HIGHWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The maximum limit of water absorption for aggregate suitable for road construction is

0.4 %

1.0 %

0.6 %

0.8 %

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Equivalent factor of passenger car unit (PCU) for a passenger car as per IRC is

10

1.0

2.0

0.5

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The direct interchange ramp involves

diverging to the left side and merging from left

diverging to the right side and merging from right

diverging to the left side and merging from right

diverging to the right side and merging from left

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Which of the following devices is used to transfer the wagons or locomotives to and from parallel tracks without any necessity of shunting ?

scotch block

triangle

turntable

traverser

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For design, that length of transition curve should be taken which is

based on rate of change of super elevation

based on allowable rate of change of centrifugal acceleration

higher of (A) and (B)

smaller of (A) and (B)

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For the design of super elevation for mixed traffic conditions, the speed is reduced by

75%

25%

15%

20%

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In highway construction, rolling starts from

Center and proceed to sides

One side and proceed to other side

Sides and proceed to center

Any of the above

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Which of the following is known as design capacity ?

theoretical capacity

basic capacity

practical capacity

possible capacity

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The most suitable equipment for compacting clayey soils is a

sheep foot roller

vibrator

pneumatic tyred roller

smooth wheeled roller

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The background colour of the informatory sign board is

green

white

red

yellow

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