Introduction to Bridge Engineering Course

Introduction to Bridge Engineering
Course # CE-5120
03 Credit Hours
Lecture # 01
Sequence of Presentation
• Welcome Note
• Introduction of Students
• Introduction of Instructor
• Student Information
• Course Outline
• Recommended Text/Literature
• Pre-requisite
• Grading Policy
• Assignment Submission Protocol
• Project Submission Protocol
• Auditing Student(s) Icharr Nalla at Mansehra, NHA
20-Jun-14 Lecture # 01 Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali Email: ali@civionics.pk Bridge Engineering 2
Welcome Note
• Welcome to Bridge Engineering
• Challenging and Rewarding
• Requires reasonable input work
• Invest at least 3 times credit Hr per week (3 x 3 = 9 hrs/week)
• Sky is the Limit – From Design to Testing of Bridges
Thakot Bridge on River Indus (KKH)

Kohala Bridge on River Jhelum
Introduction of Students
• Name
• M.Sc. Program
• CGPA
• Courses Studied so far
• Courses Registered now
• Job / Status
• Why in course of Bridge Engineering?
• Research Intentions?
Quaid-e-Azam Bridge on River

Jhelum, Muzaffarabad
Introduction of Instructor
• Dr. Syed Mohammad Ali
• +15 Years of working (Field + Research + Teaching)
• PhD in Bridges/Structures
• PhD Research focused on Seismic Aspects (1st Indigenous PhD in Bridges)
• George Housner Fellow (EERI-GFDRR Housner Fellow)
• Areas of Interests:
– Structural Design (Bridges, Buildings, Towers etc.)
– Static and Dynamic Structural Testing (NDT/NDE) in Field and in Research Labs
– Development/Innovations in Modern Testing Equipments
– Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
– Strong Motion Instrumentation
– Forensic Engineering
• Current Research/Projects
– Research on Hollow Bridge Columns – 2 years research grant
– Truck Database for Peshawar
– 4 Postgraduate M.Sc. Research projects
– 1 Undergraduate projects (research type)
– 2 PhD supervisions
– Housner Fellowship (Group + Individual Project)
– BCIT (block tester)
Introduction of Instructor
• Current Research/Projects
– Design of bridges (conventional design, non-research projects)
– Testing of two bridges
– Weigh-In-Motion Studies for current truck traffic in Pakistan
– Development of Indigenous Bridge Design Code for Pakistan
– Seismic Qualification Testing
• Contact Info
– ali@civionics.pk (for course related communication)
– Each email must contain: Full name, contact #, email subject must contain
clear heading such as “Assignment # 02”, “Project” etc.
• Resources
– http://sites.google.com/site/bridges100
Frequently visit the website for updates.
Student Information
• Every student to send before next class:

– Name
– Registration Number
– Year of first registration
– Cell/contact Number
– Courses Completed so far
– GPA of all courses studied so far
– CGPA
– Courses registered in this semester
– Current job status with brief of responsibilities/activities
– What research you intend to do in your M.Sc. research?
– Provide Self Rating of “Pre-requisite” slide
Course Outline (tentative)
• What is this course?, What to expect from this course?, Introduction,

Bridge Engineering, Roles and Responsibilities of a Bridge Engineer.
• Bridge components, types of bridges, importance of various types,

aesthetics, common bridge types in Pakistan, special bridges under-
construction in Pakistan.
• Site visits and Reccy survey, selection of bridge site, surveying, geotechnical
investigations, hydrological and hydraulic studies, traffic studies.
• Bridge specifications, factors considered in deciding bridge type, exposure

to AASHTO LRFD (American Association of State Highways and
Transportation Officials) Specifications and PCPHB (Pakistan Code of
Practice for Highway Bridges) 1967.
The updated course outline will be posted soon on
the website. Keep checking the website in routine.
• Loads (Gravity loads, Lateral loads, forces due to deformation, collision

load), ASD and LRFD design philosophies.
• Limit States (Service Limit State, Strength Limit State, Fatigue & Fracture
Limit State, Extreme Event Limit State), geometric design considerations,
• Girder line analysis, Vehicle live load HL-93 (AASHTO) , PCPHB Live Load
Model, System Analysis for Gravity, Shrinkage & Temperature, Pre-stress
and Lateral Loads, Finite element modeling of bridge.
• Distribution factors of AASHTO LRFD, ANK H-factor,
• Design example of slab bridge, design example of RC T-beam bridges,

design example of barrier design.
The updated course outline will be posted soon on

the website. Keep checking the website in routine.
• Bridge bearings design, approach slabs, back fill and approach roads.
• Pier types, design considerations of piers, cost implications of piers.
• Abutment in bridges.
• Types of foundations, design loads, pile load test.
• Preparation of Engineer’s Estimates, BOQ’s, bid evaluations, CSR,

preparation of drawings.
• Seismic Resilience of Bridges, functionality functions
• Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) of Bridge Case Studies: Types of tests,

expertise required, equipment used in NDE of bridges, purpose of testing,
relevant code/standards
• Failure of bridges in Pakistan Floods of July/August 2010
• Vulnerability Assessment of Bridges in a seismic prone area
• Analysis and Design Procedures (Mini Project on a case study)
Recommended Text/Literature
• Design of Highway Bridges an LRFD Approach, 2nd Edition 2007 by

Richard M. Barker and Jay A. Puckett
• AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 5th Edition 2010
• Pakistan Code of Practice for Highway Bridges 1967
• Research papers provided to students (during the semester)
Pre-requisite
• Structural Analysis-I
• Pre-stress Concrete Design Self Rate Yourself in Software

•Expert (can automate and utilize major
• Design of Reinforced Concrete Strucs. features)
•Advance (can utilize major features)
• SAP2000 (Advance User Level required) •Intermediate (can utilize routine features
independently)
•Beginner (cannot work independently)
• MS Excel (Expert User Level required)
•Ignorant (never used)
• MS Word (Expert User Level required)
• MS PowerPoint (Intermediate User Level required)
• Programming (Visual Basic, VBA) will be added benefit
• MatLab will be added benefit
Grading Policy
3%
• Attendance = 10%*
25%
• Assignmentsѱ = 15% 50%
• Mid-term exam = 15% 12%

10%
• Project = 10%
Attendance Assigments
• Final-term exam = 50% Mid-term Exam Project
50% Paper
+ 0% Presentation & Viva-Voce Exam related to Project
* 75% minimum attendance required for Final Exam

ѱ Assignments: 1. One paper review 2. Analysis tools (3 tools/problems)
Assignment Submission Protocol
1. All assignments shall have Title Page (with name of student/course, fall/spring
year, assignment title and number etc.)
2. The assignments must be submitted within due date.
3. All the assignments shall be done individually (unless instructed otherwise).
4. The assignments must have Table of Contents
5. The body of assignment must have introduction, problem, statement,
methodology, solution/work, conclusions and recommendations.
6. All the figures and tables shall be provided as annexure with numbering.
7. Complete assignment shall be submitted in hard printed format with ring/staple
binding.
8. All the work must be converted to one PDF file with correct sequence and sent to
email above. All emails must contain name of student, fall/spring year, subject
must contain assignment number.
9. All the original work files like XLS (Excel files), DOC (Word files), JPG etc. (images
files), SDB (SAP200 files) and others should be also be sent to email stated above.
Project Submission Protocol
• The project submission protocol must follow all steps listed in “Assignment”
submission protocol with additional requirements as under:
– Project must contain proper references to information/facts stated in the project.
– Project must be submitted within due date.
– Projects shall be done in group of two students. The students should inform the instructor the
complete details of group (name of each students) via email before the next class.
– Each group has to present their work on the date/the class announced by the instructor.
– Q&A session will be held in which other groups & instructor will ask questions. Rating will be done
for Questions as well as for Answers.
– 15 mins. for presentation and 10 mins. for Q&A
– Dr. Akhtar Naeem will be invited to attend the session as Guest
– Presentation must be prepared in MS PowerPoint and sent to instructor a day earlier
• Discuss, Select and Start Work on Projects at appropriate time as soon as possible
Auditing Student(s)
• No grading.
• Have to attend all classes
• Have to do all assignments
• Have to appear for all tests
• Have to do the project
• Confidential remarks with regard to their performance will be discussed with them
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Thakot Bridge on River Indus (KKH)

Quaid-e-Azam Bridge on River

• Every student to send before next class:

• What is this course?, What to expect from this course?, Introduction,

• Bridge components, types of bridges, importance of various types,

• Bridge specifications, factors considered in deciding bridge type, exposure

• Loads (Gravity loads, Lateral loads, forces due to deformation, collision

• Distribution factors of AASHTO LRFD, ANK H-factor,

• Design example of slab bridge, design example of RC T-beam bridges,

The updated course outline will be posted soon on

• Pier types, design considerations of piers, cost implications of piers.

• Types of foundations, design loads, pile load test.

• Preparation of Engineer’s Estimates, BOQ’s, bid evaluations, CSR,

• Seismic Resilience of Bridges, functionality functions

• Non-destructive Evaluation (NDE) of Bridge Case Studies: Types of tests,

• Failure of bridges in Pakistan Floods of July/August 2010

• Vulnerability Assessment of Bridges in a seismic prone area

• Analysis and Design Procedures (Mini Project on a case study)

• Design of Highway Bridges an LRFD Approach, 2nd Edition 2007 by

• AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 5th Edition 2010

• Pakistan Code of Practice for Highway Bridges 1967

• Research papers provided to students (during the semester)

• Pre-stress Concrete Design Self Rate Yourself in Software

• MS PowerPoint (Intermediate User Level required)

• Programming (Visual Basic, VBA) will be added benefit

• MatLab will be added benefit

• Mid-term exam = 15% 12%

* 75% minimum attendance required for Final Exam

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