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A district road with a bituminous pavement has a horizontal curve of 1000 m for a design speed of 75 km ph. The super-elevation is
1 in 40
1 in 50
1 in 60
1 in 70
The branch of engineering that deals with improvement of traffic performance, traffic studies and traffic network is called ___________
Highway engineering
Railway engineering
Traffic engineering
Traffic management
Design of horizontal and vertical alignments, super-elevation, sight distance and grades, is worst affected by
width of the vehicle
length of the vehicle
height of the vehicle
speed of the vehicle
Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by
compaction of soil
stabilisation of soil
drainage of soil
combination of all the above
Group index method of design of flexible pavement is
A theoretical method
An empirical method based on physical properties of sub-grade soil
An empirical method based on strength characteristics of sub-grade soil
A semi empirical method
For the movement of vehicles at an intersection of two roads, without any interference, the type of grade separator generally preferred to, is
delta
trumpet
diamond interchange
clover leaf.
As per recommendations of I.R.C., traffic volume study is carried out for rural roads for 7 days continuously during
harvesing
lean season
harvesting and lean season
none of these.
The minimum ratio of the radii of two circular curves of a compound curve, is kept
1.25
1.5
1.75
2.0
Traffic surveys are carried out
to know the type of traffic
to determine the facilities to traffic regulations
to design proper drainage system
all the above.
Which of the following is considered to be the highest quality construction in the group of black top pavements?
Mastic asphalt
Sheet asphalt
Bituminous carpet
Bituminous concrete
The surface of the highway pavement should be designed to allow __________
High rolling resistance
Low rolling resistance
No rolling resistance
Very high rolling resistance
If C is basic capacity per lane, V is velocity in km/hour, S is stopping distance plus length of the vehicles in metres, the formula is applicable to
district roads
two lane roads
two lane roads in one direction
none of these.
First operation during the detailed survey of a hill road, is
hydrological and soil surveys
adjustment of alignment along with curves
derivation of longitudinal and cross-sections
fixation of Bench Marks
The pavement layer is considered superior if it distributes load like a __________
Point load
Uniformly distributed load
Uniformly varying load
Triangular load
Which of the following requirement is given most importance in highway design?
Structural
Functional
Seasonal
staking the ground.
The efficiency of the brakes of a vehicle depends upon
condition of road surface
condition of the tyres
presence of the show moisture
all the above.
Rough and uneven roads increase _________
Vehicle cost
Petrol cost
Accident cost
Vehicle operation cost
On a pavement with parabolic camber, the angle of inclination of the vehicles will be
more at the crown
less at the edges
more at the edges
same at the edges as well as at the crown
Los Angeles testing machine is used to conduct
Abrasion test
Impact test
Attrition test
Crushing strength test
The drain which is provided parallel to roadway to intercept and divert the water from hill slopes is known as
Sloping drain
Catch-water drain
Side drain
Cross drain
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