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The document contains 9 assignments related to bridge engineering. The assignments cover topics such as bridge types, design loads, analysis methods, abutments and piers, bearings, erosion control, inspection and maintenance.

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Assignment 3

The document contains 9 assignments related to bridge engineering. The assignments cover topics such as bridge types, design loads, analysis methods, abutments and piers, bearings, erosion control, inspection and maintenance.

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Assignment 3

1. What factors must be considered in bridge type selection?


2. Compare and contrast the classical and modern bridge selection criteria and describe the
reason for the shift in thought.
3. Give at least five bridge types and the span or situation under which it’s appropriate to
use each type of bridge.
4. What types of bridges best suit a curved alignment?
5. Compare and contrast cable stayed bridges and suspension bridges with respect to span
length, load transfer and position of tendons.
6. What is the difference between through and crest truss bridges?
7. From safety and aesthetics, which is given priority during bridge design?
8. What factors determine your bridge total span and the span sub divisions?

Assignment 4

1. What is the purpose of code load specifications?


2. List loads to be considered for bridge superstructure design. Do the same for abutments
and piers design.
3. Give examples of construction loads that can cause different and critical stresses than
service loads.

Assignment 5

1. What is the importance of superstructure analysis in bridge design? For what types of
bridges is small deformation theory used? For what types is large deformation used?
2. How do you select method of analysis to use in bridge design in general and deck slab in
particular?
3. What factors affect load distribution in reinforced concrete girder bridges?
4. What are the advantages of continuous reinforced concrete bridge construction over
multiple simple span reinforced concrete bridges? What are the disadvantages?
5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of concrete and steel superstructure
construction?
6. What are the advantages of concrete-steel composite superstructure construction?
7. What are the advantages of concrete box girder bridges over other types of concrete
bridges?
8. How do you overcome the buckling of webs of plate girders?

Assignment 6

1. Give the different types of abutments and piers and situations for which to use them.

2. What are the causes of scour?


3. Why do we need scour protection? What are the different methods used for scour
protection?
4. Why do we need to estimate scour depth at bridge sites? Why do we need to protect scour
in our bridge design and construction?
5. What are the two most commonly used methods to determine depth of general scour at
bridges? How is scour depth determined in each of these methods?
6. How are depth of local scour determined at piers and abutments?

Assignment 7

1. What functions do bearings serve? What factors affect bearing type selection?
2. What are the advantages of elasto metric bearings over others?
3. What factors are considered in determining types and sizes of railings?

Assignment 8

1. Why should you control erosion in culverts? How do you control it?
2. How do we decide on whether to use a bridge, a culvert or a low level water crossing?
3. In what circumstances are fords and bed level causeways the best solution for river
crossings?
4. When is it best to use culverts?
5. What are the points to be considered in culvert location and alignment?
6. How do you protect erosion from occurring at culverts
Assignment 9

1. Why do we have to continuously inspect bridges and maintain them?


2. Where are the common locations of deficiencies?
3. What should the contents of bridge file (bridge book) be? What are the different types of
inspections and the bridge types these are carried out for?
4. Describe the different types of inspections. How are these inspections carried out? What
are the different trouble spots to be checked for deficiencies?
5. How do you decide between maintenance and rehabilitation to carry out for a bridge?
6. What are the problems we usually encounter in bearings? How do we maintain them to
avoid these problems? Why are elastomeric bearings favored compared to other types?
7. What do you check for elastomeric bearings during inspection?

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