BRIDGE DESIGN

BRIDGES ARE THE STRUCTURES INTENDED TO CARRY RAILROAD TRAFFIC, HIGHWAY TRAFFIC OR BOTH OF THESE
TOGETHER OVER A CROSSING WHICH MAY MAY BE A WATER
BODY , CANYON OR ANOTHER LINE OF TRAFFIC.

COMPONENT OF BRIDGE

COMPONENT OF BRIDGE

TYPES OF BRIDGES

DECK TYPE BRIDGE- A deck type bridge is one

having its floor resting on top of all the main

carring member.

THROUGH TYPE BRIDGE- A through bridge has

its floor resting on the lower portion of the
main carrying members, thus placing the
bracing over the traffic.

SEMI-THROUGH BRIDGE
DOUBLE DECK BRIDGE
I-BEAM BRIDGE
PLATE GIRDER BRIDGE
ORTHOTROPIC BRIDGE
TRUSS GIRDER BRIDGE
SUSPENSION BRIDGE

ACCORDING TO THE STRUCTURAL

LAYOUT OF THE MAIN CARRYING
MEMBER
1. SIMPLE SPAN BRIDGE
2. CONTINOUS BRIDGE
3. CANTILEVER BRIDGE
4. ARCH BRIDGE

ACCORDING TO THE LEVEL OF CROSSING

1. OVER BRIDGE
2. UNDER BRIDGE
ACCORDING TO THE NATURE OF THE MOVEMENT
OF THE BRIDGE GIRDERS
FIXED BRIDGE
MOVABLE BRIDGE

ACCORDING TO SPAN BRIDGE

SHORT BRIDGE- BRIDGE SPANNING BETWEEN 30
TO 60 M

INTERMEDIATE BRIDGE- BRIDGE SPANNING

BETWEEN 60 TO 120 M

LONG BRIDGE- BRIDGE SPANNING BETWEEN 120

TO 180 M.

CHOICE OF THE BRIDGE

THE PRIME CONSIDERATION IN SELECTING THE TYPE OF STRUCTURE
FOR A STEEL BRIDGE IS COST OF A BRIDGE IS MINIMUM WHEN THE
COMBINED COST OF ITS SUPER STRUCTURE AND SUBSTRUCTURE IS
MINIMUM .

ACCORDING TO SPAN

Type of bridge
I-beam
Riveted plate girder
Welded plate girder
Truss girder
Suspension bridge

Span (m)
10
10-35
15-100
More than 30
More than 150

THE FLOOR SYSTEM

TYPES OF TRUSS BRIDGES

PLATE GIEDER BRIDGES

THROUGH TYPE BRIDGES

LOADS
1. DEAD LOAD
HUDSONS FORMULA
W=0.785A
WADELLS FORMULA
W=KL(W)1/2
W= WEIGHT OF TWO GIRDER WITH
BRACING SYSTEM
K= A CONSTANT (52.177 FOR DECK
BRIDGES)

L= EFFECTIVE SPAN OF THE

BRIDGE
W= HEAVIEST AXLE LOAD OF
ENGINE (KN)

W=0.817L