Course Number
565.623
Primary Program
Course Format
Online

Through lectures, design problems and existing bridge examples, this course illustrates basic bridge knowledge from preliminary design to final design of major structural components. The course covers conventional bridges and other bridge types, including concrete segmental box girders, arch bridges, and cable-stayed bridges. The course is not intended to provide students with intensive training in any particular area of bridge design. The course requires problem solving, a term project, and a final exam. A background in reinforced concrete design and steel design is required. Prerequisite(s): Open to EP Civil Engineering students only, or students who have taken a first (undergraduate) course in Steel Design and Reinforced Concrete Design.

Course Offerings

There are no sections currently offered, however you can view a sample syllabus from a prior section of this course.