Highway Engineering Questions

• The width of different roads as recommended in Nagpur plan by the Indian Road Conference for hilly region, is
• The absolute minimum sight distance required for stopping a vehicle moving with a speed of 80 km ph, is
• Pick up the correct statement from the following:
• Driving vehicles on wet surfaced roads, is dangerous because it may
• Pick up the correct statement from the following:
• The steepest gradient permitted on roads which, in ordinary conditions, does not exceed, is known
• If h1 is the height of the driver's eye and h2 is the height of an obstruction above road surface, then, for a minimum sight distance S, the length of the vertical curve should be greater than
• If N is the net difference of grades, S is the minimum overtaken sight distance in metres, the length (L) of a summit curve, is
• Length of vehicles does not affect
• To prevent movement of moisture from subgrade to road pavement at the same level as that of water-table, thickness of a cut off layer of coarse sand, is
• Any gradient on a road is said to be an exceptional gradient, if it is
• Cement grouted pavement is classified as
• For night travel, the length of a valley curve should be such that the head light beam distance is the same as
• Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
• If W is the weight of a vehicle negotiating an upgrade 1 : S along a track having co-efficient of resistance μ, the tractive force T is given by
• According to IRC : 52-1973, for a single lane National Highway in hilly region,
• Reinforcement in cement concrete slab of road pavements, is placed
• Road width 8.8 m of two lane National highways or State highways in mountainous terrain
• For maximum strength and durability minimum percentage of cement, by weight is
• If L is the length of a moving vehicle and R is the radius of curve, the extra mechanical width b to be provided on horizontal curves,