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Highway Engineering problems

  • 1. The perpendicular offset from the tan-get to the central point of the circular curve, is

  • Options
  • A. R sin ?/2
  • B. R cos ?/2
  • C. R (1 - cos ?/2)
  • D. R (1 - sin ?/2)
  • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
  • 2. Side drains on both sides of a hill road, are essential when the road is

  • Options
  • A. along the spur curves
  • B. along the re-entrant curves
  • C. in cutting
  • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
  • 3. If no super elevation is provided on a road along curves, pot holes may develop at

  • Options
  • A. inner edge of the road
  • B. outer edge of the road
  • C. centre of the road
  • D. no where on the road.
    • Discuss
  • 4. If cross slope of a country is greater than 60%, the terrain is classified as

  • Options
  • A. rolling
  • B. mountainous
  • C. steep
  • D. plain.
    • Discuss
  • 5. The width of road pavements, depends upon

  • Options
  • A. width of traffic lane
  • B. number of traffic
  • C. width of median strip
  • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
  • 6. One-way streets are generally provided in crowded cities as, these

  • Options
  • A. are inexpensive means of traffic flow
  • B. reduce delays to vehicles
  • C. permit higher speed
  • D. reduce the number of accidents
  • E. all the above.
    • Discuss
  • 7. The minimum vertical clearance of overhanging cliffs or any other structure above the surface of a hill road, should be

  • Options
  • A. 3 m
  • B. 4 m
  • C. 5 m
  • D. 6 m
  • E. 4.5 m
    • Discuss
  • 8. If the rate of change of grade permitted along a vertical curve is r and total change of grade is g%, the length L of the curve to be provided, is

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
  • 9. The maximum distance of the apex of a vertical curve of length L from the point of intersection of two grades + g1%, and - g2% (g1 > g2), is

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
    • Discuss
  • 10. For a vehicle moving with a speed of 80 km per hour, the brake reaction time, in ordinary cases, is

  • Options
  • A. 1 sec
  • B. 1.5 sec
  • C. 2.0 sec
  • D. 2.5 sec
  • E. 3.0 sec
    • Discuss

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