Download PTU M.Tech. Civil Engg 2nd Semester 74303 ADVANCE BRIDGE DESIGN Question Paper

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Total No. of Questions : 08

Total No. of Pages : 02

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M.Tech. Civil Engg (2016 Batch) EL-I (Sem.-2)

ADVANCE BRIDGE DESIGN

Subject Code : MTCE-210

M.Code: 74303

Time: 3 Hrs.

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Max. Marks : 100

INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES :

1. Attempt any FIVE questions out of EIGHT questions.
2. Each question carries TWENTY marks.
3. Any missing data may be assumed appropriately.

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1. a) What are the factors to be considered in the selection of a suitable bridge site?
   b) How we do the choice of a bridge type?
2. a) Explain impact effect for IRC class A or B loading and for IRC class AA loading.
   b) What are the four standard types of live load considered in the code? Explain them in detail.
3. a) How does a finite difference method differ from finite element method?
   

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   b) Explain different types of expansion bearings used in girder bridges.
4. a) Differentiate abutment and pier. Enlist various forces which a designer must consider during analysis of these elements.
   b) Differentiate well foundation and caisson foundation. Discuss cases where each of these two types of foundations are suitable.
5. a) Describe Courbon's Method of loading in detail with the help of a suitable example.
   b) Write a short note on erection of bridge super structure.

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6. A group of nine friction piles of 200 mm diameter spaced at 0.5 m transfer a load of 400 kN into a 10 m thick clay layer with sand below. It penetrates to a depth of 6 m in the clay layer. Estimate the probable settlement of the pile group. Assuming water table is at ground level. Take water content = 39%, G = 2.7 and γ_sat = 20 kN/m³.
7. a) Discuss in detail different types of bridge maintenance.
   b) Write a short note on behavior of bridges under dynamic loads.
8. Explain briefly with suitable sketches the component parts and structural actions of truss bridges, cable-stayed bridges and suspension bridges.

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