| The minimum clearance from the edge of the bearing plate to the pier edge should be not less than _____ |
A) 100 m
B) 250 m
C) 300 m
D) 600 m
| Which of the following are the examples of Abutments without wind walls? i. Buried abutment ii. Tee abutment iii. Arch abutment |
A) Only (i)
B) (i) and (ii)
C) (ii) and (iii)
D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
| The type of bridge which is preferred when the width of the lineal waterways is upto 6 m |
A) Culverts
B) Minor Bridge
C) Major Bridge
D) Medium Bridge
| Which of the following are the examples of river training works? i. Cut-off ii. Embankments iii. Spurs |
A) (i) and (ii)
B) (ii) and (iii)
C) (i) and (iii)
D) (i), (ii) and (iii)
| Pontoon is an example of a |
A) Temporary bridge
B) RCC Bridge
C) Iron and Steel Bridge
D) Cantilever Bridge
| If maximum design discharge is 0.3 m3/sec, then the vertical clearance required for Road Bridge above the HFL is _____ |
A) 75 mm
B) 100 mm
C) 150 mm
D) 250 mm
| Extradosed bridges combine the characteristics of |
A) Suspension bridge with cantilever
B) Cable-stayed bridges with conventional box girder bridges
C) Suspension bridge with cable stayed bridge
D) Girder bridge with tall towers connecting cables.
| IRC has introduced new Special Vehicle (SV) class loading for select corridor where passage of trailor vehicle carrying stator units, turbine, heavy equipment & machinery etc. may occur. What is the amount of vehicle load for IRC class SV loading? |
A) 100 T
B) 385 T
C) 400 T
D) 400 T
| Expansion bearing in bridge super structure permits |
A) Only rotation
B) Only translation
C) No movement
D) Rotation and translation
| Cable stayed bridges are generally preferred for bridges in the span range of _____ |
A) 8-10 m
B) 15-20 m
C) 30-50 m
D) Above 100 m
| Coefficient of discharge through the bridge for sharp entry is taken as |
A) 0.5
B) 0.7
C) 0.95
D) 0.85
| Depending on the transmission of loads to joints, bridges are classified as |
A) Deck type
B) Pratt type
C) Warren type
D) Howe type
| The most common countermeasure used to prevent scour at bridge abutments is |
A) Sand bags
B) Cut water
C) Rip rap
D) Turf
| Skew of bridge is the angle between |
A) centreline of water course/road and centreline of track
B) centreline of water course and centreline of pier
C) centreline of water course/road and normal of centreline of track
D) centreline of abutment to centreline of pier
| In erection of bridges the Incremental launching method is used when the bridge decks are greater than |
A) 250 m in length
B) 100 m in length
C) 50 m in length
D) 300 m in length
