An Intimation to Civil Engineers : Bridge Design Workshop Held in Chennai 2014

Workshop Structure

The workshop has the following modules:

1. Lecture: Introduction to bridge design and working of different types of bridges
2. Design session: Each team will design their own bridge using a simulator
3. Fabrication: With the design obtained in the design session and the raw material provided by us each team will fabricate their own model bridge
4. Testing: Each bridge fabricated by the teams will be tested for maximum load taken

Outcomes:

• Certificate of participation from Civil Simplified to all the participants
• Career Guidance and Counseling by IIT alumni
• Better Chances to pursue higher education in IITs/Universities abroad
• Useful to develop good B.Tech/M.Tech projects

Certification:

• Civil Simplified
• Technex'14, IIT (BHU) Varanasi
Top performers will be invited to Grand Finale of Civil Simplified - Bridge Design Challenge which will be held in March 2014 at Technex'14, IIT (BHU) Varanasi

Awards:

• Best Design Award: To the team which builds the bridge with maximum efficiency
• Best Fabrication Award: To the team which fabricates the bridge perfectly
• Best Innovation Award: To the team which comes up with an innovative truss

Uniqueness:

Content designed, developed and delivered by IIT Kanpur graduates


Course Content:

• Introduction to types of bridges
• Structural response to moving loads
• Truss analysis using a simulator
• Live Demonstration and practical examples
• Group discussions and presentations

Suggested for :

• Civil Engineering Students (B.E/B.S/B.Tech)

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