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  • Question

  • The pavement width of a road depends upon


  • Options
  • A. terrain
  • B. type of traffic
  • C. number of lanes
  • D. all the above.

  • Correct Answer
  • number of lanes 

    • Highway Engineering problems

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    • 1. The usual width of side drains along Highways in hilly region, is

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    • A. 50 cm
    • B. 60 cm
    • C. 70 cm
    • D. 80 cm
    • E. 100 cm
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    • 2. If L is the length of vehicles in metres, C is the clear distance between two consecutive vehicles (stopping sight distance), V is the speed of vehicles in km/hour, the maximum number N of vehicles/hour, is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E.
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    • 3. An upgrade g1% is followed by a downgrade g2%. The equation of the parabolic curve of length L to be introduced, is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 4. Width of the shoulders of carriage way is generally kept

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    • A. 100 cm
    • B. 125 cm
    • C. 150 cm
    • D. 200 cm
    • E. 250 cm
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    • 5. Floating gradients are generally provided

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    • A. along maximum gradients
    • B. along minimum gradients
    • C. at summit curves
    • D. at valley curves
    • E. every where.
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    • 6. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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    • A. Minimum desirable width of medians on rural highways is 5 metres
    • B. Minimum width of medians should be 3 metres
    • C. On long bridges and viaducts, the width of medians should be 1.5 m
    • D. All the above.
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    • 7. Enoscope is used to determine

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    • A. spot speed
    • B. average speed
    • C. travel time
    • D. none of these.
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    • 8. The minimum width of the pavement of a National Highway should be

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    • A. 4.7 m
    • B. 5.7 m
    • C. 6.7 m
    • D. 7.7 m
    • E. 8.0 m
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    • 9. Round-abouts are not suitable if number of vehicles exceed

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    • A. 3000
    • B. 4000
    • C. 5000
    • D. 6000
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    • 10. For a comfortable travel on Highways, the centrifugal ratio should not exceed

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    • A. 0.10
    • B. 0.15
    • C. 0.20
    • D. 0.25
    • E. 0.30
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