1) What is Socio-Economic Bridge Rating Number in relation to the Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS)?
a. Denotes whether the bridge is in rural area, urban area or on a National Highway, State Highway, etc.
b. Denotes importance of the structure in relation to its contribution to daily socio-economic activity
c. Denotes how close the structure is to a busy area
d. Denotes how cost efficient and environment friendly the bridge construction is
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Explanation
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ANSWER: Denotes importance of the structure in relation to its contribution to daily socio-economic activity
Explanation:
- In addition to the structural rating, the bridges are also being assigned Socio-Economic Bridge Rating Number which will decide the importance of the structure in relation to its contribution to daily socio-economic activity of the area in its vicinity.
- Structural rating of the bridge structure is done on a scale of 0 to 9, and each bridge is assigned a Structural Rating Number.
- The rating is done for each component of the structure like integral and non-integral deck, superstructure, substructure, bank and channel, structural evaluation, deck geometry, vertical clearance, waterway efficiency etc.
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2) Which of the following are attributes used to identify a bridge in India under the new Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS)?
1) National Identity Number
2) Bridge Classification Number
3) Bridge Location Number
a. 1, 3
b. 2, 3
c. 1, 2
d. All of the above
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ANSWER: All of the above
Explanation:
- During inventory creation each bridge is assigned a unique identification number or National Identity Number based on the state, RTO zone and whether it is situated on a National Highway, State Highway or is a district road.
- Then the precise location of the bridge in terms of latitude-longitude is collected through GPS and based on this, the bridge is assigned a Bridge Location Number.
- Thereafter, engineering characteristics like the design, materials, type of bridge, its age; loading, traffic lane, length, width of carriage way etc. are collected and are used to assign a Bridge Classification Number to the structure.
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3) Recently launched ‘IBMS’ is related to
a. Industrial Buildings
b. Metal scrap
c. Bridges
d. Medicine
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ANSWER: Bridges
Explanation:
- A major step was taken towards ensuring safety of bridges in the country, when the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways formally launched the Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS).
- IBMS is being developed to create an inventory of all bridges in the country and rate their structural condition so that timely repair and rehabilitation work can be carried out based on the criticality of the structure.
- IBMS is the largest platform in the world owned by a single owner, with database that could exceed 1, 50,000 bridge structures.
- So far 1, 15,000 bridges have been inventoried, of which 85,000 are culverts and the rest are bridges.
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