Title
Bridge Constructions
Degree
Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria
Civile (DM 270/04)
Second Level Degree in Civil Engineering
(DM 270/04)
Teacher: Otello Bergamo
Year
1
Teaching
Period
2
Credits
6
Academic year: 2014/15
Objectives: Reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete and composite steel-concrete bridges. Finite element modelling of
bridges. Design of piers, abutments and foundations. Structural bearings, expansion joints and anti-seismic devices. Bridges
retrofitting.
Acquired skills: The students will be able to design reinforced concrete, pre-stressed concrete and composite steel-concrete
bridges. The students will also be able to design retrofitting of existing bridges.
Lectures and exercises
Topics
hours
Specific contents
Introduction
Objectives and program of the course, references.
2
Road bridges
Types of road bridges. The elements of a road bridge. Organization of
roadbed. Road bridge loads according to Italian D.M. 14.01.2008.
Pre-design of the structural elements. Serviceability and ultimate limit state
verifications. Seismic verifications. Local verification and construction
detailing.
6
Railway bridges
Types of railway bridges. The elements of a railway bridge. Organization of
railway. Railway bridge loads according to Italian D.M. 14.01.2008.
Pre-design of the structural elements. Serviceability and ultimate limit state
verifications. Seismic verifications. Local verification and construction
detailing.
6
Analysis of bridge deck
Theory of influence lines. Analysis of beam grids and orthotropic plates by
the Engesser-Courbon method and by the Massonnet-Bares method.
4
Design of composite steel-concrete
bridge deck
Types of composite steel-concrete bridge decks. Pre-design methods.
Serviceability and ultimate limit state design and verifications. Construction
detailing.
4
Design of bridge abutments and
piers
Types of bridge abutments and piers. Actions on bridge abutments and
piers. Serviceability and ultimate limit state design and verifications.
4
Design of bridge foundation
Types of bridge foundations. Actions on foundation. Geotechnical aspects.
Foundation piles. Construction detailing.
4
Structural bearings, expansion
joints and anti-seismic devices
Types of structural bearings. Types of expansion joints. Types of
anti-seismic devices. Construction detailing. Pre-design methods.
4
Introduction to finite element
method
Introduction to finite element method. Modelling of composite
steel-concrete bridges.
4
Bridge retrofitting
Existing bridges rehabilitation. A case study.
4
Exercises
Design of a composite steel-concrete bridge deck.
Design of a concrete slab.
Design of a bridge abutment.
Pre-design of anti-seismic devices.
Finite element modelling of a composite steel-concrete bridge.
10
Total hours for lectures and exercises
52
for exercises only
10
Further educational activities
hours
Labs
Tutorials / Seminars
4
Workshops
Guided tours
4
1
Total hours for further educational activities
Total hours
60
Type of exam: Written and oral
References:
•
M. P. Petrangeli, “Progettazione e costruzione di ponti”, Masson Editore, Milano, 1997
•
P. Matildi, M. Mele, “Impalcati a piastra ortotropa ed in sistema misto acciaio – calcestruzzo”, Collana tecnico scientifica
per la progettazione di strutture in acciaio, Tamburini Editore, Milano, 1972
•
F. De Miranda, “Ponti a struttura d’acciaio”, Collana tecnico scientifica per la progettazione di strutture in acciaio,
Tamburini Editore, Milano, 1972
•
F. De Miranda, “I ponti strallati di grande luce”, Edizioni scientifiche A. Cremonese, Roma, 1980
•
A. Raithel, “Costruzioni di ponti”, Liguori Editore, Napoli, 1977
•
M. Cavalieri, A. Cavalieri, “Ponti”, Dario Flaccovio Editore, Palermo, 2008
•
M. Arici, E. Siviero, “Nuovi orientamenti per la progettazione di ponti e viadotti”, Dario Flaccovio Editore, Taormina, 2008
•
C. Modena, P. Franchetti, C. Pellegrino, O. Bergamo, “Linee guida per la progettazione e l’esecuzione di ponti a travata”,
2003
•
C. Modena, P. Franchetti, M. Grendene, “Linee guida per la progettazione e l’esecuzione di ponti in zona sismica, 2004
•
G. Ballio, C. Bernuzzi, “Progettare costruzioni in acciaio”, Hoepli, Milano, 2004
•
E. Giangreco, “Teoria e tecnica delle costruzioni, Liguori Editore, Napoli, 2003
•
T. Paulay, M.J.N. Priestly, “Seismic design of reinforced concrete and masonry buildings”, John Wiley and Sons, 1992
2