Exam Details
| Subject | Analysis And Design Of Bridges | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Diploma In Civil Engineering (DCLEVI) / Advanced Level Certificate In Civil Engineering (ACCLEVI) | |
| Department | School of Engineering & Technology (SOET) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
Provide a classification of bridges.
What are the various investigations required for selection of a bridge site
2. Briefly discuss the following in reference to design of bridges
Impact load due to vehicles
Longitudinal forces due to stopping and accelerating vehicles
3. Provide preliminary dimensions for a slab culvert to suit the following data
Effective span 6m
Thickness of wearing coat 80 mm
Width of road 7·5 m
Loading: IRC Class-A loads
Sketch the details of reinforcement in the culvert.
Provide a neat sketch of a plate girder and label its various portions.
Briefly discuss the need and importance of stiffening of web plate of a deep plate girder.
Write the importance of bearings provided in bridges.
Provide a neat sketch of an expansion bearing.
What are the advantages of prestressed concrete bridges in comparison to RC bridges?
Explain how an arch-shaped bridge span is different from a simply supported beam bridge span in the context of bearing of load.
7. Write short notes on any two of the following topics
Superelevation in Roads
Importance of Drainage in Roads
WBM Roads
What are the various investigations required for selection of a bridge site
2. Briefly discuss the following in reference to design of bridges
Impact load due to vehicles
Longitudinal forces due to stopping and accelerating vehicles
3. Provide preliminary dimensions for a slab culvert to suit the following data
Effective span 6m
Thickness of wearing coat 80 mm
Width of road 7·5 m
Loading: IRC Class-A loads
Sketch the details of reinforcement in the culvert.
Provide a neat sketch of a plate girder and label its various portions.
Briefly discuss the need and importance of stiffening of web plate of a deep plate girder.
Write the importance of bearings provided in bridges.
Provide a neat sketch of an expansion bearing.
What are the advantages of prestressed concrete bridges in comparison to RC bridges?
Explain how an arch-shaped bridge span is different from a simply supported beam bridge span in the context of bearing of load.
7. Write short notes on any two of the following topics
Superelevation in Roads
Importance of Drainage in Roads
WBM Roads
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Subjects
- Advanced Steel Design
- Air Quality Monitoring And Control
- Analysis And Design Of Bridges
- Construction Supervision And Building Maintenance
- Earthquake Engineering
- Earthquake Resistant Design Of Structure
- Elements Of Soil Dynamics And Machine Foundation
- Environment Impact Analysis Of Civil Engineering Projects
- Irrigation Engineering
- Prestressed Concrete
- Remote Sensing In Civil Engineering
- Solid And Hazardous Waste Management
- Structural Optimization
- Water Power Engineering