Rr410109 Bridge Engineering

Code No: RR410109 Set No.
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IV B.Tech I Semester Regular Examinations, November 2007
BRIDGE ENGINEERING
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) What are the four standard types of live loads consider in the code. Explain
them in detail.
(b) Explain impact effect for IRC class A or B loading and for IRC class AA OR
76R loading. [8+8]
2. Write short notes on the following:
(a) Concrete grades

(b) Permissible stresses in concrete and steel
(c) Mix design procedure [16]
3. Explain the traffic aspects of high way bridges in detail. [16]
4. Design the box culvert with the following data:

Inside diameter 3.5m × 3.5m
Live load IRC class A
Density of soil 18 KN/m3
Angle of Repose 300
Use M25 grade concrete and Fe415 steel [16]
5. (a) Give the classification of culverts based on construction of structures.

(b) What are the component parts in concrete slab culvert and explain them
briefly.
(c) Give expression to calculate the effective width of dispersion for single con-
centrated load as per IS 456-2000. [4+6+6]
6. (a) What do you understand by balanced cantilever bridge.

(b) What are the component parts in balanced cantilever bridge and explain them.
(c) What are the advantages of balanced cantilever design over simply supported
girder design. [4+6+6]
7. (a) What is the difference between bow string girder bridge and arch bridge (with
out bow string).
(b) Give the expression for horizontal thrust and bending moments with and with-
out consideration temperature effects. [8+8]
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8. The following figure 8. shows the section of a stone masonry abutment used for a
highway bridge together with the forces acting per unit length of the abutment
Safe bearing capacity of soil 150 KN/m2

Coefficient of friction between masonry and soil = 0.5
Density of stone masonry = 25 KN/m3
Compute the stresses developed at the base and check for the stability of the abut-
ment. [16]
Figure 8
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BRIDGE ENGINEERING
(Civil Engineering)
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1. Write short notes on the following.

(a) IRC class A and class B loading
(b) Types of Dead loads
(c) Seismic Forces
(d) Secondary Stresses [4 × 4=16]
2. Write short notes on the following.
(a) Requirements to obtain a good design bridge structure
(b) Concrete grade for a bridge structure and its stresses
(c) Elastic design coefficients
(d) Curtailment of bars [4 × 4=16]
3. (a) Explain the basic parameters that influence the design of concrete mix.
(b) What are the permissible stresses in prestressing steel? [8+8]
4. Design the box culvert with the following data:
Live load IRC class A
Angle of Repose 300
Use M25 grade concrete and Fe415 steel [16]
5. (a) In what circumstances the skew slab culverts are adopted.
(b) Give the reinforcement details in skew slab culvert (Plan at bottom and top).
(c) At what exceedence of angle, the rigorous analysis is desirable in skew slab
culverts. [4+6+6]
6. An R.C.C TEE beam and slab girder deck is required for the crossings of a national
highway. The data available is as follows.
D Clear width of road way = 15m, Footpaths - one metre on either side
Effective span = 20m, Thickness of wearing coat =100mm
Live load = I.R.C Class - AA
Number of main girders = 8
Adopt M-20 grade concrete and Fe-415 grade steel
Spacing of cross girders = 4m, spacing of main girders = 2.0m
Design one of the interior panels of deck slabs and one of the exterior girders and
sketch the details of reinforcements. [16]
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out bow string).
8. (a) What is Abutment and give typical reinforced concrete abutment

(b) What are the forces considered while designing the abutment. [8+8]
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BRIDGE ENGINEERING
(Civil Engineering)
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1. (a) What are the factors considered while selecting a particular type of bridge.
(b) Explain the IRC class AA loading (tracked and wheeled) in detail. [8+8]
2. (a) Explain the stress-strain relationship for concrete.
(b) Explain creep and shrinkage in concrete. [8+8]
3. (a) Explain the basic parameters that influence the design of concrete mix.
(b) What are the permissible stresses in prestressing steel? [8+8]
4. Design the box culvert with the following data
Live load IRC class AA (tracked)
Angle of Repose 300
Type of road - one lane
Height of embankment above the box = 1.2m
Use M30 grade concrete and Fe415 steel
Type of stream: Non - perennial. [16]
5. (a) In which situations the pipe and box culverts are preferable.
(b) What are the design loads considered while designing the box culvert. [8+8]
6. An R.C.C TEE beam and slab girder deck is required for the crossings of a national
highway. The data available is as follows.
D Clear width of road way = 15m, Footpaths - one metre on either side
Effective span = 20m, Thickness of wearing coat =100mm
Live load = I.R.C Class - AA
Number of main girders = 8
Spacing of cross girders = 4m, spacing of main girders = 2.0m
Design one of the interior panels of deck slabs and one of the exterior girders and
sketch the details of reinforcements. [16]
out bow string).
8. (a) What is Abutment and give typical reinforced concrete abutment
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(b) What are the forces considered while designing the abutment. [8+8]
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BRIDGE ENGINEERING
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1. (a) What are the forces considered while designing the bridge structure.
(b) Explain the seismic force effect in detail. [8+8]
2. Explain the traffic aspects of highway bridges in detail . [16]
3. Explain the traffic aspects of high way bridges in detail. [16]
4. A reinforced concrete box culvert is required for a national highway crossing. The
clear vent way of the box culvert is 4m by 4m. Design box culvert assuming a
superimposed dead load of 12 KN/m2 and a live load of 50 KN/ m2 . The density
of the earth is 16KN/ m3 . Angle of repose of soil is 300 . Adopt M-20 grade concrete
and Fe-415 grade steel. Sketch the details of reinforcement in the box culvert. [16]
5. (a) Give the classification of culverts based on construction of structures.
(b) What are the component parts in concrete slab culvert and explain them
briefly.
(c) Give expression to calculate the effective width of dispersion for single con-
centrated load as per IS 456-2000. [4+6+6]
6. (a) Give the sketches of continuous reinforced bridges.
(b) What are the advantages of continuous girder bridges over the simply sup-
ported girder bridges. [8+8]
7. The bow string girder superstructure have the following data.
Clear span 30 m
No of lanes Two
Width bearing at each support 1.2m
Width of road way 7.5m
Design the following components:
(a) Deck slab
(b) cross- beams
(c) suspenders
(d) arch rib [16]
8. What are the factors affecting the bridge failures. Explain [16]
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Code No: RR410109 Set No.

2. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Concrete grades

3. Explain the traffic aspects of high way bridges in detail. [16]

4. Design the box culvert with the following data:

5. (a) Give the classification of culverts based on construction of structures.

6. (a) What do you understand by balanced cantilever bridge.

Safe bearing capacity of soil 150 KN/m2

1. Write short notes on the following.

8. (a) What is Abutment and give typical reinforced concrete abutment

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