Home » Civil Engineering » GATE Exam Questions

At highway stretches where the required overtaking sight distance cannot be provided, it is necessary to incorporate :

at least twice the stopping sight distance
half the required overtaking sight distance
one-third the required overtaking sight distance
three times the stopping sight distance

Correct Answer: at least twice the stopping sight distance

← Previous Question Next Question→

More Questions from GATE Exam Questions

RCC Flexure – Under-Reinforced Simply Supported Beam (Concept Check) Consider a simply supported, under-reinforced RCC beam. Evaluate the following statements about its flexural failure and neutral-axis shift as load increases: I) Failure occurs by crushing of concrete before the tensile steel has yielded. II) As the load is increased, the neutral axis moves upward (toward the compression face).
Mohr’s Circle – Pure Shear at 80 N/mm^2 An element is in a state of pure shear with shear stress magnitude τ = 80 N/mm^2. What is the maximum principal stress at that point?
Single-Bay Portal Frame with Unequal End Conditions A single-bay, single-storey portal frame has a hinged (pin) left support and a fixed right support. The beam carries a uniformly distributed load across the span. Considering frame action and stiffness asymmetry, indicate the direction of lateral sway under loading.
Drained Triaxial Compression of Saturated Sand A saturated, cohesionless sand specimen (c′ = 0) fails in a drained triaxial compression test under deviator stress q = (σ1 − σ3) = 3 kgf/cm^2 with cell (confining) pressure σ3 = 1 kgf/cm^2. Estimate the effective friction angle φ′ of the sand.
Rankine Active Pressure with Cohesion – Surcharge for Zero Base Pressure For a cohesive backfill (cohesion c, friction angle φ) behind a vertical wall, determine the uniform surcharge intensity q that would make the active lateral pressure at the wall base (tip) equal to zero. Use α = 45° + φ/2 in your expression.
Highway Materials – Purpose of a Prime Coat In bituminous road construction, what is the principal purpose of applying a prime coat on a prepared granular base (WBM/WMM) before laying the first bituminous layer?
Geometric Design – Ideal Summit (Crest) Curve Form For vertical alignment at a summit (crest), which ideal mathematical curve is adopted to provide a constant rate of change of grade and comfortable sight distance transitions?
Water Quality – Interpreting Excess Nitrates in River Water What does a high concentration of nitrates (NO3−) in river water most commonly indicate regarding sewage pollution timing and oxidation stage?
On-Site Sanitation – What Is a Septic Tank? Choose the correct characterization of a household/community septic tank process for primary on-site sewage treatment.
Reinforced Concrete – Beam–Column Interaction (P–M curve) In a reinforced concrete beam–column, when do flexural (moment) capacity and axial (compressive) capacity increase together as axial load rises?

Discussion & Comments

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

Join Discussion