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CE-802 (C) RGPV B.Tech

Bridge Engineering (BE)

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Syllabus, notes and important questions for CE-802 (C)

Syllabus units

Topics as the official RGPV syllabus lists them.

Unit 1 Types of Bridge Super Structures 2 topics
  • Introduction and types, temporary bridge superstructures, military bridges, other temporary bridges, permanent bridges, R.C.C. bridges, pre‑stressed concrete bridges, steel bridges, movable steel bridge
  • Consideration of loads and stresses in road bridges: loads, forces and stress, dead loads, bridge loading as per relevant IRC and IRS specifications (traffic lanes, foot way, kerbs, railing and parapet loading), impact, wind load, longitudinal forces, temperature effect of live load on back‑fill and on the abutment
Unit 1 notes
Unit 2 Design of R.C. Bridge 2 topics
  • Slab culvert, pipe culvert, T‑beam, box culvert bridge superstructure
  • Courbon’s theory for load distribution, balanced cantilever bridges, design examples
Unit 2 notes
Unit 3 Design of Steel Bridges 2 topics
  • Types of steel superstructure, plate girder bridge, truss bridge, wind forces on lattice girder bridge, bracings, arch and bowstring girder bridge
  • Design example
Unit 3 notes
Unit 4 Pier, Abutment and Wing Walls 2 topics
  • Types of piers and abutments, stability analysis of piers and abutments, design of piers, forces on piers, stability of abutments, bridge code provisions for abutments, wing walls
  • Design examples
Unit 4 notes
Unit 5 Foundations and Bearings 2 topics
  • Types of bridge foundations and general design criteria: shallow foundations, deep foundations, piles, wells and pneumatic caissons, river training works
  • Bearings: functions and types, necessity of bearings, design of elastomeric bearings, expansion joints (necessity, types), design considerations
Unit 5 notes
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Exam insights

Counted from 5 past CE-802 (C) papers.

Marks asked per paper, by unit

  • Unit 1 Types of Bridge Super Structures 4 marks
  • Unit 2 Design of R.C. Bridge 0 marks
  • Unit 3 Design of Steel Bridges 0 marks
  • Unit 4 Pier, Abutment and Wing Walls 11 marks
  • Unit 5 Foundations and Bearings 70 marks

Average marks of the questions from each unit in one paper. You answer only some of them, so the total is more than the paper’s maximum.

Asked again and again

  1. Explain the concept of negative skin friction and its calculation for a single pile.

    Asked 4 times: 2025, 2023, 2022

  2. Discuss the design of wing walls and the calculation of lateral earth pressure.

    Asked 5 times: 2025, 2023, 2022

  3. Describe the procedures for settlement analysis of shallow foundations.

    Asked 6 times: 2025, 2023, 2022

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