HIGHWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

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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The group index for a soil, whose liquid limit is 40 percent, plasticity index is 10 percent and percentage passing 75 micron IS sieve is 35, is

5

7

3

0

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Tyre pressure influences the

total depth of pavement

None of these

both the above

quality of surface course

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Reaction time of a driver

None of these

increases with increase in speed

is same for all speeds

decreases with increase in speed

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For highway geometric design purposes the speed used is

15th percentile

98 “”percentile

85th percentile

50 “”percentile

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The maximum design gradient for vertical profile of a road is

exceptional gradient

ruling gradient

minimum gradient

limiting gradient

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Penetration test on bitumen is used for determining its

Viscosity

Temperature susceptibility

Grade

Ductility

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The shape of the camber, best suited for cement concrete pavements, is

straight line

parabolic

combination of straight and parabolic

elliptical

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The ductility value of bitumen for suitability in road construction should not be less than

50cm

30 cm

10 cm

20 cm

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The percentage compensation in gradient for ruling gradient of 4% and horizontal curve of radius 760 m is

0.1 %

no compensation

10%

1 %

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