Non-Standard Bridging

Question 1

Define a Bridge

Answer 1

A structure erected over obstacles such as a river or other watercourse, a chasm, or a railroad to make a passageway from one back to the other.

Question 2

Priority of Use in Bridging

Answer 2

Existing

Detours/Bypasses

Reinforcing

Tactical

LOC Bridges

Question 3

What does existing bridge classifications depend on?

Answer 3

Type of construction and intended use.

Question 4

What’s the purpose of bridge reinforcement?

Answer 4

Increase a bridge’s load-carrying capacity.

Question 5

What are Engineer Responsibilities related to Non-standard Bridging?

Answer 5

Classifying bridges of military significance

Maintain records for bridges in its AOs

Question 6

What are the parts of a civilian bridge?

Answer 6

Superstructure - Supports the deck and its applied loads and transfer load to the substructure.

Substructure - Supports the superstructure and transfers load to the foundation soil or rock.

Question 7

What’s a continuous span bridge?

Answer 7

It distributes live loads across all the spans; in a series of simple spans, each span must be capable of supporting the entire load.

Question 8

What are the types of civilian bridges?

Answer 8

Beam bridge

Arch Bridge

Suspension Bridge

Cable - Stayed

Question 9

What are the types of Beam Bridges?

Answer 9

Timber Stringer
Steel Stringer
Steel Girder
Reinforced
Box Girder
Pre-Stressed Concrete
Truss Bridges