College of Engineering Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttarakhand (UK)

Affiliated to Uttarakhand Technical University (UTU), Dehradun &

Recognized by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
COURSE HANDOUT
Date: xx/yy/2019

Course Code : TCE 701

Course Title : Bridge Engineering
Contact Hours : 3L-1T-0P
Instructor - in – charge : Nishant Kumar

Prerequisites: Design of RC Structures & Design of Steel Structures.

Course Description: The objective is to equip the students with a thorough understanding of
the behavior and design of bridges. Various applied loads, such as truck load, impact,
horizontal braking/centrifugal forces, wind and seismic loads are discussed thoroughly.
Background to design equations for different types of bridges and relevant modern research
will also be discussed to provide the students with solid understanding of the topics covered.
Course Outcomes: At the end of the course, the student will be able to

 Familiarize with the types, suitability, selection, design criteria of various types of
bridges
 Impart knowledge for analysis and design of various types of bridges
 Understand the design of slab culvert, Box culvert
 Understand the design of T beam bridge and substructures
 Understand the bridge bearings
 Understand the basic concepts of piers and footing

TEXT BOOKS:
TB 1. Design of Bridges, N. KrishnaRaju, Oxford and IBH Publications
TB 2. Essential of Bridge Engineering, Victor D.J, Oxford & I.B.H
TB 3. Design of Bridge Structures, T. R. Jagadeesh, M. A. Jayaram, PHI Learning Private
limited
TB 4. Elements of Bridge Engineering, M. K. Pant, Katson Publications
REFERENCE BOOKS:
R 1. Bridge Deck Analysis, E. J. O’Brien, and D. L. Keogh, Taylor and Francis
R 2. Design of Prestressed Concrete Structures, T. Y. Lin and N. H. Burns, John Wiley and
Sons
R 3. Bridge Analysis Simplified, B. Bakht and L.G. Jaeger, McGraw Hill
R 4. Structural Bearings, H. Eggert and W. Kauschke, Ernst & Sohn
Course Plan:

Unit No of Lectures
Topic Text Book
No / Lecture No
Introduction of the subject and how it will be
useful in our daily life in civil engineering
point of view and overall view of the subject.
1 General Bridge Systems 3
Classification of Bridge, Site Investigations,
L1
Selection of suitable type of bridges
TB2, TB3, TB4
Bridge Hydrology, Scour Depth, Depth of
foundation, Economic span, Waterway, L2, L3
Estimation of Design Discharge

2 Loading Standards 4
Specifications for loading, IRC Standards L4 TB1, TB2, TB3,
Design load for multi-lane bridge, Impact R1, IRC-6, IRC-
L5 21
factor
Analysis of deck slab L6, L7
3 Design of Beam Bridges 10
Reinforced Concrete Bridges, L8, L9, L10
TB1, TB2, TB3,
Slab culverts, Pipe culverts L11, L12
TB4, R3
T-Beam Bridges L13, L14, L15
Grillage Analysis, Box Girder Bridge L16, L17
4 Design of Prestressed Bridge 5
Introduction, Principle of Prestressing, Pre-
L18
tensioning, Post-tensioning TB1, TB3, TB4,
Prestress Losses, Temperature, Shrinkage R2
L19
stresses
Post-tensioned bridge analysis L20, L21, L22
5 Design of Bridges 10
Design of Arch bridges L23, L24, L25
TB1, TB2, TB3,
Design of bow string girder bridges L26, L27, L28
TB4
Design of lattice girder steel bridge L29, L30
Design of cable bridge L31, L32
6 Bridge Bearing 3
TB1, TB3, TB4,
Introduction, Various types of bridges L33
R4
Elastomeric bearing L34, L35
7 Design of Sub Structures 5
Introduction to Design of Piers and
L36, L37 TB1, TB3, TB4
Abutments
Design of well foundation L38, L39, L40
Evaluation Scheme:

S. No. Component Duration Marks Nature

1 Class Test 2 Hrs. 30 Closed Book
2 Assignment(s) 10 Open Book
3 Quiz(s) 05
4 Attendance 05
5 End term Exam 3 Hrs. 100 Closed Books