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EndsemMay 20232019 patternBE Civil

Airport and Bridge Engineering (ABE) SPPU Endsem Question Paper May 2023

All 8 questions from this SPPU endsem paper, as printed. Read them here or open the PDF.

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Subject code
401004 (D)
Pattern
2019 pattern
Exam
Endsem
Session
May 2023
Max. marks
70
Time
2½ Hours
Semester
VII
Paper code
[6004]-463

Printed for: B.E. (Civil)

Instructions to the candidates

  1. Answer Q.1 or Q.2, Q.3 or Q.4, Q.5 or Q.6, Q.7 or Q.8.
  2. Figures to the right side indicate full marks.
  3. Draw neat diagrams wherever necessary.
  4. Assume suitable data if necessary.
  5. Use of electronic pocket calculators is allowed.

Questions

  1. Q1

    1. a)

      What is airport drainage? What are the functions and basic requirements of airport drainage?

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2024

      [6]
    2. b)

      Write note on. i) Augmented reality ii) Virtual Reality

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2024

      [6]
    3. c)

      Explain CBR method of flexible pavement design.

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]

  2. Q2

    1. a)

      What is BIM (Building Information Modeling)? Explain in detail.

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]
    2. b)

      Define Airport Capacity. State the various factors affecting airport operating capacity.

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]
    3. c)

      Name the various methods used for designing flexible airport pavement and discuss in brief any one method.

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]

  3. Q3

    1. a)

      Describe the following terms :- i) Apron marking ii) Landing Direction Indicator iii) Threshold marking

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]
    2. b)

      Discuss in brief the ICAO system of approach lighting .

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]
    3. c)

      What is heliport? State the various helicopter characteristics. 2

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2024

      [6]

  4. Q4

    1. a)

      Explain marking of heliport with neat sketch.

      [6]
    2. b)

      What is VTOL and STOL? What are the advantages of STOL?

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]
    3. c)

      Why lighting and marking of airport is required? Enlist parameters considered for heliport planning.

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2024

      [6]

  5. Q5

    1. a)

      What are the various methods commonly used in estimation of the flood discharge at a bridge site.

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]
    2. b)

      What do you mean by economical span? Derive the equation for economical span, stating clearly the assumptions made in the derivation.

      Also asked:May 2025

      [5]
    3. c)

      Calculate flood discharge from a catchment of 65 square kilometer when the rainfall during a storm was 15 cm in two hours. The time of concentration is 20 hours and the run off coefficient is 0.35

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]

  6. Q6

    1. a)

      Define following terms related to bridge. i) Effective span ii) Freeboard iii) Afflux

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2024

      [6]
    2. b)

      Sketch any two types of abutments and piers used in the construction of bridges.

      Also asked:May 2025

      [5]
    3. c)

      Describe in brief IRC class A and Class B Loading used for the design of bridges.

      Also asked:May 2025

      [6]

  7. Q7

    1. a)

      Describe with neat sketch. i) Bascule bridge ii) Suspension bridge

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2024

      [6]
    2. b)

      Differentiate between temporary and permanent bridges with example.

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2024

      [5]
    3. c)

      Define culvert. Describe box culvert with neat sketch.

      [6]

  8. Q8

    1. a)

      State the purpose of providing bearing in bridges. Enlist different types of bearing.

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2024

      [5]
    2. b)

      Discuss any three types of movable bridges.

      Also asked:May 2025 ·Nov 2024

      [6]
    3. c)

      This part has equations that don’t show as text. Open the PDF to read it.

      [6]