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- Question
Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:
Options- A. Highways are always constructed in straight line
- B. Highways may be provided horizontal curves
- C. Highways may be provided vertical curves
- D. Highways may be provided both horizontal and vertical curves.
- Correct Answer
- Highways are always constructed in straight line
- 1. Alignment of highways in hilly regions, is decided on
Options- A. long stretch of very hard cutting
- B. number of river crossings
- C. natural unstable areas
- D. saddles or passes
- E. all the above. Discuss
- 2. To prevent compressive stresses in a rigid concrete pavement, the joint prvoided, is
Options- A. expansion joint
- B. contraction joint
- C. hinged joint
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 3. On earth roads, the camber should preferably be
Options- A. 1 in 20 to 1 in 24
- B. 1 in 30 to 1 in 48
- C. 1 in 15 to 1 in 20
- D. 1 in 10 to 1 in 15
- E. 1 in 10 to 1 in 12 Discuss
- 4. The standard equation of a cubical spiral transition curve provided on roads, is
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 5. The convexity provided to the carriageway between the crown and edge of the pavement, is known as
Options- A. super-elevation
- B. camber
- C. height of the pavement
- D. None of these. Discuss
- 6. Setting out of Lemniscate transition curves, is done with
Options- A. perpendicular offsets
- B. radial offsets
- C. deflection angles
- D. polar deflection angles. Discuss
- 7. Super-elevation on roads in snow bound areas, should generally not exceed
Options- A. 15%
- B. 12%
- C. 10%
- D. 7%
- E. 6% Discuss
- 8. If L is the length of the transition curves provided on either side of a circular curve of radius R, the maximum angle of deflection with tangent for the junctions of the transition curve and circular curve, is
Options- A. L/R
- B. L/2R
- C. L/3R
- D. L/4R
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 9. Indian Road Congress (I.R.C.) was founded and constituted with its head quarters at New Delhi, in
Options- A. 1924
- B. 1927
- C. 1930
- D. 1934
- E. 1942 Discuss
- 10. If the width of a pavement slab is 7.5 m, thickness 20 cm and working stress 1400 kg/cm2, spacing of 10 mm tie bars for the longitudinal joint, is
Options- A. 10 cm
- B. 20 cm
- C. 30 cm
- D. 40 cm
- E. 50 cm Discuss
Highway Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: 1 in 20 to 1 in 24
Correct Answer:
Correct Answer: camber
Correct Answer: polar deflection angles.
Correct Answer: 7%
Correct Answer: none of these.
Correct Answer: 1934
Correct Answer: 30 cm
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