a) upto 10%
b) between 10% and 25%
c) between 25% and 60%
d) more than 60%
Ans: b
Category: HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Questions
The camber of road should be approximately equal to | HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
a) longitudinal gradient
b) two times the longitudinal gradient
c) three times the longitudinal gradient
d) half the longitudinal gradient
Ans: d
Which of the following is known as design capacity ?
a) basic capacity
b) theoretical capacity
c) possible capacity
d) practical capacity
Ans: a
The entrance and exit curves of a rotary have | HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
a) equal radii and equal widths of pavement
b) equal radii but pavement width is more at entrance than at exit curve
c) equal pavement widths but radius is more at entrance curve than at exit curve
d) different radii and different widths of pavement
Ans: d
The shape of the camber, best suited for cement concrete pavements, is | HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
a) straight line
b) parabolic
c) elliptical
d) combination of straight and parabolic
Ans: a
If b is the wheel track of a vehicle and h is the height of centre of gravity above road surface, then to avoid overturning and lateral skidding on a horizontal curve, the centrifugal ratio should always be
a) less than b/2h and greater than co-efficient of lateral friction
b) less than b/2h and also less than co-efficient of lateral friction
c) greater than b/2h and less than co-efficient of lateral friction
d) greater than b/2h and also greater than coefficient of lateral friction
Ans: b