National Steel Bridge Alliance


Education

Fundamentals of Steel Bridge Engineering – Design Course

SR 32 Bridge over Stony Creek

This is a comprehensive semester-long steel bridge design course intended to be used by university instructors and consultants who host internal training to teach steel bridge design. The material is available in PowerPoint format and includes detailed teaching notes that can be referenced by the instructor or used for self-study. The content is closely tied to the NSBA Steel Bridge Design Handbook. 

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Steel Bridge Forums

Steel Bridge Forums are a full day immersion into steel bridge design, fabrication, and erection. They are taught by premier subject matter experts, and typical topics include curved girder design, effects of skewed supports on girder behavior, and design for constructability. It's a great way to immediately increase your understanding of steel bridges and network with industry colleagues.

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Modern Steel Construction Articles

For decades, Modern Steel magazine has been a tremendous source of informational steel bridge articles. There are hundreds of free articles available including the Steel Centurion series, Bridge Crossings series, and historic MSC bridge reprints.



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World Steel Bridge Symposium

The World Steel Bridge Symposium (WSBS) brings together bridge design engineers, construction professionals, academics, transportation officials, fabricators, erectors, and constructors to discuss and learn state-of-the-art practices for enhancing steel bridge design, fabrication, and construction techniques. 

 

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Steel Centurion Series

Our nation's rich past was built on immovable determination and innovation that found a highly visible expression in the construction of steel bridges. The Steel Centurion series offers a testament to notable accomplishments of prior generations and celebrates the durability and strength of steel by showcasing bridges more than 100 years old that are still in service today. 

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Steel Bridge Design Handbook

The original Highway Structures Design Handbook was produced by US Steel in the 1970s. The project was subsequently taken over by AISC. Now, with federal grant money, FHWA, NSBA and HDR Engineering (principal engineer), have completed updating the Handbook. Each of the 19 volumes and six design examples were all written by prominent engineers and reviewed by a committee organized by NSBA. 

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