NATIONALINSTITUTEOFTECHNOLOGY,SRINAGAR

1. NameoftheDepartment:    DepartmentofCivilEngineering
2. SubjectCode:CIVͲ802    CourseTitle:BRIDGEENGINEERING
3. ContactHours:  L:2   T:1    P:0
4. ExaminationDuration(Hrs.): MinorͲI:1; MinorͲII:1; Major:3
5. RelativeWeightage:MinorͲI:20; MinorͲII:20; Major:50; ClassPerformance:10
6. Credits:  3  
7. Semester:  8th(Spring) 
8. PreͲrequisite: Nil
9. Objective:Theobjectiveistoimpartdesignconceptsofbridgeswhichcanbeutilizedinreal
practicefordesignofvarioustypesofbridges.

DetailsofCourse
Lecture
S.No. Contents Hours
1 Introduction to Bridges: types of Bridges, standard loads on Bridges. 3
Scourdepth,Afflux.

2 InfluenceLinediagramsforBridgeTrusses.Criteriaformaximumforces 8
underseriesofmovingloads(StandardI.R.CLoading).

3 DesignofFootbridgesandCulverts. 3

4 Design of Trussed Bridges subjected to Standard IRC loading (ClassͲB, 6
ClassͲA,ClassͲAAandClassͲ70R).

5 Designofsteelbridges:PlateGirderBridgeandCompositeBridges(Steel 8
Plate Girder and R.C.C Slab Type) subjected to Standard IRC loading
(ClassͲB,ClassͲA,ClassͲAAandClassͲ70R).

6 DesignofBridgeSlabssubjectedtoIRCloading. 8



Reference:
1. Victor,D.J.“EssentialsofBridgeEngineering”,OxfordandIBHPublishers,NewDelhi.
2. Ponnuswamy,S.”BridgeEngineering”,TataMcGrawHill,New
3. DesignofSteelStructures   By VizraniandRatwani
4. DesignofBridges    By KrishnaRaju
5. DesignofBridges    By Rakshit.