CIV4280 · Monash University
Bridge design and assessment
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 4
- Workload
- ≈ 12 h / week
- Faculty
- Engineering
What it covers
Essential aspects of highway bridge design, assessment and rehabilitation. Criteria for selection of bridge types, which are most prevalent. Examine structure as a whole, and implement the analysis and design of the bridge deck and the supporting members. Relevant strength and serviceability limit states applied to the design of the bridge, life-cycle performance and risk assessment, material degradation, corrosion, fatigue and time-dependent deformations of reinforced and prestressed concrete elements of the bridge, structural rehabilitation and repair techniques.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Final assessmenthurdle | Examination | 50% |
| Projecthurdle | Project | 30% |
| Quizzeshurdle | Quiz / Test | 5% |
| Practice classesshurdle | Quiz / Test | 15% |
Hurdle tasks must be passed regardless of your overall mark.
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On-campus |
| Malaysia | On-campus |