Civil Engineering Questions And Answers :: Highway Engineering: part2



Civil Engineering : Highway Engineering QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part2 : 6 to 10

Following Civil Engineering Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in BSNL JTO, GATE 2024 and IES 2024 examinations :

6.If an ascending gradient of 1 in 50 meets a descending gradient of 1 in 50, the length of summit curve for a stopping sight distance of 80 m will be

zero
64m
80m
60m

7.The transition curve used in the horizontal alignment of highways as per IRC recommendations is

spiral
lemniscate
cubic parabola
any of the above

8.If the design speed is V kmph and deviation angle is N radians, then the total length of a valley curve in meters is given by the expression

0.38 N V3/2
0.38 (NV3)"2
3.8 NV"2
3.8 (NV3)"2

9.Length of a vehicle affects

width of traffic lanes
extra width of pavement and minimum turning radius
width of shoulders and parking facilities
clearance to be provided under structures such as overbridges, under-bridges etc.

10.The value of ruling gradient in plains as per IRC recommendation is

1 in 12
1 m 15
1 in 20
1 in 30

More Highway Engineering QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

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