Bailey Bridge (PE) Study Guide | Structural
Design Principles, Components & Practice
Review
Task 1: Which of the following are details included within the bridge assembly party? -
Answer--all
Task 2: Which duties are each assembly party detail responsible for completing? -
Answer--Decking Detail
b.
Lay stringers, chess, and ribbands on bridge
Transom Detail
a.
Carry, place and clamp down transoms
Bracing Detail
c.
Obtain, install, and adjust sway braces, rakers, and bracing frames
Panel Detail
d.
Carry, place and pin together panels in the launching nose and bridge
Task 3: Each unloading party consists of one noncommissioned officer and ___
soldiers. - Answer--8
Task 1: In what order should your unit assemble the launching nose of the bridge? -
Answer--place panels
connect second bay
place sway braces
, rocking rollers
When placing the panels on the ground behind the rocking rollers, should the female or
male ends be placed forward? - Answer--female
Once the panel pins have been inserted, where on the panels are the transoms
clamped? - Answer--behind forward uprights
What is used to secure the front end of the assembled bays onto the rocking rollers? -
Answer--steel pickets
Task 1: In what order should your unit construct the first bay of the bridge? -
Answer--connect panels of inner truss to launching nose
add outer truss panels
insert 2nd and 3rd transoms
add 2nd pay panels
position stringers and tighten sway brace
position 3rd bay panels
loosely fix sway braces, rakers, and bracing frames
tighten first bay bracing and deck first bay
Task 2: The first step of constructing the first bay of the bridge is to connect the first two
panels of the inner truss with the last bay of the nose. Within this step, several
sub-steps should be followed to correctly connect the first two panels with the last bay
of the nose. - Answer--Insert panel pins with points outward and grooves in the heads of
pins horizontal
Place the transom roller on top of the lower panel chord at the transom location
Hook the bottom angle lug of the roller over the near side of the top flange on the chord
to hold the roller assembly in position
Design Principles, Components & Practice
Review
Task 1: Which of the following are details included within the bridge assembly party? -
Answer--all
Task 2: Which duties are each assembly party detail responsible for completing? -
Answer--Decking Detail
b.
Lay stringers, chess, and ribbands on bridge
Transom Detail
a.
Carry, place and clamp down transoms
Bracing Detail
c.
Obtain, install, and adjust sway braces, rakers, and bracing frames
Panel Detail
d.
Carry, place and pin together panels in the launching nose and bridge
Task 3: Each unloading party consists of one noncommissioned officer and ___
soldiers. - Answer--8
Task 1: In what order should your unit assemble the launching nose of the bridge? -
Answer--place panels
connect second bay
place sway braces
, rocking rollers
When placing the panels on the ground behind the rocking rollers, should the female or
male ends be placed forward? - Answer--female
Once the panel pins have been inserted, where on the panels are the transoms
clamped? - Answer--behind forward uprights
What is used to secure the front end of the assembled bays onto the rocking rollers? -
Answer--steel pickets
Task 1: In what order should your unit construct the first bay of the bridge? -
Answer--connect panels of inner truss to launching nose
add outer truss panels
insert 2nd and 3rd transoms
add 2nd pay panels
position stringers and tighten sway brace
position 3rd bay panels
loosely fix sway braces, rakers, and bracing frames
tighten first bay bracing and deck first bay
Task 2: The first step of constructing the first bay of the bridge is to connect the first two
panels of the inner truss with the last bay of the nose. Within this step, several
sub-steps should be followed to correctly connect the first two panels with the last bay
of the nose. - Answer--Insert panel pins with points outward and grooves in the heads of
pins horizontal
Place the transom roller on top of the lower panel chord at the transom location
Hook the bottom angle lug of the roller over the near side of the top flange on the chord
to hold the roller assembly in position
