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Question
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
Correct Answer
5 cm
Highway Engineering problems
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1. 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'
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Correct Answer: 3° 11'
2. The head of public works department of any Indian state, is
Options
A. Transport Minister
B. Chief Engineer
C. Superintending Engineer
D. Executive Engineer.
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Correct Answer: Chief Engineer
3. 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
L
2
B. 1526 (
L
+ 5.3) - 14.7
L
2
C. 1525 (
L
+ 6.3) - 14.7
L
2
D. 1525 (
L
+ 7.3) - 14.7
L
2
E. 1526 (
L
+ 8.3) - 14.7
L
2
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Correct Answer: 1525 (
L
+ 7.3) - 14.7
L
2
4. 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.
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Correct Answer: differential gradient
5. 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
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Correct Answer: 75/R
6. 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
)
5
n
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Correct Answer:
P
(1 +
r
)
n
7. 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
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Correct Answer: ?/6
8. 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.
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Correct Answer: seldom provided a camber
9. If
V
is the design speed of vehicles in km/hour, the change of radial acceleration in metres/sec
3
, is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
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10. Width of a rotary round should be equal to
Options
A. twice the width of narrowest radial road
B. width of the widest road
C. width of the widest road plus the width of one lane
D. width of the widest road plus 2 metres.
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Correct Answer: width of the widest road plus the width of one lane
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