HIGHWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Which of the following represents hardest grade of bitumen ?

60/70

100/120

80/100

30/40

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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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The binder normally used in flexible pavement construction is

None of these

lime

cement

bitumen

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Normally maximum cant permissible in Meter Gauge is

75 mm

140 mm

165 mm

90 mm

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Which of the following premix methods is used for base course ?

bituminous carpet

mastic asphalt

sheet asphalt

bituminous bound macadam

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Which of the following is considered to be the highest quality construction in the group of black top pavements?

Bituminous concrete

Mastic asphalt

Bituminous carpet

Sheet asphalt

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Enoscope is used to find

time-mean speed

average speed

space-mean speed

spot speed

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Scientific planning of transportation system and mass transit facilities in cities should be based on

origin and destination data

accident data

traffic volume data

spot speed data

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The function of an expansion joint in rigid pavements is to

Relieve shrinkage stresses

Resist stresses due to expansion

Allow free expansion

Relieve warping stresses

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The sequence of four stages of survey in a highway alignment is

preliminary survey, map study, reconnaissance and detailed survey

map study, reconnaissance, preliminary survey and detailed survey

map study, preliminary survey, reconnaissance and detailed survey

reconnaissance, map study, preliminary survey and detailed survey

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