Syllabus Bridge MCQ
1. Maintenance of Bridges
a) Maintenance of bridges: Responsibility, ac on to be taken a er inspec on of bridges;
maintenance of substructure - abutments, piers, wing walls and return walls, maintenance of
arches, dismantling of arches. Details of common repair techniques - cement pressure
grou ng, epoxy grou ng, shotcre ng / Guni ng. Maintenance of RCC & PSC super structures
- periodical maintenance, common defects and repair / strengthening techniques;
maintenance of super structure (steel) girders - loss of camber in steel girders, cracks in steel
works, strengthening of weak girders, replacement of loose rivets; maintenance of HSFG bolts,
corrosion and its preven on, protec ve coa ngs by pain ng periodicity and precau ons,
patch pain ng, ordinary paints - for severe and no severe corrosion, metallising & epoxy based
paints, Maintenance of welded girders; maintenance of composite girders. Various defects in
bed blocks and their remedies; maintenance of bearings; Precau ons while carrying out
maintenance works on bridges. Indian Railways Bridge Manual. IRS Bridge Sub-Structures and
Founda on Code.
b) Inspec on of bridges: Classifica on of bridges - major, minor, important; Inspec on of
Bridges by Works Inspectors, by Bridge Inspectors (SSE/JE, Bridge) - Periodicity/ schedule and
details of inspec on, record of bridge Inspec on, registers to be maintained by the Bridge
Inspectors, Cer ficate of inspec on. Inspec on by Assistant Divisional Engineers - Bridge
Inspec on Register, Numerical Ra ng System (NRS), Unique Ra ng Number, Condi on Ra ng
Number, Overall Ra ng Number, Cer ficate by the Assistant Engineer. Details of Inspec on of
Bridge -founda ons, Flooring, masonry in substructure, under-water substructure inspec on,
arch bridges, protec on works and water ways, girder alignment and sea ng, structural
condi on of girders, track on the bridge and its approaches, trolley and safety refuges, foot
paths, pain ng, marking HFL and danger level, providing founda on par culars and bridge
name boards, flood records at important bridges, road over/under bridges, concrete bridges,
special Inspec on during Monsoon, equipment required for inspec on of bridges. pain ng of
steelworks, laying of bridge sleepers; replacing cracked bed blocks. IRS Concrete Bridge Code,
Reprint-September, Arch Bridge Code .
2. Rehabilita on of Bridges
Reasons for Rehabilita on, special Strengthening, Imposi on of speed restric on, Priority for
rehabilita on of bridges, Special Inspec on, Site Data, Execu on of rehabilita on works,
Precau ons when working on bridges; rebuilding or altera ons to bridges - design and
execu on of bridge works; temporary arrangements; false work for erec on of girders;
assembly and erec on of girders; cranes for erec on of girders; tes ng of girders; proposal for
strengthening exis ng girder spans: methods of regirding major bridges, Strengthening of
founda ons, Strengthening/rebuilding of substructure, shaken/displaced/ cracked bed
blocks, distressed arch bridges, replacement of nonstandard girders, replacement of pipe
culverts, distress in parapets, replacement of small opening, distress in superstructure.
3. Rivers & Floods Behaviour of rivers; past history of bridges, danger level at bridges,
watchman at important bridges, du es and equipment of bridge watchmen; special
inspec on during monsoon, ac on to be taken in the case of weather warning, pitching stone,
boulder and monsoon reserve; vigilance during floods; flood records during and a er the
monsoon; survey of the course of river. Rivers and flood register, Flood Reports, rainfall data,
provision of anemometer on bridges. River training works, Guide Bunds, Spurs (Groynes),
Marginal Bunds, Closure Bunds, Assisted Cut-Offs, Boulder crates, Protec on of approach
banks, drop wall & curtain wall i.e. protec on measures for minor bridges.
Note- Answer marked as “ *” in MCQ.
