Babu Banarasi Das University

Department of Civil Engineering

MTE 2202 Bridge Engineering
Name of the Faculty: Kumar vanshaj
LECTURE PLAN

Unit Lecture Text

WEEK SI.No. Topics Chapters
no. No. Books

1 1 History of Bridge Development: Classification of bridges, Selection of bridge sites,

Bridge alignment, Sub-surface investigations
1
#1 2 22 Jan - 25 Jan 2 Bridge Hydrology, Flood discharge, waterways, scour depth, depth of foundation, standards 1
of loadings,
3 3 Types of loads, impact effect, wind loads, seismic forces, buoyancy, earth pressure
2
4 4 Loadings on various bridges, traffic requirements
5,6 5 Bridge Super structure: Superstructure elements, Bridge flooring
29 Jan - 02 Feb 1 3
7,8 6 Design of slab bridges
9,10 7 Revision
05 Feb - 09 Feb
11,12 8 Design of Girder Bridge 1 3
#2
13 9 Revision
14 10 Theory for Prestressed concrete bridges, plate girder bridges, Suspension bridges Bridge bea 8,10
12 Feb - 16 Feb 1
15 11 Joints in bridges, Cable stayed bridges, Truss bridges. 12,15,16
16 12 Revision
17 13 Bridge Foundation & Substructure:Settlements
18 14 Allowable soil pressures, types of foundations
26 Feb- 05 Mar 1 18
19 15 Design of pile foundation
20 16 Foundation failures
#3
21 17 Revision
22 18 Design of piers and abutments
09 Mar- 16 Mar 1 17
23 19 Wing walls and approaches and cofferdams (Concepts only)
24 20 Revision
25 21 Bridge Construction & Maintenance:Erection of steel
1 23
26 22 Girder bridges
19 Mar- 23 Mar
27 23 Revision
28 24 Truss bridges
1 23
29 25 Suspension bridges
30 26 Revision
26 Mar- 31 Mar
#4 31 27 Maintenance of bridges, bridge testing for safe carrying capacity 1 23
 26 Mar- 31 Mar
#4
32 28 Revision
33 29 Strengthening of bridges 1 23
34 30 Revision
02 Apr- 06 Apr
35 31 Aesthetical treatments 1 23
36 32 Revision
37,38,39,40 09 Apr- 13 Apr 33 Complete Syllabus Revision
Text Books
1 Krishna Raju.N., "Design of Bridges", fourth edition Oxford & IBM Publishing Co, Bombay
2 Ponnuswamy, S., “Bridge Engineering”, Tata McGraw - Hill, New Delhi.
3 Bindra S.P., “Bridge Engineering”, DhanpatRai& Sons.
 Completion
Pages
Date

Pg 1-17

Pg 19-46

Pg 50-80

Pg 50-80

Pg 165-245
Pg 412-469

Pg 489-501

Pg 473-486

Pg 541-556

Pg 541-556

Pg 541-556
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Pg 541-556
 Contract Management
1,2,3 aspects of contraction, laws related to contracts, land acquisition
3,4 labour safety and welfare
5,6 Different types of contracts, their relative advantages and disadvantages
7, Elements of tender, process of tendering pre-qualification of contracts
8 Evaluation of tenders, contract negotiation and award of work
9 contract extra items, settlements of disputes

arbitrati
on and
commiss
ioning of
10 project.