HIGHWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Load stress + frictional stress

Load stress + warping stress + frictional stress

Load stress + warping stress

Load stress + warping stress frictional stress

to increase it on both descending and ascending grades

to increase it on descending grades and to decrease it on ascending grades

to decrease it on both descending and ascending grades

to decrease it on descending grades and to increase it on ascending grades

scotch block

traverser

triangle

turntable

more

dependent on the speed

less

same

first decreases and then increases after reaching a minimum value at optimum speed

increases

decreases

first increases and then decreases after reaching a maximum value at optimum speed

elliptical

tangent

turbine

circular

0.8 %

0.6 %

1.0 %

0.4 %

its penetration value is 8 to 10 mm

its penetration value is 8 to 10 cm

its penetration value is 10 mm

its penetration value is 8 mm

An empirical method based on physical properties of sub-grade soil

A theoretical method

A semi empirical method

An empirical method based on strength characteristics of sub-grade soil

length

weight per unit length

cross-section

weight