Discussion
Home ‣ Civil Engineering ‣ Highway Engineering Comments
- Question
While calculating the sight distances, the driver's eye above road surface, is assumed
Options- A. 90 cm
- B. 100 cm
- C. 110 cm
- D. 120 cm
- E. 150 cm
- Correct Answer
- 120 cm
- 1. Passing zones are generally not provided on
Options- A. summit curves
- B. horizontal curves
- C. two lane highways
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 2. The ideal shape of a transition curve, is
Options- A. clothoid
- B. cubic spiral
- C. cubic parabola
- D. lamniscate
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 3. Minimum thickness of a layer of fine sand required to cut off capillary rise of water completely, should be
Options- A. 40 cm
- B. 52 cm
- C. 64 cm
- D. 76 cm
- E. 80 cm Discuss
- 4. While designing hair pin bends on higways, the minimum
Options- A. designed speed is 20 km/hour
- B. gradient is 1 in 40
- C. gradient is 1 in 200
- D. superelevations is 1 in 10
- E. All the above. Discuss
- 5. The shape of a vertical curve, is
Options- A. parabolic
- B. elliptical
- C. circular
- D. spiral
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 6. Minimum permissible speed on high speed roads, is decided on the basis of
Options- A. 15 percentile cumulative frequency
- B. 20 percentile cumulative frequency
- C. 30 percentile cumulative frequency
- D. 40 percentile cumulative frequency. Discuss
- 7. If D is the degree of a curve, the percentage reduction of gradient, is
Options- A. 0.01 D
- B. 0.02 D
- C. 0.03 D
- D. 0.04 D
- E. 0.005 D Discuss
- 8. To indicate proper control of consistency of a freshly mixed concrete for pavement construction, the slump should be between
Options- A. 3 to 5 cm
- B. 4 to 6 cm
- C. 5 to 7 cm
- D. 7 to 10 cm
- E. 10 to 12 cm Discuss
- 9. If x% is the gradient of an alignment and y% is the gradient after proper superelevation along a curved portion of a highway, the differential grade along the curve, is
Options- A. (x + y)%
- B. (x - y)%
- C. (y - x)%
- D. (x x y)%
- E. (y + x)% Discuss
- 10. On concrete roads, the camber generally provided, is
Options- A. 1 in 20 to 1 in 24
- B. 1 in 30 to 1 in 48
- C. 1 in 36 to 1 in 48
- D. 1 in 48 to 1 in 60
- E. 1 in 60 to 1 in 72 Discuss
Highway Engineering problems
Search Results
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: clothoid
Correct Answer: 76 cm
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: parabolic
Correct Answer: 15 percentile cumulative frequency
Correct Answer: 0.04 D
Correct Answer: 7 to 10 cm
Correct Answer: (y - x)%
Correct Answer: 1 in 60 to 1 in 72
Comments
There are no comments.More in Civil Engineering:
Programming
Copyright ©CuriousTab. All rights reserved.