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  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • 9 kg to 11 kg/tonne 

    • Highway Engineering problems

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    • 1. Roughness index of roads, is expressed as

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    • 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.
      • Discuss
    • 2. In scanty rainfall regions, the camber provided will be

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    • A. nil
    • B. flatter
    • C. steeper
    • D. None of these.
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    • 3. Longitudinal pavement lines marked broken in white paint

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    • 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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    • 4. If N is deviation angle, the length L, of a parabolic vertical curve for safe stopping distance S, is

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

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    • A. 10 cm
    • B. 15 cm
    • C. 20 cm
    • D. 25 cm
    • E. 30 cm
      • Discuss
    • 6. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. The width of the right-of-way is decided so as to accommodate

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

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

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    • A. critical curve
    • B. transition curve
    • C. vertical curve
    • D. all the above.
      • Discuss
    • 9. If the cross slope of a country is 25% to 60%, the terrain is classified as

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    • A. plain
    • B. rolling
    • C. steep
    • D. mountainous.
      • Discuss
    • 10. The safe length L of a valley curve for night travel is

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C. neither (a) nor (b)
    • D. both (a) and (b)
      • Discuss

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