Bridge construction & Fatigue
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Submodule steel and composite bridge construction (WiSe)
- Load models for road, rail and pedestrian bridges
- Main and secondary load-bearing systems
- Modeling
- Cross-sections of bridge structures
- Bearings and supports
- Assembly issues of steel and composite bridge structures
- Calculation of construction stages
- Introduction to the verifications according to DIN EN 1993-2 and DIN EN 1994-2
Lifetime submodule & Fatigue (WiSe)
- Basics of fatigue
- Wöhler line
- Smith diagram
- Damage accumulation hypotheses
- Service life prediction for deterministic effects
- Nominal stress concept
- Structural stress concept
- Notch stress concept
- Introduction to fracture mechanics
- Proof of fatigue strength according to DIN EN 1993-1-9 and the various technical standards of EC3
Module information
- Master Civil Engineers
- 8th semester
- Partial module of the elective module steel construction in the specialization structural engineering
- 6 ECTS (4 SWS)
Further information as well as the lecture notes can be found in moodle. The password for the course will be announced in the course.