This is a high-level bridge class, only for those with significant design experience

PREREQUISITE:

The participants are required to take a prerequisite web-based course 130081P, General Superstructure Design Considerations. The course can be found at the following link.

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/training/course_search.aspx?tab=0&key=130081&sf=0&course_no=130081P

Please have the participants bring their certification to the course. The certification can be printed after the assessment is completed online.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This updated course describes Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) for steel and concrete highway bridge superstructures. It provides a combination of instructor-led discussions and workshop exercises. The course also includes LRFD theory applied to design examples and illustrates step-by-step LRFD design procedures. The curriculum follows the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, 7th Edition, 2014 (AASHTO LRFD), including the approved 2015 Interims. The training includes the extensive use of student exercises and example problems to demonstrate overall design, detailing, and construction principles addressed in the reference materials. It affords hands-on experience in LRFD design and detailing of highway bridge superstructures. The curriculum materials are comprised of a comprehensive reference manual (FHWA Publication No. FHWA-NHI-15-047), lecture and workshop exercises intended to promote or enhance a working knowledge of AASHTO LRFD, and a participant workbook for lecture notes and exercises.

The curriculum includes the following major topics:

• Generals superstructure design considerations

• Preliminary design concepts for steel I-girder superstructures

• Steel I-girder design

• Preliminary design concepts for prestressed concrete superstructures

• Prestressed concrete I-girder design

• Spliced prestressed concrete girder bridges

 Registration and continental breakfast are available 30 Min. prior to the class start time

Please see the course brochure for more details and complete agenda