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Bridges

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Course Description

Learning basic knowledge of all bearing systems for bridges, design, construction and maintenance procedures and methods. Learning basic knowledge of the conceptual design, analysis of bridge loading and structure elements. Qualifying students to develop project for structure design, as well as leadership and management of the construction of the provisional bridge - Bailey structure. All teaching activities will be held in Croatian. However, foreign students in mixed groups will have the opportunity to attend additional office hours with the lecturer and teaching assistants in English to help master the course materials. Additionally, the lecturer will refer foreign students to the corresponding literature in English, as well as give them the possibility of taking the associated exams in English

Study Programmes

undergraduate
Engineers - course
(7. semester)

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students have the basic knowledge and skills needed to design bridge structure.
  2. Students have the basic knowledge and skills of the basic principles of conceptual design.
  3. Students have the knowledge and skills needed for numerical analysis of bridge structures according to ultimate and serviceability limit states using modern methods and criteria of European codes.
  4. Students have the knowledge and ability to choose adequate bearing system of the bridge, depending on the geometry and boundary conditions according to modern methods and European codes
  5. Students are able to develop conceptual design of all bearing systems of bridges, according to modern methods and European codes
  6. Students are able to design and lead construction of Bailey bridges.

Forms of Teaching

Lectures

Exercises

Independent assignments

Week by Week Schedule

  1. Lectures: Introduction and General Specifications Seminar: Introduction into the project, the basics of Bailey structures - audio exercises
  2. Lectures: Types of bridges, Basic demands on bridges and Traffic conditions Seminar: Bridge elements - audio exercises
  3. Lectures: Actions on bridges Seminar: Design of Bailey bridge, Distribution of the project tasks - audio exercises
  4. Lectures: Factors of bridge reliability and Elements of bridge layout Seminar: Design of Bailey bridge - constructive exercises
  5. Lectures: Load-bearing structures of bridges - part 1 Seminar: Launching nose, rollers and jacks - audio exercises
  6. Lectures: Load-bearing structures of bridges - part 2 Seminar: Preparation for the 1. colloquium - auditory + constructive exercises
  7. 1. colloquium (lectures 1-6)
  8. Lectures: Bailey structures and other provisional bridges Seminar: Bailey structures and other provisional bridges - audio exercises
  9. Lectures: Substructure and Bridge equipment Seminar: Launching nose, rollers and jacks - constructive exercises
  10. Lectures: Substructure and Bridge equipment Seminar: Planning and organization, Technical description and Layout drawing - audio exercises
  11. Lectures: Maintenance of bridges and Bridges under accidental actions Seminar: Planning and organization - constructive exercises
  12. Lectures: Overview of bridge building history Seminar: Technical description and Layout drawing -constructive exercises
  13. Lectures: Contemporary achievements in bridge engineering Seminar: Preparation for the 2. colloquium - audio + constructive exercises
  14. Lectures:Bridge asthetics, Preparation for the 2. colloquium Seminar: Submission and review of the completed project - constructive exercises
  15. 2. colloquium (lectures 8-14) Additional colloquium (16th week)

Literature

(.), 1. Radić, J. UVOD U MOSTARSTVO, Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, Jadring, Sveučilište u Zagrebu-Građevinski fakultet, Zagreb 2009.,
(.), 2. Radić, J.; Mandić, A.; Puž, G.: KONSTRUIRANJE MOSTOVA, Hrvatska sveučilišna naklada, Sveučilište u Zagrebu-Građevinski fakultet, Jadring, Zagreb 2005.,
(.), 3. Separati s vježbi (dostupno na web stranici predmeta neposredno prije održavanja nastave),
(.), 4. Separati s predavanja (dostupno na web stranici predmeta neposredno prije održavanja nastave),
(.), 5. Radić J. i suradnici: Betonske konstrukcije – priručnik,
(.), 6. Radić J. i suradnici: Betonske konstrukcije – riješeni primjeri,

For students

General

ID 282214
  Winter semester
4.0 ECTS
L0 English Level
L1 e-Learning
30 Lectures
15 Laboratory exercises