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Question
The normal road land width for a major district road in open area, is
Options
A. 45 m
B. 25 m
C. 15 m
D. 12 m
Correct Answer
25 m
Highway Engineering problems
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1. 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
)
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Correct Answer: both (
a
) and (
b
)
2. 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.
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Correct Answer: mountainous.
3. The type of curves generally provided on highways, is
Options
A. critical curve
B. transition curve
C. vertical curve
D. all the above.
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Correct Answer: all the above.
4. The safe stopping sight distance
D
, may be computed from the equation
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Correct Answer:
5. 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.
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Correct Answer: vertical curve
6. If
A
t
is the area of steel cross-section,
t
is working stress,
L
is width of road and W is weight of slab per square metre, the spacing of the tie bars for a longitudinal joint, is
Options
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Correct Answer:
7. The G.T. road from Lahore to Calcutta in undivided India, was constructed during
Options
A. 3495-3500 BC
B. 265-270 BC
C. 1540-1545 AD
D. 1440-1450
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Correct Answer: 1540-1545 AD
8. When each particle of aggregates is thinly coated with cement paste, a heterogeneous solid is formed, which is known as
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A. hydration
B. gel
C. concrete
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: concrete
9. The full width of land acquired before finalising a highway, alignment is known
Options
A. width of formation
B. right of way
C. carriage way
D. roadway.
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Correct Answer: right of way
10. The width of the right of way in urban area, is kept between 24 m to 60 m for
Options
A. National Highways
B. State Highways
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these.
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
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