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Islamabad Kohat -- Peshawar - Lahore

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BT 3212
Bridge Engineering
B-Tech Pass (Civil Technology)
Summer 2011

This is a three-hour examination and consists of review questions and problems.

You may attempt not more than a total of eight review questions and problems.
Q. 1

What are the factors that effect on the development of the bridge?

Q.2

Define the following:

i. Curtain wall
ii. Earth pressure
iii. Economical span
v. Effective span
vi. Elastomeric bearing.
Vii. Vaiduct.

iv. Effective flange width,

Q.3

What points should be considered for preparation of report for final selection of bridge site?

Q.4

What do you mean by following:?

i. Super Structure
ii. Sub Structure
iii. Square bridge
iv. Skew bridge
v. Through bridge also explain them by the help of light sketches.

Q.5

Define and explain the Intensity of a rainfall.

Q.6

Catchment area of river is 17000 hactares, the length of the catchment area is 23 Kin and the fall in
levels from the critical point to the site of Bridge is 150 metres. The soil of catchment area is loamy
lightly covered with vegetations. Find the peak run off to design a bridge if the severest storm
yielded 38 cm of rain in 6 hours if values of factors P and f are 0.26 and 0.68 respectively.

Q.7

Describe the different types of equipment which are used for driving the piles.

Q.8

Define and explain different types of RCC Bridges.

Q.9

Explain the following types of steel bridge:

i. Open Web Steel (or) trussed bridge
ii. Cantilever Bridge

Q.10

Discuss the different component of the sub structure of a Timber Bridge.

Q.H

What do you mean by following:?

i. High level Causeway
ii. Scupper

Q.12

Discuss different types of test applied for checking the strength of a bridge structure.