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    This document contains questions related to the design of bridges. It asks about different types of expansion bearings, forces acting on bridges, factors that foundations depend on, types of deep foundations, design of elastomeric pad bearings, design of well foundations, types of steel and reinforced concrete bearings, selection of bridge types, impact effect calculation, effective width of dispersion, when to use Courbon's method, and when to prefer tee beam and slab bridges. It also contains questions on continuous bridge advantages, box girder parts, purpose of articulation, cantilever and continuous bridge design principles, and Courbon's reaction factor and bending moment calculation.

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    This document contains questions related to the design of bridges. It asks about different types of expansion bearings, forces acting on bridges, factors that foundations depend on, types of deep foundations, design of elastomeric pad bearings, design of well foundations, types of steel and reinforced concrete bearings, selection of bridge types, impact effect calculation, effective width of dispersion, when to use Courbon's method, and when to prefer tee beam and slab bridges. It also contains questions on continuous bridge advantages, box girder parts, purpose of articulation, cantilever and continuous bridge design principles, and Courbon's reaction factor and bending moment calculation.

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    This document contains questions related to the design of bridges. It asks about different types of expansion bearings, forces acting on bridges, factors that foundations depend on, types of deep foundations, design of elastomeric pad bearings, design of well foundations, types of steel and reinforced concrete bearings, selection of bridge types, impact effect calculation, effective width of dispersion, when to use Courbon's method, and when to prefer tee beam and slab bridges. It also contains questions on continuous bridge advantages, box girder parts, purpose of articulation, cantilever and continuous bridge design principles, and Courbon's reaction factor and bending moment calculation.

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    Bridges Model Questions

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    This document contains questions related to the design of bridges. It asks about different types of expansion bearings, forces acting on bridges, factors that foundations depend on, types of deep foundations, design of elastomeric pad bearings, design of well foundations, types of steel and reinforced concrete bearings, selection of bridge types, impact effect calculation, effective width of dispersion, when to use Courbon's method, and when to prefer tee beam and slab bridges. It also contains questions on continuous bridge advantages, box girder parts, purpose of articulation, cantilever and continuous bridge design principles, and Courbon's reaction factor and bending moment calculation.

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    of 3

    Roll Number

    Design of Bridges
    Part A

    (5 x 2

    =10)
    1. Why movements are induced in superstructure?
    (L)
    2. Mention five types of expansion bearings.
    (L)
    3. State the forces acting on bridges.
    (R)
    4. Draw a neat sketch of anchor foundation.
    (R)
    5. What are the factors on which foundation design depend upon?
    (L)
    Part B
    (8 + 16 +16 =
    40)
    6. A) i) Draw a neat sketch of Plate girder showing ITS and LS
    (R)
    ii) State the difference between open caisson and pneumatic
    caisson.
    (R)
    iii)Explain sliding plate bearing with neat sketch
    (U)
    iv)How will you compute the rotation at the supports?
    (A)
    (Or)
    B)Enumerate different types of deep foundations (any 4) with sketches.
    (R)
    7. (A) Design an elastomeric pad bearing to support Tee beam girder of a
    major bridge using the following data:
    (C)
    Maximum dead load reaction per bearing = 330 KN
    Maximum Live load reaction per bearing = 500 KN
    Longitudinal force due to friction for each bearing = 30 KN
    Effective span of girder = 20m
    Estimated rotation at the bearing of the girder due to dead and live
    loads = 0.004 radians. Concrete used for Tee beam and bed block =
    M20 concrete.
    Shear strain due to creep, shrinkage and temperature = 5 x 10 -4.
    Sketch the details of bearing also
    (Or)

    Roll Number

    B) A well foundation is to be designed for an abutment of 10m x 5m base


    dimensions. The well is founded on a sandy soil. The data available are as
    follows:
    (C)
    Height of bearing above maximum scour level : 28 m ; Permissible horizontal
    displacement of the bearing level : 50m
    Height of abutment : 6m
    Total vertical load including weight of abutment and well: 20,000 KN
    Total lateral load At the scour level = 400 KN
    Submerged unit weight of soil : 9.5 KN/Cu.m
    Design the well and verify the stresses in the steining.
    8. A) Explain a) Steel Rocker Bearing b) R.C. Hinge (Rocker ) Bearing.
    (R)
    (Or)
    B)Explain different types of piers and abutments with neat sketches
    (R)

    1
    2
    3
    4
    5

    How will you select the type of bridges?


    (E)
    Why do you calculate impact effect on bridges?
    (L)
    What do you mean by effective width of dispersion?
    (R)
    When will you adopt Courbons method
    (U)
    When do you prefer Tee Beam and slab bridges?
    (L)
    Part B
    (8 + 16 + 16)
    6 A) (1) Write down the advantages of continuous bridges .
    (R)
    (2) Draw a neat sketch of Box girder and mention its parts.
    (U)
    (3) Why do you provide articulation?

    (L)

    (4) What are the different types of well foundation?

    (R)

    (Or)
    (B) Explain with sketches the three types of Caisson foundation.
    (A)

    Roll Number

    7 A) Discuss the design principles of balanced cantilever bridges


    (R)
    (Or)
    B) Discuss the design principles of continuous bridges.
    (R)
    8 A) Obtain Courbons reaction factor and the maximum bending moment in
    case of T beam bridge having the following details:
    (L)
    Roadway: 2 lanes
    Loading : IRC Class A;
    Number of main girders : 3 ;
    c/c spacing
    2.6m; span of the bridge: 16m
    ; Foot path : 1m on either side.
    (Or)
    (B) Design the reinforcement and show the details of reinforcement for
    articulation when D = 120cm, a= 40cm, B = 75 cm, where D is the depth
    of articulation, a is the distance of vertical reaction from articulation and
    B is the width of articulation. Vertical and Horizontal loads are 1000 KN and
    200 KN respectively.
    (L)

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