CET 292 - Structural Detail & Modeling

Credits: 4
Lecture Hours: 4
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: Voc/Tech

This course will introduce the student to fundamental practices of structural drafting, detailing, and modeling utilizing current CAD software used by industry. The student will learn components of a typical bridge structure including abutment and pier types, bridge beam details, bridge deck details, bridge berm details, and other miscellaneous structural details. Utilizing CAD, the student will develop and detail and structural design, including 3D modeling a bridge. MicroStation Connect and OpenBridge Designer will be utilized.
Prerequisite: CET 260
Competencies

Explain concepts of current design software
1. Review CAD platform
2. Recall location of basic tools
3. Introduce 3D modeling CAD platform
4. Make sense of tools and processes to execute commands
Read Structural Plans.
1. Discuss and explain the different items that make up a structural plat set
2. Explain how all the views (top, elevation, section) are developed to define the intent of the structure design
3. Explain how roadway design influences structural design and vice versa
Explain the different types of bridge components
1. Define Abutment Types and terms
2. Define Pier Types and terms
3. Define Deck Details and terms
4. Define beam types and terms
5. Define foundation types and terms
Develop a Bridge layout utilizing CAD software
1. Identify the appropriate disciplines needed to complete layout and identify correct CAD files needed
2. Review appropriate design standards to assist development of bridge layout.
Develop details of a bridge design utilizing CAD software
1. Create abutment sheets including reinforcing layout
2. Create pier sheets including reinforcing layout
3. Create deck sheets including reinforcing layout
Develop Grading plan around bridge abutments utilizing CAD software
1. Identify the needed elevation criterial to layout standard bridge berms
2. Create bridge berm tables
3. Site model a 3D model of bridge berms
Develop Quantities, Bar Lists, and Elevation Tables
1. Generate concrete quantities from design
2. Develop reinforcing quantities including bar tables and bend details
3. Generate elevation tables from roadway alignment/profile and from 3D model
Build a CAD model of a Bridge using modeling software
1. Identify and utilized tools to build the model.
2. Explain how the use of other roadway design files are used for bridge model development

Competencies Revised Date: 2020