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  • California Bearing Ratio method of designing flexible pavements is more accurate as it involves


  • Options
  • A. characteristics of soils
  • B. traffic intensities
  • C. character of the road making materials
  • D. none of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • character of the road making materials 


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    • 1. Thickness of broken line markings on multi-lane road for lanes is generally kept

    • Options
    • A. 10 cm
    • B. 12 cm
    • C. 15 cm
    • D. 18 cm
    • E. 20 cm
    • Discuss
    • 2. For a 6.6 m wide two lane pavement, berms are provided on either side having a width of

    • Options
    • A. l.00 m
    • B. 1.25 m
    • C. 1.50 m
    • D. 1.75 m
    • E. 2.00 m
    • Discuss
    • 3. Formation width of a hill road is the distance between

    • Options
    • A. outer end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall
    • B. outer end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
    • C. inner end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall
    • D. inner end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The tangent length of a simple circular curve of radius R deflecting through ?°, is

    • Options
    • A. R tan ?
    • B. R tan ?/2
    • C. R sin ?
    • D. R sin ?/2
    • E. R cot ?/2
    • Discuss
    • 5. The total value of extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a two lane hill road of radius 42 m for a design speed of 50 kmph and for vehicles with wheel base 6 m, is

    • Options
    • A. 0.500 m
    • B. 0.589 m
    • C. 1.089 m
    • D. 0.089 m
    • Discuss
    • 6. Design of flexible pavement, involves

    • Options
    • A. wheel loads
    • B. intensity of traffic
    • C. climate of the region
    • D. sub-grade conditions
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 7. If the radius of curvature of a hill road is 50 m, the percentage grade compensation should be

    • Options
    • A. 60/R
    • B. 70/R
    • C. 75/R
    • D. 80/R
    • E. 100/R
    • Discuss
    • 8. The difference in gradients after full super-elevation and the initial alignment of a road, is known as

    • Options
    • A. ruling gradient
    • B. rising gradient
    • C. compensated gradient
    • D. differential gradient
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. If L metres is the distance between extreme axles of a vehicle, its gross load should not exceed

    • Options
    • A. 1525 (L + 4.3) - 14.7 L2
    • B. 1526 (L + 5.3) - 14.7 L2
    • C. 1525 (L + 6.3) - 14.7 L2
    • D. 1525 (L + 7.3) - 14.7 L2
    • E. 1526 (L + 8.3) - 14.7 L2
    • Discuss
    • 10. The head of public works department of any Indian state, is

    • Options
    • A. Transport Minister
    • B. Chief Engineer
    • C. Superintending Engineer
    • D. Executive Engineer.
    • Discuss


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