Course detail

Concrete Bridges 2 (KON)

FAST-NLB032Acad. year: 2025/2026

Type of bridges and technology of construction. Effect of prestressing. Modelling and analysis of bridges. Typical structures: flyovers, urban bridges, highway viaducts, bridges across rivers and deep valleys.
Special problems of design and construction of bridges built on the stationary and launch scaffolding, cantilever bridges, incrementally launched bridges, precast girder bridges, precast segmental bridges, arch bridges.
Suspension and cable-stayed bridges. Pedestrian bridges.
Bridges designed for effects of the mining subsidence. Bridges designed in seismic areas.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Radim Nečas, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Concrete and Masonry Structures (BZK)

Entry knowledge

design of roads and bridges, design of concrete structures, prestressed concrete, design of simple concrete bridges

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Aims

To learn designing of all type of concrete bridges for bridging over different barriers.
To gain knowledge about basic methods of the bridges construction including their effects on structural design.
To gain essential knowledge about design of special types of bridges in some special conditions.
A student gains these knowledge and skills:
• Virtue for designing all type of concrete bridges for bridging over different barriers.
• Knowledge of basic methods of the bridges construction including their effects on structural design.
• Essential knowledge about design of special types of bridges in some special conditions.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

MENN, Christian. Prestressed Concrete Bridges. Birkhäuser Verlag, 1991. ISBN 0817624147. (EN)
STRÁSKÝ, Jiří. Betonové mosty. Praha: ČSSI, 2001. ISBN 80-86426-05-X. (CS)
ŠAFÁŘ, Roman. Betonové mosty 2. Přednášky. Praha: ČVUT, 2014. ISBN 978-80-01-05543-4. (CS)

Recommended reading

Elektronické studijní opory FAST VUTStráský Jiří, Nečas Radim. Technologie výstavby mostů. 43 stran, 2009; Stráský Jiří, Nečas Radim. Analýza betonových mostů. 61 stran, 2009; Stráský Jiří, Nečas Radim. Vybrané problémy navrhování mostů. 83 stran, 2009 (CS)
HOLST, Ralph a HOLST, Karl, Heinz. Brücken aus Stahlbeton und Spannbeton. Berlin: Ernst und Sohn, 2013. ISBN: 978-3-433-02953-4. (DE)
JANDA, Lubor, KLEISNER, Zdeněk a ZVARA, Jozef. Betonové mosty. Praha: SNTL, 1988. (CS)
LIEBENBERG, A. C. Concrete Bridge - Design and Construction. New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1992. ISBN 0470218657. (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme NPC-SIK Master's 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radim Nečas, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Type of bridges and technology of construction. Effect of prestressing.
  • 2. Modelling and analysis of bridges.
  • 3. Analysis of slab and girder bridge.
  • 4. Analysis of box girder bridges.
  • 5. Method of substitute girder grillage.
  • 6. Typical structures: flyovers, urban bridges, highway viaducts, bridges across rivers and deep valleys.
  • 7. Special problems of design and construction of bridges built on the stationary and launch scaffolding, cantilever bridges.
  • 8. Special problems of design and construction of incrementally launched bridges, precast girder bridges.
  • 9. Special problems of design and construction of precast segmental bridges.
  • 10. Analysis and special problems of design and construction of arch bridges.
  • 11. Suspension and cable-stayed bridges.
  • 12. Pedestrian bridges.
  • 13. Bridges designed for effects of the mining subsidence. Bridges designed in seismic areas.

Exercise

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Radim Nečas, Ph.D.

Syllabus

  • 1. Effect of prestressing on bridge structures. Continuous box girder bridge – design, scheme of longitudinal and transversal section, load, structural model, structural solution in longitudinal direction – dead load.
  • 2. Design of prestressing reinforcement, effects of prestressing.
  • 3. Structural solution in longitudinal direction – varying load, combination of internal forces.
  • 4. Serviceability limit state – stress and cracks limitation. Correction.
  • 5. Ultimate limit state – bending moment. Drawing of prestressing cables.
  • 6. Ultimate limit state – shear force and torsion.
  • 7. Design of shearing reinforcement.
  • 8. Design of reinforcement in transverse direction.
  • 9. Correction.
  • 10. Design and review of cross beam.
  • 11. Drawing of passive reinforcement, technical report, completion.
  • 12. Final correction.
  • 13. Design submission. Credit.