CIV5170 Bridge design and assessment
Faculty of Engineering
CIV5170 Bridge design and assessment is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Engineering, offered in 2020 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 1
- Clayton
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
Essential aspects of highway bridge design, assessment and rehabilitation. Criteria for selection of bridge types, which are most prevalent. Examine structure as a whole, and implement the analysis and design of the bridge deck and the supporting members. Relevant strength and serviceability limit states applied to the design of the bridge, life-cycle performance and risk assessment, material degradation, corrosion, fatigue and time-dependent deformations of reinforced and prestressed concrete elements of the bridge, structural rehabilitation and repair techniques.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| First semester (Fully flex) | Clayton | Flexible |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Formulate a conceptual design for a bridge considering various types of bridges, their components, and methods of construction.
- 2
Identify and calculate the loads to which a bridge is subjected, according to first principles and relevant codes of practice.
- 3
Determine the structural behaviour of various bridge types quantitatively and qualitatively using relevant hand- and computer-based methods.
- 4
Design prestressed concrete beams for service and strength requirements.
- 5
Assess the reliability basis for limit state design and its use in bridge assessment, including descriptions of the basic variables.
- 6
Appraise bridge inspection and management procedures, including levels of assessment and condition rating approaches.
- 7
Work effectively in a bridge design team and communicate professional decisions to specialist and/or non-specialist audiences.
Workload and teaching
2 hours lectures, 2 hours of practical classes and 8 hours of private study per week.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Colin Caprani
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jeffrey Walker
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for CIV5170?
CIV5170 has no prerequisites.
When is CIV5170 offered?
In 2020, CIV5170 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.