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POLYTECHNIC, MALKANGIRI
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (5th SEMESTER)
DIPLOMA INTERNAL EXAM
RAILWAY & BRIDGE ENGINEERING

TIME: 1 Hr FULL MARKS: 20

Answer any four from following questions including question no 1 which is mandatory
Q(1) [1x5]
Answer any 5 from the following

a. What do you mean by gauge and how many types of gauges are there?

b. Define sleeper & sleeper density.

c. What are the types of rails sections used for railway?

d. What do you mean by coning of wheels and why it is done?

e. How to differentiate between bridge and culvert?

f. What is the length of rail section of 52kg/m?

g. What id creep of rail?

Q(2) Write notes on how bridge site is selected. [5]

Q(3) With a neat sketch show component part of permanent way of railway track and define each important [5]
term.

Q(4) What are the requirements for a good track and what are the forces acting on a track? [5]
Q(5) Calculate the superelevation, maximum permissible speed, and transition length for a 3° curve on a high- [5]
speed BG section with a maximum sanctioned speed of 110 km/h. Assume the equilibrium speed to be 80
km/h and the booked speed of the goods train to be 50 km/h.
Q(6) For a section of one-kilometre 60kg/m rail B.G. Track with sleeper density of M+7 calculate the no of
sleepers and rails sections.

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