HIGHWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Maximum number of vehicles can be parked with

45° angle parking

parallel parking

30° angle parking

90° angle parking

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The minimum design speed for hairpin bends in hill roads is taken as

50 kmph

30 kmph

20 kmph

40 kmph

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In highway construction, rolling starts from

Any of the above

Sides and proceed to center

Center and proceed to sides

One side and proceed to other side

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Tyre pressure influences the

quality of surface course

None of these

both the above

total depth of pavement

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Bitumen of grade 80/100 means

its penetration value is 8 to 10 cm

its penetration value is 10 mm

its penetration value is 8 mm

its penetration value is 8 to 10 mm

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If the average center to center spacing of vehicles is 20 meters, then the basic capacity of a traffic lane at a speed of 50 kmph is

2500 vehicles per day

2500 vehicles per hour

1000 vehicles per hour

2000 vehicles per hour

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Which of the following is known as design capacity ?

basic capacity

practical capacity

theoretical capacity

possible capacity

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Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is

2

4

3

5

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If the stopping distance is 60 meters, then the minimum stopping sight distance for two lane, two way traffic is

180m

30m

120m

60m

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The maximum design gradient for vertical profile of a road is

limiting gradient

minimum gradient

exceptional gradient

ruling gradient

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