Civil Engineering Questions And Answers :: Highway Engineering: part5



Civil Engineering : Highway Engineering QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part5 : 21 to 25

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

21.When the bituminous surfacing is done on already existing black top road or over existing cement concrete road, the type of treatment to be given is

seal coat
tack coat
prime coat
spray of emulsion

22.The camber for hill roads in case of bituminous surfacing is adopted as

2%
2.5%
3%
4%

23.The walls which are necessary on the hill side of roadway where earth has to be retained from slipping is known as

retaining wall
breast wall
parapet wall
none of the above

24.Select the correct statement.

Quantity of binder required for tack coat is less than that required for prime coat.
Prime coat treatment is given for plugging the voids in water bound macadam during bituminous road construction.
Seal coat is the final coat over certain previous bituminous pavements.
A bitumen primer is a high viscosity cutback.

25.The most suitable equipment for compacting clayey soils is a

smooth wheeled roller
pneumatic tyred roller
sheep foot roller
vibrator

More Highway Engineering QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS available in next pages

    Health is the greatest gift, contentment is the greatest wealth -Buddha
Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.- Les Brown