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