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  • Question

  • In scanty rainfall regions, the camber provided will be


  • Options
  • A. nil
  • B. flatter
  • C. steeper
  • D. None of these.

  • Correct Answer
  • flatter 

    • Highway Engineering problems

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    • 1. Longitudinal pavement lines marked broken in white paint

    • Options
    • A. are for the guidance of the drivers
    • B. are not to be crossed over
    • C. may be crossed over at the discretion of the driver
    • D. all the above.
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    • 2. If N is deviation angle, the length L, of a parabolic vertical curve for safe stopping distance S, is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • E. both (a) and (b)
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    • 3. For a poorly graded sub-grade soil, thickness of sub-base, is

    • Options
    • A. 10 cm
    • B. 15 cm
    • C. 20 cm
    • D. 25 cm
    • E. 30 cm
      • Discuss
    • 4. If V is speed in km/hour and R is radius of the curve, the superelevation e is equal to

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 5. If the designed speed on a circular curve of radius 1400 m is 80 km/hour, no superelevation is provided, if the camber, is

    • Options
    • A. 4%
    • B. 3%
    • C. 2%
    • D. 1.7%
      • Discuss
    • 6. Roughness index of roads, is expressed as

    • Options
    • A. size of the stone on the pavement
    • B. number of patches on the pavement
    • C. cumulative deformation of surface per horizontal distance
    • D. type of the road surface.
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    • 7. On most smooth hard surfaced roads, rolling resistance to moving vehicles, ranges from

    • Options
    • A. 5 kg to 7 kg/tonne
    • B. 7 kg to 9 kg/tonne
    • C. 9 kg to 11 kg/tonne
    • D. 11 kg to 13 kg/tonne
    • E. none of these.
      • Discuss
    • 8. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The width of the right-of-way is decided so as to accommodate

    • Options
    • A. formation width
    • B. side slopes
    • C. horizontal curve
    • D. vertical curve
    • E. provision of future widening.
      • Discuss
    • 9. The safe stopping sight distance D, may be computed from the equation

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 10. The type of curves generally provided on highways, is

    • Options
    • A. critical curve
    • B. transition curve
    • C. vertical curve
    • D. all the above.
      • Discuss

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