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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • ?/6 


  • Highway Engineering problems


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    • 1. 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

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    • A. P (1 + r)n
    • B. P (1 - r)n
    • C. P (1 + r)-n+5
    • D. P (1 + r)5n
    • Discuss
    • 2. Depth of reinforcement below the surface of a concrete pavement, is generally kept

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    • A. 5 cm
    • B. 6 cm
    • C. 7 cm
    • D. 8 cm
    • E. 9 cm
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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

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    • A. 1° 11'
    • B. 2° 11'
    • C. 3° 11'
    • D. 4° 11'
    • Discuss
    • 4. The head of public works department of any Indian state, is

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    • A. Transport Minister
    • B. Chief Engineer
    • C. Superintending Engineer
    • D. Executive Engineer.
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • 6. Hill roads are

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    • A. provided camber along spur curves
    • B. provided camber along valley curves
    • C. seldom provided a camber
    • D. None of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. 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
    • 8. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 9. When a number of hair pin bends are introduced, a minimum intervening distance in between is kept

    • Options
    • A. 20 m
    • B. 40 m
    • C. 60 m
    • D. 100 m
    • Discuss
    • 10. The statement, regarding the size of stones used at the wearing surface. "The size of a stone used on a road must be in due proportion to the space occupied by a wheel of ordinary dimensions on a smooth level surface. The point of contact will be found to be longitudinal about 2.5 cm and every piece of stone put into the road which exceeds 2.5 cm in any of its dimension is mischievious" was made by

    • Options
    • A. Telford
    • B. Macadam
    • C. Tresguet
    • D. Sully.
    • Discuss


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