Steel: A History of Strength. A Future of Possibilities.

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Toronto Bridge Course
April 10 & 11, 2012, Toronto, Ontario

Steel Bridges – Design, Fabrication and Erection

Venue
Delta Toronto Airport West

Times
8:00 a.m. Registration (Day 1)
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Course (Day 1 & Day 2)

Course description
This course covers the design, fabrication and construction of steel bridges based on CAN/CSA-S6-06, Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code and S6S1-10, Supplement #1. The course is intended to provide understanding on design theory and the rationale behind Code provisions as well as the application of specific Code formulae and requirements. The practical and economical aspects of fabrication, erection, choice of material and their impact on design will also be emphasized.

The presentations and the Course Notes include four design examples illustrating extensive design calculations for I-girders and box girders of straight and curved configurations. Topics receiving greater emphasis in 2011 include fatigue and brittle fracture, integral abutments, aesthetics and sustainability. Traditional topics such as design process and economics, highway bridge loads and methods of analysis, I-girder design, straight and curved box girder design, wind and seismic effects, fabrication and economical details, construction and erection methods have been updated.

Major changes and new provisions that were introduced in the tenth edition of CAN/CSA-S6 and affect the design of steel girders will be highlighted.

Who should attend?
     • bridge designers
     • bridge engineers with federal, provincial and
            municipal bridge departments
     • engineers in steel fabrication and erection
     • civil engineering professors with interests in bridges

Registration
Advance - by March 11, 2012:
CISC Members Price: $660 - non-Member: $740
After March 11, 2012:
CISC Members Price: $740 - non-Members: $825

CSCE Members* 

Please click here to link to online registration.

Included Publication

         

Course Leaders

Gilbert Grondin, Ph.D., P.Eng
James Montgomery, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Paul King, P.Eng.