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| GCIV0642-1 | Bridge project
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| Duration : | 40h Pr, 40h Proj. |
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| Lecturer : | Vincent De Ville De Goyet |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| The aim of the course is to realise a bridge project from the preliminary design to the final design on the basis of technical requirements.
The pre-design will define the typology, the static schema and the main dimensions of the structure.
The final design will consist of computing the structure and its main elements by using the theoritical courses in the field of steel structures and/or concrete ones and of the Eurocodes.
The students will be guided by teachers and/or engineers from engineering office. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| During the course, the students will work in small groups, on the project which has been defined in the presence and with the help of teachers, assistants or professional engineers.
It is expected from them to, based on a specification that will be presented, realise the project of a bridge through the following steps:
- Completion of a pre-design: type of bridge, static schema, main dimensions
- Project: definition of the main internal forces, design of the main sections, bearings, piers, foundations.
For the pre-design, it will nbe ecessary to define the typology of the bridge on basis of exchanges, discussions concerning the road accesses, the relief, the integration in the environment. Several solutions will presented, pre-designed by simple calculations and drawn by hand with the good scale. The final choice will be justified and all results will be presented in a first report. (2 x 4 hours).
The study of the project will consist of designing the bridge to detail level that allow to establish a bill of quantities and possibly an estimate of the cost of the bridge. Quantities should be defined and a construction method proposed.
The design involves the drafting of a calculation report with:
- Assumptions (geometry, materials and laods)
- The calculation of forces in the structure
- Determination of the forces and displacements at supports and expansion joints
- Design of sections (steel or concrete according to the chosen option)
- The study of the transverse behaviour
- Calculation of a foundation
- The proposed construction method
(5 sessions of 4 hours)
Each session will begin with an introduction. Students have to use documents whose references will be made available. All computer calculated results will be validated by a manual calculation approach, otherwise it will not be taken into account.
The project will be presented in a summary report containing the conclusions of each chapter. The detailed calculations are given in the Annexes. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Knowledge of solids mechanics and structural mechanics.
The course ""Conception et excecution des structures et des ponts" has to be taken at the same time. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The teachers explain the principle of the design at the begining of each course |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| face to face |
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Recommended or required readings :
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The two reports will receive a cotation. The examination will be an oral presentation, with the group. After the presentation, each student will have to answer alone to one personal question. |
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Work placement(s) :
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Organizational remarks :
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| The course is given during the 2nd quadrimestre, on thursday, at the same time as the course "Conception des strucures et des ponts".
Due to organization reasons, several hours will devoted more directly to the bridge design. |
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Contacts :
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| Vincent de Ville - vdeville@greisch.com
secrétary: 04.366.96.29 |
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