HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Questions

a) effective drainage b) counteracting the centrifugal force c) having proper sight distance d) none of the above Ans: a

a) 110 m b) 220 m c) 440 m d) 577 m Ans: c

a) average speed b) spot speed c) space-mean speed d) time-mean speed Ans: b

a) traffic density attains maximum value whereas traffic volume becomes zero b) traffic density and traffic volume both attain maximum

a) traffic volume studies b) speed studies c) accident studies d) origin and destination studies Ans: d

a) is preferable in steep terrain b) results in balancing the earthwork c) avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain

a) 15th percentile b) 50 “”percentile c) 85th percentile d) 98 “”percentile Ans: d

a) simultaneous system b) alternate system c) flexible progressive system d) simple progressive system Ans: c

a) stopping distance b) two times the stopping distance c) half the stopping distance d) three times the stopping distance

a) Psychological extra widening depends on the number of traffic lanes. b) Mechanical extra widening depends on the speed of

a) Traffic volume should always be more than traffic capacity. b) Traffic capacity should always be more than traffic volume.

a) red b) yellow c) green d) white Ans: b

a) overtaking sight distance b) two times the overtaking sight distance c) three times the overtaking sight distance d) five

a) equally on inner and outer sides of the curve b) fully on the inner side of the curve c)

a) width of traffic lanes b) extra width of pavement and minimum turning radius c) width of shoulders and parking