Mario Fontana: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2018

Award: The Golden Owl
Name Prof. em. Dr. Mario Fontana
FieldBaustatik und Konstruktion
Address
Inst. f. Baustatik u. Konstruktion
ETH Zürich, HIL D 36.1
Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5
8093 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
E-mailfontana@ibk.baug.ethz.ch
DepartmentCivil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
RelationshipProfessor emeritus

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
101-0138-00LBridge Design6 credits4GT. Vogel, M. Fontana
AbstractOverview on the basics of design and execution of concrete, steel and composite bridges, introduction to the conceptual design process; knowledge of the major construction methods and the function of structural elements.
ObjectiveOverview on the basics of design and execution of concrete, steel and composite bridges, introduction to the conceptual design process; knowledge of the major construction methods and the function of structural elements.
ContentIntroduction, historical retrospection, design boundary conditions and requirements, structural analysis and dimensioning, bridges as spatial structures, superstructure, equipment.
Composite bridges, plate girders, diaphragms, assembly of steel and composite bridges.
Girder bridges, free cantilevering method, arch bridges, frame and slab bridges, cable stayed bridges, skew and curved bridges, external post-tensioning, bridge piers, abutments, foundations.
Pedestrian and railway bridges.
Lecture notesLecture notes
LiteratureMenn, C: "Prestressed Concrete Bridges", Birkhäuser Verlag, Basel-Boston-Berlin, 1990, 535 pp.
101-1187-00LColloquium "Structural Engineering"0 credits2KB. Stojadinovic, E. Chatzi, M. Fontana, A. Frangi, W. Kaufmann, B. Sudret, T. Vogel
AbstractProfessors from national and international universities, technical experts from private industry as well as research associates of the Institute of Structural Engineering (IBK) are invited to present recent research results and specific projects. The colloquium is addressed to students, academics as well as practicing engineers.
ObjectiveBecome acquainted with recent research results in structural engineering.