HIGHWAY ENGINEERING QUIZ

Most suitable material for highway embankments is

granular soil

clays

organic soil

silts

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Select the correct statement.

All of these

More the value of group index, less thickness of pavement will be required

More the value of CBR, greater thickness of pavement will be required

Minimum and maximum values of group index can be 0 and 20 respectively

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Maximum daily traffic capacity of bituminous pavements is

2000 tonnes per day

1500 tonnes per day

500 tonnes per day

1000 tonnes per day

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Number of cotters used in CST-9 sleepers is

3

4

2

5

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When two equally important roads cross roughly at right angles, the suitable shape of central island is

circular

turbine

tangent

elliptical

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For highway geometric design purposes the speed used is

98 “”percentile

15th percentile

85th percentile

50 “”percentile

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On a right angled road intersection with two way traffic, the total number of conflict points is

6

18

11

24

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Los Angeles testing machine is used to conduct

Crushing strength test

Attrition test

Abrasion test

Impact test

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Which of the following is indicated by a warning sign ?

end of speed limit

level crossing

no parking

overtaking prohibited

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Camber in the road is provided for

having proper sight distance

effective drainage

counteracting the centrifugal force

None of these

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