BAILEY BRIDGE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Given a 210-foot TT bridge. What is the position of launching-nose links? - Answers -
30x40ft
How many personnel does the routine repair detail consists of? - Answers - 6
How many personnel does the maintenance party usually consist of for important
bridges subject to enemy action? - Answers - entire assembly crew
What is the required safety setback on an unprepared abutment if the bank height is 6
feet? - Answers - (1.5) 6ft = 9ft
Given a 140-foot TS bridge with grillage type 1 on both the near shore (NS) and far
shore (FS). The far-bank seat is level with the near-bank seat. What is the position of
the launching-nose links? - Answers - 20x40ft
How far should the extra set of plain rollers (called construction rollers) be placed
temporarily behind the rocking rollers when determining longitudinal spacing? - Answers
- 12 1/2 ft
What is the center-to-center roller spacing? - Answers - 14.10ft x 7.5ft
Where are all of the measurements taken from for the rollers during site layout? -
Answers - The center of the roller to the center of the next roller
How many total personnel are needed to construct a TD Bailey bridge? (Manpower
only) - Answers - 98 (6 NCO, 92 enlisted)
How many transoms per bay are required to support vehicles over class 70? - Answers
-4
What is the assembly time for an 80-foot SS bridge during daylight with trained
personnel? - Answers - 2 hrs
What is the longitudinal spacing between plain rollers? - Answers - 25ft
What is the maximum lift obtainable using launching-nose links? - Answers - 94 1/2
inches
At the outset of World War II, the US Army sought a versatile bridge that could span a
variety of gaps and be quickly assembled by __________________. - Answers -
manpower alone
How long is a steel truss section? - Answers - 10ft
Given a 210-foot TT bridge. What is the position of launching-nose links? - Answers -
30x40ft
How many personnel does the routine repair detail consists of? - Answers - 6
How many personnel does the maintenance party usually consist of for important
bridges subject to enemy action? - Answers - entire assembly crew
What is the required safety setback on an unprepared abutment if the bank height is 6
feet? - Answers - (1.5) 6ft = 9ft
Given a 140-foot TS bridge with grillage type 1 on both the near shore (NS) and far
shore (FS). The far-bank seat is level with the near-bank seat. What is the position of
the launching-nose links? - Answers - 20x40ft
How far should the extra set of plain rollers (called construction rollers) be placed
temporarily behind the rocking rollers when determining longitudinal spacing? - Answers
- 12 1/2 ft
What is the center-to-center roller spacing? - Answers - 14.10ft x 7.5ft
Where are all of the measurements taken from for the rollers during site layout? -
Answers - The center of the roller to the center of the next roller
How many total personnel are needed to construct a TD Bailey bridge? (Manpower
only) - Answers - 98 (6 NCO, 92 enlisted)
How many transoms per bay are required to support vehicles over class 70? - Answers
-4
What is the assembly time for an 80-foot SS bridge during daylight with trained
personnel? - Answers - 2 hrs
What is the longitudinal spacing between plain rollers? - Answers - 25ft
What is the maximum lift obtainable using launching-nose links? - Answers - 94 1/2
inches
At the outset of World War II, the US Army sought a versatile bridge that could span a
variety of gaps and be quickly assembled by __________________. - Answers -
manpower alone
How long is a steel truss section? - Answers - 10ft
