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- Question
If V is the design speed in km/hour and R is the radius of the curve of a hill road, the super-elevation
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- 1. From the point of tangency before an intersection, the route markers are fixed at a distance of
Options- A. 15 m to 30 m
- B. 20 m to 35 m
- C. 40 m to 50 m
- D. 50 m to 75 m
- E. 100 m to 150 Discuss
- 2. Raising of outer edge of a road with respect to inner edge, is known
Options- A. super elevation
- B. cant
- C. banking
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 3. Normal formation width of a hill road for one-way traffic, is
Options- A. 3.6 m
- B. 4.8 m
- C. 6.6 m
- D. 7.2 m
- E. 8 m Discuss
- 4. An Executive Engineer of roads, executes works under direct control of
Options- A. Superintending Engineer
- B. Secretary to the Govt
- C. Chief Engineer
- D. None of these. Discuss
- 5. The desirable camber for straight roads with thin bituminous surfacing, is
Options- A. 1 in 33 to 1 in 25
- B. 1 in 40 to 1 in 33
- C. 1 in 150 to 1 in 140
- D. 1 in 160 to 1 in 140
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 6. The inventor of road making as a building science, was
Options- A. Sully
- B. Tresguet
- C. Telford
- D. Macadam. Discuss
- 7. The wall constructed for the stability of a back filling portion of a road on the down hill side, is known as
Options- A. retaining wall
- B. breast wall
- C. parapet wall
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 8. The most commonly adopted method to provide super-elevation on roads, is by pivoting the road surface about
Options- A. outer edge so that the inner edge is lowered
- B. crown so that outer edge is raised and inner edge is lowered
- C. inner edge so that outer edge is raised
- D. none of these. Discuss
- 9. The traffic carrying capacity of a single lane, depends on
Options- A. type of the vehicles
- B. level crossings
- C. road intersections
- D. surface texture
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 10. Floating gradients are generally provided
Options- A. along maximum gradients
- B. along minimum gradients
- C. at summit curves
- D. at valley curves
- E. every where. Discuss
Highway Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: 100 m to 150
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: 4.8 m
Correct Answer: Superintending Engineer
Correct Answer: 1 in 150 to 1 in 140
Correct Answer: Sully
Correct Answer: retaining wall
Correct Answer: inner edge so that outer edge is raised
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: at summit curves
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