Millau Viaduct - Quiz
A) 4 kilometres B) 8 kilometres C) 10 kilometres D) 2 kilometres
A) A circle B) A leaf C) A star D) A bridge
A) 3,500 tonnes B) 2,500 tonnes C) 1,500 tonnes D) 5,000 tonnes
A) Sixteen B) Twelve C) Twenty D) Eight
A) €20 million B) €5.8 million C) €10 million D) €50 million
A) Ferme de Brocuéjouls B) Place de Mandarous C) Aire du Viaduc de Millau D) Pylon P1
A) The Mayor of Millau B) The President of France C) Chantal Jourdan D) The lead engineer
A) €20 million B) €5.8 million C) €1 million D) €4.8 million
A) 87 metres B) 1,125 metres C) 2,460 metres D) 343 metres
A) 7 B) 154 C) 16 D) 53
A) 270 metres B) 245 metres C) 77 metres D) 343 metres
A) 32.05 metres B) 2.5 metres C) 4.20 metres D) 87 metres
A) 32.05 metres B) 100 metres C) 4.20 metres D) 28 metres
A) 85,000 tonnes B) 10,000 tonnes C) 290,000 tonnes D) 2,500 tonnes
A) 154 B) 53 C) 16 D) 7
A) 2006 B) 2007 C) 2005 D) 2004
A) 23.7 kilometres B) 10 kilometres C) 20 kilometres D) 4 kilometres
A) 20,000 B) 5,000 C) 19,000 D) 10,496
A) 77 metres B) 87 metres C) 343 metres D) 270 metres
A) 290,000 cubic metres B) 85,000 cubic metres C) 20,000 cubic metres D) 100,000 cubic metres
A) 75 years B) 40 years C) 20 years D) 120 years
A) 2080 B) 2100 C) 2021 D) 2044
A) If the construction costs are exceeded B) If the concession yields high revenues C) If the concessionaires decide to retire D) If the bridge requires repairs
A) At least 200 years B) At least 50 years C) At least 75 years D) At least 120 years
A) The Global Bridge Association B) The French Ministry of Transport C) World Wildlife Fund (WWF) D) The Engineering Society
A) It would be shorter B) It would be a third of the cost C) It would be more dangerous D) It would be higher
A) It would bring too much traffic to the city B) It would destroy the city's infrastructure C) It would increase the cost of goods D) It would act as a detour, reducing visitors
A) January 2001 B) 14 December 2001 C) 14 December 2002 D) March 2002
A) Sliding shuttering B) Manual crane lifting C) Prefabricated concrete segments D) Pre-stressed steel cables
A) The pylons would not adequately support the structure on the shale B) The bridge was too short C) The tolls would be too low D) The concrete would degrade in the environment
A) March 2002 B) December 2001 C) March 2001 D) December 2002
A) Red B) Blue C) Black D) Yellow
A) Great Eastern B) Great Western C) Intermediate D) Near RN9
A) Blue B) Red C) Yellow D) Black
A) Geological difficulties crossing the Tarn valley. B) It failed to serve the town of Millau. C) The route was too short. D) It was too expensive for the local government.
A) 28 June 1991 B) 29 October 1991 C) 28 June 1989 D) 29 October 1989
A) 29 October 1991 B) 28 June 1989 C) 29 October 1989 D) 28 June 1991
A) The Ministry of Public Works B) Michel Virlogeux C) Arcadis D) The residents of Millau
A) Virlogeux Associates B) The French Ministry of Transport C) Arcadis D) Larzac Construction
A) Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur B) Occitanie C) Brittany D) Nouvelle-Aquitaine
A) A75–A71 B) A1–A2 C) A5–A6 D) A10–A20
A) 1995 B) 1991 C) 1980 D) 1987
A) Arcadis B) SODETEG C) Eiffage D) CETE
A) To create a tourist attraction B) To reduce traffic congestion C) To replace an old tunnel D) To connect two new cities
A) 1996 B) 1998 C) 2000 D) 2001
A) Eight B) Thirty-eight C) Fifteen D) Seventeen
A) Jean-François Coste B) Virlogeux C) Bernard Pons D) Christian Leyrit
A) Christian Leyrit B) Norman Foster C) Bernard Pons D) Jean-François Coste
A) Dragados B) Eiffage C) Sogelerg D) Foster + Partners
A) Late 1998 B) Early 1999 C) Late 1995 D) Mid-1996
A) Eiffage TP B) Forclum C) Appia D) Eiffel
A) Enerpac B) Appia C) Freyssinet D) Eiffel
A) Forclum B) Greisch C) PERI D) Setec
A) Freyssinet B) PERI C) Greisch D) Enerpac
A) Freyssinet B) Forclum C) SNCF engineering D) Eiffage
A) Greisch B) Setec C) Sogelerg D) Europe Etudes Gecti
A) Floating assembly B) Helicopter transport C) Crane lifting D) Bridge launching
A) Six B) Eight C) Four D) Twelve
A) Wedges B) Pistons C) Cams D) Levers
A) 600 millimetres B) 1000 millimetres C) 100 millimetres D) 300 millimetres
A) Vertically B) At a 45-degree angle C) In separate modules on barges D) Horizontally
A) Installing stays and tensioning the bridge B) Testing the lighting system C) Paving the road surface D) Painting the steel structure
A) P3 B) C0 C) P2 D) C8
A) Gard B) Lozère C) Aveyron D) Hérault
A) Trapezoidal B) Cylindrical C) Inverse airfoil D) Box beam
A) €13.90 B) €11.20 C) €10.00 D) €15.00
A) Eleven B) Fifty-five C) Seven D) Fourteen
A) 91 B) 55 C) 11 D) 7
A) Galvanisation B) Extruded polyethylene sheath C) Petroleum wax coating D) Stainless steel casing
A) Reinforced concrete B) Polished granite C) Modified bitumen D) Rubberized asphalt
A) Accelerometers B) Inclinometers C) Anemometers D) Extensometers
A) Management building near the toll plaza B) In the city of Millau C) Inside pylon P2 D) On the bridge deck
A) A traffic accident B) A spark from a welder C) A discarded cigarette D) A lightning strike
A) Arnold Schwarzenegger B) Sarah Lazarevic C) The Chinese transport minister D) Richard Hammond
A) The designer of the bridge B) The French President C) The Governor of California D) The Chinese transport minister
A) Yes B) He planned a smaller version C) No D) He was undecided
A) Arnold Schwarzenegger B) Barack Obama C) Bill Clinton D) George W. Bush
A) The Transporter B) Mission Impossible C) James Bond: Spectre D) Mr. Bean's Holiday
A) GoldenEye 007 B) James Bond 007: Blood Stone C) Everything or Nothing D) Nightfire
A) Ford GT, Pagani Zonda, Ferrari F430 Spyder B) Audi, BMW, Mercedes C) Lamborghini, Porsche, Aston Martin D) Bugatti, McLaren, Jaguar
A) Richard Hammond B) Jeremy Clarkson C) James May D) Sarah Lazarevic
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