logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Civil Engineering Highway Engineering Comments

  • Question
  • If the radius of a main curve is 300 m and length of the transition curve is 100 m, the angle with tangent to locate the junction point, is


  • Options
  • A. 1° 11'
  • B. 2° 11'
  • C. 3° 11'
  • D. 4° 11'

  • Correct Answer
  • 3° 11' 


  • Highway Engineering problems


    Search Results


    • 1. 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
    • 2. 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
    • 3. 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
    • 4. 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
    • 5. 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
    • 6. Depth of reinforcement below the surface of a concrete pavement, is generally kept

    • Options
    • A. 5 cm
    • B. 6 cm
    • C. 7 cm
    • D. 8 cm
    • E. 9 cm
    • Discuss
    • 7. If P is the number of vehicles per day at last census, r is the increase in traffic and n is the number of years passed after last census, number of vehicles A per day for design, is

    • Options
    • A. P (1 + r)n
    • B. P (1 - r)n
    • C. P (1 + r)-n+5
    • D. P (1 + r)5n
    • Discuss
    • 8. If a Lemniscate curve having an angle of deflection ?, is transitional throughout, the maximum polar angle is

    • Options
    • A. ?/2
    • B. ?/3
    • C. ?/4
    • D. ?/5
    • E. ?/6
    • Discuss
    • 9. Hill roads are

    • Options
    • A. provided camber along spur curves
    • B. provided camber along valley curves
    • C. seldom provided a camber
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 10. If V is the design speed of vehicles in km/hour, the change of radial acceleration in metres/sec3, is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E.
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment