Session II: Bridge Design – Approximate Methods in the Design of Bridges

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Description

This second session is intended to go in more depth in the approach to design of bridges. It will explain approximate methods for calculating demand on bridges due to Live Loads using both the Lever Rule method as well as the approximate tables for calculating live load distribution for the design of the superstructure and substructure.
Calculation of demand from Live Load will be explained for both superstructure and substructure.

Course will award 1.5 hours of continuing education
This course is Diamond Review approved in 49 states. New York does not accept hours from recordings.

Bridge Design Webinar Bundle: https://www.pathlms.com/ncsea/product_bundles/897

Contributors

Tony Shkurti, Ph.D., S.E., P.E.

Tony Shkurti, Ph.D., S.E., P.E., is an HNTB Fellow and Associate Vice President, serves as a Great Lakes bridge lead engineer, and is a nationally recognized authority in structural engineering. His research includes seismic retrofit of bridge substructures, redundancy of bridge superstructures, bracing systems, fatigue and fracture behavior of steel bridges, infrastructure security risk assessment and mitigation and vehicular impact analysis. He has presented and published in numerous venues, and currently serves as the Immediate Past President of the SEAOI Board of Directors.

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Description

Contributors

Tony Shkurti, Ph.D., S.E., P.E.