Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Civil Engineering Part Time SCIA3011 Design of Bridges Syllabus
 

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.E. - Civil Engineering Part Time SCIA3011 Design of Bridges Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

SCIA3011 DESIGN OF BRIDGES
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 9 Hrs.
Classification, Investigation and Planning, Choice of type, I.R.C. Specifications for Road Bridges, Standard live, loads, other
forces acting on bridges, General Design considerations - Bearings, substructures and footing for bridges.

UNIT 2 SHORT SPAN BRIDGES 9 Hrs.
Load distribution theories - Analysis and Design of Slab Culverts and Tee beam, Design of panel and cantilever for IRC
loading.

UNIT 3 LONG SPAN GIRDER BRIDGES 9 Hrs.
Design Principles of Continuous Bridges, Deck slab - Main girder.

UNIT 4 PRESTRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGES 9 Hrs.
Maximum and minimum prestressing forces - Eccentricity - Live load and dead load shear forces - cable zone in girder,
Design of Prestressed Concrete Bridges -Check for stresses at various sections.

UNIT 5 PLATE GIRDER BRIDGES 9 Hrs.
Design of Plate Girder Bridges, Design of plate girder railway bridges for railway loading - Wind effects- Design of web and
flange plates.
Max. 45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, students will be able to
CO1 - Apply IRC codal provisions in the design of bridges
CO2 - Summarize the different types of bridges
CO3 - Analyze and design short span bridges
CO4 - Analyze and design long span girder bridges
CO5 - Analyze and design prestressed concrete bridges
CO6 - Analyze and design plate girder bridges

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Krishna Raju.N “ Design of Bridges”, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, 2015, 5th Edition.
2. Jagadeesh,T.R and Jayaram, M.A., “ Design of Bridge Structures”. PHI Learning Private Ltd., New Delhi, 2009.
3. Johnson Victor D., "Essentials of Bridge Engineering", 6th Edition, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co., New Delhi, 2017.
4. Ponnuswamy S., " Bridge Engineering ", Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, 2007.
5. Phatak D.R., "Bridge Engineering ", Satya Prakashan, New Delhi, 1990.
6. Demetrius E. Tonias, F. ASCE, Jim J. Zhao, “Bridge Engineering : Design, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance of Modern
Highway Bridges”, 3rd Edition, McGraw Hill, 2012.
7. Raina. V.K, “Concrete Bridge Practice : Analysis, Design & Economics”, 4th Edition, Shroff Publishers and Distributors
Pvt. Ltd. 2016.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks