STEEL BRIDGES

PROF. V. KALYANARAMAN
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai 600036
email: kalyan@civil.iitm.ernet.in

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INTRODUCTION
CLASSIFICATION
LOADS & LOAD COMBINATIONS
ANALYSIS
PLATE GIRDER BRIDGES
TRUSS BRIDGES
SUMMARY
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INTRODUCTION
Advantages of Steel Bridges
Dead Load to Live Load Ratio is Lower
Longer spans, Lesser pier and foundation cost

Lesser Construction Depth

Lesser cost of embankment

Rapid Construction
Lower cost of money, Lesser disruption of traffic

Less Disruption to Traffic in Urban Environment

Lesser economic loss to community

Better Performance
Under fatigue, seismic load, impact load, blast load

Longer Life
Lower Life Cycle Cost
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CLASSIFICATION
Type of Traffic
Railway, Highway, Rail cum Roadway

Type of Main Structural System

Beam, Girder, Truss, Arch, Stayed, Suspended

Position of Carriage way

Deck type, Through type, Sem-through type

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TYPES OF BRIDGES AND SPAN RANGES

Type of
Bridge

Span Ranges (meters)

Cable
suspended
bridge
Cable
stayed
bridge
Arch Bridge
Rigid Frame
Bridge
Girder
Bridges
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MAIN STRUCTURAL SYSTEM

Girder Bridge
Plate Girder
Deck
Box Girder
Truss Girder

Orthotropic

Composite Deck

Rigid Frame Bridges

Arch Bridges
Cable Stayed Bridges
Cable Suspended Bridges
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PLATE GIRDER BRIDGE

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE (Composite Deck)

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BOX GIRDER BRIDGE (Orthotropic Deck)

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TRUSS BRIDGE (suspended central span)

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TRUSS BRIDGE (continuous span)

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TRUSS BRIDGE (sloping chord)

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TRUSS BRIDGE (Bailey Bridge)

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TRUSS BRIDGE

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TRUSS BRIDGE (connection gusset)

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ARCH BRIDGE

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CABLE SUSPENDED BRIDGE

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CABLE SUSPENDED BRIDGE

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CABLE SUSPENDED BRIDGE

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CABLE STAYED BRIDGE

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SUMMARY
Different types of Bridge systems are
economical over different span
lengths
Details of common bridge systems
were discussed
An example of truss type bridge was
presented
Construction details of a suspension
bridge was presented.
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