STEEL BRIDGES

PROF. V. KALYANARAMAN
Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Madras Chennai 600036
email: kalyan@civil.iitm.ernet.in
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STEEL BRIDGES
INTRODUCTION CLASSIFICATION LOADS & LOAD COMBINATIONS ANALYSIS PLATE GIRDER BRIDGES TRUSS BRIDGES SUMMARY
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INTRODUCTION
Advantages of Steel Bridges
Dead Load to Live Load Ratio is Lower
Longer spans, Lesser pier and foundation cost

Lesser Construction Depth

Lesser cost of embankment

Rapid Construction
Lower cost of money, Lesser disruption of traffic

Less Disruption to Traffic in Urban Environment

Lesser economic loss to community

Better Performance
Under fatigue, seismic load, impact load, blast load

Longer Life Lower Life Cycle Cost

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CLASSIFICATION
Type of Traffic
Railway, Highway, Rail cum Roadway

Type of Main Structural System

Beam, Girder, Truss, Arch, Stayed, Suspended

Position of Carriage way

Deck type, Through type, Sem-through type

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TYPES OF BRIDGES AND SPAN RANGES

Type of Bridge Cable suspended bridge Cable stayed bridge Arch Bridge Rigid Frame Bridge Girder Bridges 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800

Span Ranges (meters)

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MAIN STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

Girder Bridge
Plate Girder Deck Box Girder Truss Girder Orthotropic

Composite Deck

Rigid Frame Bridges Arch Bridges Cable Stayed Bridges Cable Suspended Bridges
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PLATE GIRDER BRIDGE

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PLATE GIRDER BRIDGE

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PLATE GIRDER BRIDGE

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE (Composite Deck)

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE (Orthotropic Deck)

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TRUSS BRIDGE (suspended central span)

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TRUSS BRIDGE (continuous span)

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TRUSS BRIDGE (sloping chord)

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TRUSS BRIDGE (Bailey Bridge)

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TRUSS BRIDGE

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TRUSS BRIDGE (connection gusset)

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ARCH BRIDGE

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CABLE SUSPENDED BRIDGE

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CABLE SUSPENDED BRIDGE

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CABLE SUSPENDED BRIDGE

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CABLE STAYED BRIDGE

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SUMMARY
Different types of Bridge systems are economical over different span lengths Details of common bridge systems were discussed An example of truss type bridge was presented Construction details of a suspension bridge was presented.
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