STEEL AND COMPOSITE BRIDGE DESIGN - 2021/2

Module Overview

This module is concerned with the design of steel and steel and concrete composite bridges.  More emphasis is placed on understanding the fundamentals of steel and steel/concrete composite bridge design especially stability and buckling during erection rather than just complying with prescriptive code requirements.  However, some of the course is devoted to understanding the nuances of Eurocodes 3 & 4 and also BS5400 where appropriate.

Module provider

Sustainability, Civil & Env Engineering

Module Leader

CHRYSSANTHOPOULOS Marios (Civl Env Eng)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 7

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 2

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

A knowledge of Structural Analysis and Design to FHEQ Level 6.

Module content

 

Composite construction

• Construction types.  Propped and unpropped construction. 


• Serviceability and ultimate limit states.  Design for bending and shear.  Continuous construction. 


• Plastic analysis.  Reference to current EC and BS codes of practice.  Design of shear connectors.

• Design of girders for shear and bending interaction, design of transverse stiffeners.


• Fatigue behaviour of steel bridges and connections; appraisal to EC3 Part 1-9. 


• Means of improving fatigue performance of steel bridges.


• Design of bolted and welded steel bridge connections; appraisal to EC3 Part 1-8. 

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

N/A

Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of both the basic as well as advanced concepts of steel and steel and concrete composite bridge design. (LO’s 1, 2, 3, 4,) through a two hour unseen examination. These learning outcomes are also assessed in part by the written and drawn design coursework.

Thus, the summative assessment for this module consists of:

• A two hour unseen written examination (75%).


• A coursework report on the design of a steel structure (25%).

Module aims

• An understanding of steel and composite bridge design and construction related to BS 5400 and the relevant Eurocodes (EC3 parts 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 2-1).
• An understanding of plate behaviour and steel plate girder and box girder design, related to BS 5400 and relevant Eurocodes (EC3 parts 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-10, 2-1).
• An understanding of the importance of ensuring stability during the construction of bridges.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

 

25 hours of lectures/independent study, 5 hours of tutorial/question classes/self-assessment questions, 38 hours of assignment work and 80 hours of independent learning.

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

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Programmes this module appears in

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