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- Question
Horizontal curves on highways are provided
Options- A. to break the monotony of driving
- B. to discourage the tendency to increase speed
- C. to decrease the mental strain on drivers
- D. all the above.
- Correct Answer
- all the above.
- 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Various geometric design features and generally guided by ruling design speed
- B. The design speed for a given highway should preferably be uniform
- C. Abrupt change in the design speed should not be permitted
- D. all the above. Discuss
- 2. Pick up the correct statement from the following:
Options- A. Borrow pits are located out side the right of way
- B. Borrow pits may be located on either side of the right of way
- C. Spoil bank is located on one side of the right of way
- D. All the above. Discuss
- 3. Along a hill road, a side drain is provided on
Options- A. outer side of a spur curve
- B. outer side of a re-entrant curve
- C. outer side of both (a) and (b)
- D. inner side of both (a) and (b) Discuss
- 4. In welded wire mesh, the longitudinal wire is placed at
Options- A. 10 cm centres
- B. 15 cm centres
- C. 20 cm centres
- D. 25 cm centres
- E. 30 cm centres Discuss
- 5. Thickness of broken centre line markings for a four lane road, is generally kept
Options- A. 10 cm
- B. 12 cm
- C. 15 cm
- D. 18 cm
- E. 20 cm Discuss
- 6. If the difference in elevation of an edge of the pavement 9 m wide and its crown is 15 cm, the camber of the pavement, is
Options- A. 1 in 60
- B. 1 in 45
- C. 1 in 30
- D. 1 in 15
- E. 1 in 7.5 Discuss
- 7. Gradient resistance of moving vehicles along down slopes, is
Options- A. + 7 kg/tonne
- B. + 9 kg/tonne
- C. - 9 kg/tonne
- D. - 7 kg/tonne Discuss
- 8. Reduction of load capacity in a ruling gradient of
Options- A. 1 in 10, is 10%
- B. 1 in 15, is 15%
- C. 1 in 20, is 10%
- D. 1 in 25, is 25%
- E. none of these. Discuss
- 9. A subsidiary area in a carriageway placed so as to control the movement of the traffic, is
Options- A. median strip
- B. island
- C. flower bed
- D. refuge. Discuss
- 10. Widening of the roads on curves in hilly region, is done
Options- A. on the outer side
- B. on the inner side
- C. on the outer and inner sides equally
- D. less on outer side and more on inner side. Discuss
Highway Engineering problems
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Correct Answer: all the above.
Correct Answer: All the above.
Correct Answer: inner side of both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: 15 cm centres
Correct Answer: 15 cm
Correct Answer: 1 in 30
Correct Answer: - 9 kg/tonne
Correct Answer: 1 in 20, is 10%
Correct Answer: island
Correct Answer: on the inner side
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