Presentation of major bridge projects. Design principles, methods of construction. Design of bridges. 
Static and dynamic models of bridge structures. Slab and continuous body structures.
Static and dynamic models of bridge structures. Slab and beam structures, box shaped bridges.
The grid model for the analysis of bridge structures.
Support of bridge structures and its modelling. Oblique and curved bridges.
Torsional parameters of elements for the analysis of framed structures.
Introduction to thin walled beams. Comparison between open and closed sections.
Analysis of warping due to torsion. Stress state due to the warping restrain.
The concept of bimoment and its relation to the stress state. The basic equation of torsional behavior and its practical treatment through the analogy with the laterally loaded tensioned beam. 
Box-girder bridges. Rectilinear girders under eccentric traffic loading.
Stress-state due to the deformability of cross-section profile under eccentric loading.
Curved box-girders in bridge design. Determination of longitudinal bending and torsional state-of-stress. Lateral response of section walls.
Influence of prestressing on the curved girders of bridges. Reducing the torsional response through prestressing.

Κατεύθυνση: Analysis courses
Διδακτικές μονάδες: 6
Εξάμηνο: Fall
Type: Course
Free Access: No
Audience: students only
Language: gr