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EndsemMay 20252019 patternBE Civil

Airport and Bridge Engineering (ABE) SPPU Endsem Question Paper May 2025

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

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Subject code
401004D
Pattern
2019 pattern
Exam
Endsem
Session
May 2025
Max. marks
70
Time
2½ Hours
Semester
VII
Paper code
[6404]-64

Printed for: B.E. (Civil)

Instructions to the candidates

  1. Answer Q1 or Q2, Q3 or Q4, Q5 or Q6, and Q7 or Q8.
  2. Neat diagrams must be drawn wherever necessary.
  3. Figures to the right indicates full marks.
  4. Use of electronic pocket calculator is allowed.

Questions

  1. Q1

    1. a)

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

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

      [6]
    2. b)

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

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

      [6]
    3. c)

      Explain CBR method of flexible pavement design.

      Also asked:May 2023

      [6]

  2. Q2

    1. a)

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

      Also asked:May 2023

      [6]
    2. b)

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

      Also asked:May 2023

      [6]
    3. c)

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

      Also asked:May 2023

      [6]

  3. Q3

    1. a)

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

      Also asked:May 2023

      [6]
    2. b)

      Discuss in brief the ICAO system of approach lighting.

      Also asked:May 2023

      [6]
    3. c)

      What is heliport? State the various helicopter characteristics. 2

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

      [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 2023

      [6]
    3. c)

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

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

      [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 2023

      [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 2023

      [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 runoff coefficient is 0.35.

      Also asked:May 2023

      [6]

  6. Q6

    1. a)

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

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

      [6]
    2. b)

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

      Also asked:May 2023

      [5]
    3. c)

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

      Also asked:May 2023

      [6]

  7. Q7

    1. a)

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

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

      [6]
    2. b)

      Differentiate between temporary and permanent bridges with example.

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

      [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:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

      [5]
    2. b)

      Discuss any three types of movable bridges.

      Also asked:Nov 2024 ·May 2023

      [6]
    3. c)

      Write short note on rigid frame bridges and cable stayed bridges. 

      [6]