HIGHWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

The method of design of flexible pavement as recommended by IRC is

Westergaard method

CBR method

group index method

Benkelman beam method

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Maximum number of vehicles can be parked with

90° angle parking

45° angle parking

parallel parking

30° angle parking

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The background colour of the informatory sign board is

white

red

green

yellow

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In the penetration macadam construction, the bitumen is

None of these

Sprayed after the aggregates are spread and compacted

Sprayed before the aggregates are spread and compacted

Premixed with aggregates and then spread

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The maximum allowable Los Angeles abrasion value for high quality surface course is

0.3

0.2

0.45

0.1

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Study the following statements regarding creep. i) Creep is greater on curves than on tangent railway track, ii) Creep in new rails is more than that in old rails, iii) Creep is more on steep gradients than on level track. The correct answer is

only (i)

(i)and(ii)

(i), (ii) and (iii)

(ii) and (iii)

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Which of the following is indicated by a warning sign ?

no parking

overtaking prohibited

end of speed limit

level crossing

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The camber for hill roads in case of bituminous surfacing is adopted as

0.04

0.025

0.02

0.03

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

bituminous carpet

bituminous concrete

mastic asphalt

sheet asphalt

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The direct interchange ramp involves

diverging to the left side and merging from right

diverging to the right side and merging from right

diverging to the right side and merging from left

diverging to the left side and merging from left

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