HIGHWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The maximum number of vehicles beyond which the rotary may not function efficiently is

5000 vehicles per day

5000 vehicles per hour

500 vehicles per day

500 vehicles per hour

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The camber of road should be approximately equal to

three times the longitudinal gradient

longitudinal gradient

two times the longitudinal gradient

half the longitudinal gradient

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Which of the following represents a carpet of sand-bitumen mix without coarse aggregates ?

mastic asphalt

bituminous concrete

bituminous carpet

sheet asphalt

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The most efficient traffic signal system is

flexible progressive system

simultaneous system

simple progressive system

alternate system

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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 ?

triangle

turntable

traverser

scotch block

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RC-2, MC-2 and SC-2 correspond to

same viscosity

None of these

viscosity in decreasing order from RC-2 to SC-2

viscosity in increasing order from RC-2 to SC-2

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Enoscope is used to find

spot speed

average speed

space-mean speed

time-mean speed

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In case of hill roads, the extra widening is generally provided

equally on inner and outer sides of the curve

one-fourth on inner side and three-fourth on outer side of the curve

fully on the outer side of the curve

fully on the inner side of the curve

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Tyre pressure influences the

None of these

total depth of pavement

quality of surface course

both the above

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The thickness of bituminous carpet varies from

20 to 25 mm

50 to 75 mm

75 to 100 mm

100 to 120 mm

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