Highway Engineering Questions

• In case of a hair pin bend of a highway,
• Maximum number of vehicles that can pass a given point on a lane during one hour without creating unreasonable delay, is known as
• The distance travelled by revolving the wheel of a vehicle more than its circumferential movement, is known as
• Before providing super-elevation on roads, the portion of the carriageway between the crown and the outer edge is made
• If E is the modulus of elasticity of the concrete in kg/cm2, d is the slab thickness in cm, is the Poisson's ratio for the concrete, k is the sub-grade modulus kg/cm3, the radius r of relative stiffness in cm,
• For calculating the tractive force along an upgrade of an asphalt road, the most probable value of the co-efficient of traction resistance μ is assumed
• The width of pavement in addition to a gravelled berm 1 m on either side for a two directional traffic recommended by Nagpur Conference of Chief Engineers, is
• Pick up the correct statement from the following:
• While calculating the overtaking sight distance, the height of the object above road surface, is assumed
• On the recommendations of Nagpur Conference, the minimum width of a village road may be
• Set-back distance is the distance between
• Over taking time required for a vehicle with design speed 50 km ph and overtaking acceleration 1.25 m/sec2 to overtake a vehicle moving at a speed 30 km ph, is
• Along horizontal curves, if centrifugal force exceeds lateral friction, vehicles may
• The top height of a route marker above crown level is
• Full amount of extra width of a pavement on the curve, is provided at
• If V is speed of a moving vehicle, r is radius of the curve, g is the acceleration due to gravity, W is the width of the carriageway, the super elevation is
• If brakes of vehicles are effective, the vehicle-running at 30 km/hour comes to a stop in
• In a right angle bend of a road provided with a transition throughout, the maximum polar angle will be
• At intersection of roads, the traffic volume study is carried out to ascertain the number of vehicles
• In retaining and breast walls, weep holes are provided at