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ME – SEMESTER IV (NEW) – • EXAMINATION – WINTER 2016
Subject Code: 2742002 Date: 26/10/2016
Subject Name: Design of Bridges
Time: 02:30 pm to 05:00 pm Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q1 Design a post tensioned prestressed concrete Slab bridge deck for following data. [14]
(1). Clear span = 14 m
(2). Width of bearing = 400mm
(3). Clear width of road way = 7.5m
(4). Footpath of 1 m on either side, kerbs of 500 mm size
(5). Wearing coat = 90 mm thick
(6). Live Load: IRC- Class AA Tracked Vehicle
(7). M-35 grade concrete and High strength wires of 1500 MPa strength
(8) Fe-415 for other reinforcement
(9) Loss ratio = 0.8, Compressive strength at transfer = 35 MPa
Q.2 (a) Explain IRC provisions in brief for the items given below [07]
a. Vehicular load for 3 Lane national highway bridge
b. Effect of impact of vehicles
c. Breaking force due to vehicle
d. Water current forces on substructure
e. Effect of live load on earth pressure at abutment walls
f. Vertical clearances under the bridge
g. Vehicle collision load on bridges & flyover supports
Q.2 (b) Draw free sketch of well foundations showing all necessary components and give [07]
IRC provisions for its design.
OR
Q.2 (b) Elaborate design steps of well foundation. [07]
Q3 A 10 m high pier with semi circular ends has following data (Figure 1): [14]
Top Width: 2m
Bottom width: 3m
HFL= 9m
3m
Dead load from each span: 2400 kN 8.5 m
Reaction due to Live load:1200 kN acting at eccentricity 0.5m
Braking forces: 140 kN
Wind pressure on pier: 2.4 kN/m2
Material of pier: 1:3:6 cement concrete
Density of concrete: 25 kN/m3 Fig: 1
Calculate the stress developed at the base of the pier due to following cases
1. Dead Load and Self weight
2. Effect of buoyancy
3. Due to eccentricity of live load
4. Due to longitudinal braking forces
5. Due to wind pressure
 Estimate the maximum and minimum stresses developed at the base of the pier due
to critical combinations of the various loads.
OR
Q 3 (a) Draw a free hand sketch of a suitable section of substructure at pier having top of pile [07]
cap at 6.5m, HFL 2m and founding level 25m below bearing level. Assume pile
foundation with two piles of 1.2m diameter in two rows for substructure
Q 3 (b) Elaborate the design steps of pier and pier cap. [07]

Q4 Design an RCC T-beam girder bridge for following details. [14]

(1). Clear Width of road way = 7.5 m
(2). Span of bridge = 14 m
(3). Live Load = IRC - Class AA Tracked Vehicle
(4). Thickness of wearing coat = 100 mm
(5). Use M-30, Fe-415
Design deck slab and main girder. Draw typical sketches
OR
Q4 Calculate the values of maximum shear force, longitudinal and transverse bending [14]
moments for Live Loads as per IRC6:2014 for a bridge of span 20 m.Consider Class
70R, Class A and Class AA for both wheeled load and tracked load.

Q 5 (a) Explain the criteria for selection of type of bridge. [07]

Q 5 (b) Write short note on Pigeaud’s Curves and their uses. [07]
OR
Q5 Design a well foundation for abutment of 12 m x 6 m base dimension. Well is on [14]
clayey soil. Height of bearing above maximum scour level = 32m. Height of
abutment= 8m.Permissible horizontal displacement at bearing level = 50mm.Total
vertical load(weight of abutment and well) = 30,000 kN. Total lateral load at scour
level=500kN.Take submerged unit weight of soil as 9.5 kN/m 3.Perform all checks.
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ME – SEMESTER IV (NEW) – • EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2016
Subject Code: 2742002 Date:04/05/2016
Subject Name: Design of Bridges
Time:10:30 am to 01:00 pm Total Marks: 70
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
4. IRC 5, 6, 78 and Pigeaud’s curve are permitted.
5. Adopt M30 grade of concrete and Fe500 grade of steel, until otherwise specified.
6. Draw neat and clean figures with pencils only.

Q.1 (a) Prove that cost of bridge will be minimum when the spans are so arranged that 07
the cost of one pier is equal to the cost of the girder of one span.
(b) Explain the need of impact factors with necessary codal provisions. 07
Q.2 (a) Explain the Hendry Jaeger Method with its limitations. 07
(b) Explain the procedure to determine the seismic force on the bridges 07
OR
(b) Elaborate the criteria for the selection of type of bridge at the specific site. 07
Q.3 Design the intermediate girder only of RCC T beam and deck slab bridge for 14
the following data:
Effective span of girders: 20 m
Clear width of road way : 7.5 m
Spacing of cross girder and main girder: 4 m and 2.5 m c/c
Number of main girder: 4
Thickness of deck slab and wearing coat: 250 mm and 80 mm
Type of loading: IRC 70-R – Tracked Vehicle
Kerb size: 650 x 280 mm
Use 32 mm diameter bar for main reinforcement and 10 mm diameter bar for
stirrups. Use impact factor as per IRC, also use Courbon’s method for the
distribution of live load.
Draw typical sketch also with reinforcement detail in girder.
OR
Q.3 (a) State and explain the design steps of pier and pier cap. 07
(b) Draw different types of substructure option and designate each element of all 07
substructure options.
Q.4 Design the deck slab only for RCC bridge the following data: 14
Effective span of girders: 16 m
Clear width of road way : 7.5 m
Spacing of cross girder and main girder: 4 m and 2.5 m c/c
Type of loading: IRC AA – Tracked Vehicle
Use impact factor as per IRC. Draw typical sketch also with reinforcement
detail in girder.
OR
Q.4 Design and detail open foundation for a wall type pier for following data. Cross 14
section 1.5 m x 3.8 m, Axial load = 1800 kN, Longitudinal moment = 400
kN.m, Transverse moment = 75 kN. Consider 3 m as depth of foundation is 3.2
m.

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Q.5 Design a post tensioned prestressed girder only for bridge for the following 14
data: Effective span = 20 m, width of road = 7.5 m, Kerb = 600 mm on both
sides, concrete grade = 50 Mpa for girder. Cube strength at transfer = 35 MPa,
loss ratio = 0.85, M-40 grade concrete and High strength wires of 1500 MPa
strength, Fe-415 for other reinforcement.
OR
Q.5 (a) Elaborate the design steps of balanced cantilever bridge. 07
(b) State and explain the guidelines to control cracking as per IRC. 07

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ME – SEMESTER - IV (NEW) EXAMINATION- WINTER 2017

Subject Code: 2742002 Date:08/11/2017

Subject Name: Design of Bridges
Time:02:30PM-05:00PM Total Marks: 70