- Course No E – 1688
- PDH Units: 6
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- Course No E – 1688
- PDH Units: 6
$150.00
Intended Audience: Civil & Mechanical Engineers
PDH UNITS: 6
The Federal Highway Administration’s Bridge Inspector’s Reference Manual (BIRM) is a comprehensive manual on programs, procedures, and techniques for inspecting and evaluating a variety of in-service highway bridges. BIRM serves as the basis of a comprehensive National Highway Institute training program in bridge-safety inspection. The present 6-PDH course is based on BIRM’s Chapter 3, Bridge Terminology, and Chapter 5, Bridge Mechanics, and discusses
- major bridge components and elements;
- characteristics of decks, superstructures, and substructures;
- bridge response to loadings;
- bridge design methods, ratings, and span classifications;
- redundancy in bridge design; and
- bridge foundations.
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, you'll be able to:- Learn to recognize the major bridge components and shapes.
- Learn the common connections.
- Become aware of the characteristics of decks, superstructures, and substructures.
- Become familiar with the types and function of bearings.
- Understand a bridge’s response to loadings
- Learn about bridge design loadings and bridge design methods;
- Become familiar with bridge ratings, span classifications, and bridge roadway interactions;
- Understand the concept of redundancy as it applies to bridge design; and
- Become familiar with the various types of bridge foundations.
