited to attend lectures by visiting specialists. Tutorial lessons (22.5 hours) will be to answer questions and to help in the final project.

Learning Outcomes

Dublin descriptors

1. Knowledge and ability to understand

1.1. Understanding and using concepts of the theoretical foundations for bridge structures

1.2. Understand the structure of discipline and connection with others

1.3. Ability to synthesize information

2. Application of Knowledge and Understanding

2.1. Apply knowledge to solve problems in new situations

3. Realization of judgment / decision making

3.1. To interpret data, support and argue orally and in writing of certain decisions

4. Communication

4.1. Understand and know how to use sources of information. Ability to use research and literature

4.2. Learn adequately convey the knowledge, even for non-specialist audiences

5. Self-learning skills

5.1. ability to learn independently throughout their lives.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Module 1: structural elements consist of plates

1. Introduction

2. Theory of plates 1

3. Shear lag

4. Theory of plates 2

5. Compressive behavior of plates

6. Resistance to normal stress

7 behavior of shear web

8. Shear strength

9. Cross resistance forces

10. Interaction of efforts

11. Ribs and detailing

12. Design by FEM

13. Applications

Module 2: structural elements consist of plates

1. Introduction

2. Connection to the court

3. Design of composite beams

4. Design of composite slabs

5. Design of composite columns

6. Connection in composite structures

Head Lecturer(s)

Luís Alberto Proença Simões da Silva

Assessment Methods

Final
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Luís Simões da Silva e Helena Gervásio, "Dimensionamento de Estruturas Metálicas: métodos avançados", CMM press.