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  • Question
  • 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.

  • Correct Answer
  • Both (a) and (b) 


  • Highway Engineering problems


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    • 1. 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.
    • Discuss
    • 2. When each particle of aggregates is thinly coated with cement paste, a heterogeneous solid is formed, which is known as

    • Options
    • A. hydration
    • B. gel
    • C. concrete
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 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
    • Discuss
    • 4. If At 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.
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80 m for a design speed of 50 km ph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is

    • Options
    • A. 0.225 m
    • B. 0.589 m
    • C. 1.250 m
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. If a Lemniscate curve of transition throughout is introduced to connect two parallel roads, the maximum polar angle of the curve, is

    • Options
    • A. 10°
    • B. 15°
    • C. 20°
    • D. 30°
    • E. 45°
    • Discuss
    • 8. Retaining walls are generally constructed with dry rubble stones with 60 cm top width and

    • Options
    • A. 1 : 2 front batter
    • B. 1 : 3 front batter
    • C. 1 : 4 front batter
    • D. 1 : 5 front batter
    • Discuss
    • 9. The ability of a driver to stop the vehicle moving with the designed speed, depends upon:

    • Options
    • A. perception time
    • B. brake reaction time
    • C. efficiency of the brakes
    • D. frictional resistance between road surface and vehicle
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 10. In cement concrete pavements, tensile stress is due to :

    • Options
    • A. bending or deflection under wheel loads
    • B. difference in temperature of the top and bottom of pavement
    • C. contraction of slab during falling temperature
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss


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