Summary: | The course promotes the philosophy of the LRFD design platform and establishes the motivation for LRFD as the reassurance that safe design practice is being applied where it is needed. For structural applications, the curriculum follows the AASHTO “LRFD Bridge Design Specifications,” 3rd Edition, 2004 (AASHTO LRFD), including the approved 2005 and 2006 Interims.
This course includes LRFD theory applied to design examples and illustrates step-by-step LRFD design procedures. The training includes use of student exercises and example problems to demonstrate overall design, detailing, and construction principles addressed in the reference materials, and afford hands-on experience in the AASHTO LRFD design and detailing of concrete superstructures. Exercise and example problems are based on components of overall comprehensive bridge design examples using AASHTO LRFD and provide comparisons between ASD, LFD, and LRFD design methods where meaningful.
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Learning Outcomes: | Upon completion of the course, participants will be able to:
-Describe the concrete bridge superstructure design and construction process in accordance with the current AASHTO LRFD specifications;
-Identify the application of appropriate current AASHTO LRFD specification articles dealing with: selection of bridge type, size and location; bridge economics; concrete bridge superstructure design; bearings selection and design;
-Demonstrate the use of the current AASHTO LRFD specification requirements for concrete superstructure design through the completion of step-by-step procedures, student exercises and design examples.
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Prerequisites: | Individuals attending this course should have a minimum BSCE degree, or a working knowledge of the current AASHTO LRFD or the "AASHTO Standard Specifications for Highway Bridges"; and relevant design experience using either of these specifications on at least one bridge superstructure.
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Target Audience: | This course has been developed for the needs of practicing public and private-sector structural engineers with 1-10 years of experience. The primary audience is agency and consultant structural designers.
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Final Exam: | Yes |
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