Highway Engineering problems
- 1. Traffic surveys are carried out
Options- A. to know the type of traffic
- B. to determine the facilities to traffic regulations
- C. to design proper drainage system
- D. all the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: all the above.
- 2. On the recommendations of Indian Road Congress, the ruling gradient in plains, is
Options- A. 1 in 15
- B. 1 in 20
- C. 1 in 30
- D. 1 in 45
- E. 1 in 100 Discuss
Correct Answer: 1 in 30
- 3. Maximum number of passenger cars that can pass a given point on a road during one hour under the most ideal road way and traffic conditions, is known as
Options- A. traffic density
- B. basic capacity of traffic lane
- C. possible capacity of traffic lane
- D. all the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: basic capacity of traffic lane
- 4. The total length of a valley formed by two gradients - 3% and + 2% curve between the two tangent points to provide a rate of change of centrifugal acceleration 0.6 m/sec2, for a design speed 100 km ph, is
Options- A. 16.0 m
- B. 42.3 m
- C. 84.6 m
- D. none of these. Discuss
Correct Answer: 84.6 m
- 5. Volume of traffic which would immediately use a new road or an improved one when opened to traffic, is known
Options- A. development traffic
- B. current traffic
- C. general traffic
- D. normal traffic growth. Discuss
Correct Answer: normal traffic growth.
- 6. If N is deviation angle the length L of a parabolic vetical curve for overtaking sight distance S, is
Options- A.
- B.
- C.
- D.
- E. Both (A) and (C) Discuss
Correct Answer: Both (A) and (C)
- 7. The maximum safe speed on roads, depends on the
Options- A. type of the highway
- B. type of road surface
- C. type of curves
- D. sight distance
- E. all the above. Discuss
Correct Answer: all the above.
- 8. The head light of vehicles should be such that its lower beam illuminates objects at
Options- A. 10 m
- B. 20 m
- C. 30 m
- D. 40 m
- E. 50 m Discuss
Correct Answer: 30 m
- 9. According to the recommendations of Nagpur Conference, the width formation of an ideal National Highway in hard rock cutting, is
Options- A. 8.9 m
- B. 7.9 m
- C. 6.9 m
- D. 6.5 m
- E. 7.5 m Discuss
Correct Answer: 7.9 m
- 10. For the movement of vehicles at an intersection of two roads, without any interference, the type of grade separator generally preferred to, is
Options- A. delta
- B. trumpet
- C. diamond interchange
- D. clover leaf. Discuss
Correct Answer: clover leaf.
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