Description : Degree of a road curve is defined as the angle in degrees subtended at the centre by an arc of (A) 10 metres (B) 20 metres (C) 25 metres (D) 30 metres
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : If the radius of a main curve is 300 m and length of the transition curve is 100 m, the angle with tangent to locate the junction point, is (A) 1° 11' (B) 2° 11' (C) 3° 11' (D) 4° 11'
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Long tangent sections exceeding 3 km in length should be avoided (B) Curve length should be at least 150 metres for a deflection angle of 5 ... decrease in the deflection angle, 30 metre length of curve to be increased (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The radius of a simple circular curve is 300 m and length of its specified chord is 30 m. The degree of the curve is (A) 5.73° (B) 5.37° (C) 3.57° (D) 3.75°
Last Answer : (A) 5.73°
Description : Designation of a curve is made by: (A) Angle subtended by a chord of any length (B) Angle subtended by an arc of specified length (C) Radius of the curve (D) Curvature of the curve
Last Answer : (C) Radius of the curve
Description : If the rate of gain of radial acceleration is 0.3 m per sec3 and full centrifugal ratio is developed. On the curve the ratio of the length of the transition curve of same radius on road and railway, is (A) 2.828 (B) 3.828 (C) 1.828 (D) 0.828
Last Answer : (A) 2.828
Description : If the radius of a simple curve is 600 m, the maximum length of the chord for calculating offsets, is taken (A) 15 m (B) 20 m (C) 25 m (D) 30 m
Last Answer : (D) 30 m
Description : Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80 m for a design speed of 50 km ph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is (A) 0.225 m (B) 0.589 m (C) 1.250 m (D) None of these
Description : The total value of extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a two lane hill road of radius 42 m for a design speed of 50 kmph and for vehicles with wheel base 6 m, is (A) 0.500 m (B) 0.589 m (C) 1.089 m (D) 0.089 m
Description : If D is the degree of the curve of radius R, the exact length of its specified chord, is (A) Radius of the curve sine of half the degree (B) Diameter of the curve sine of half the ... Diameter of the curve cosine of half the degree (D) Diameter of the curve tangent of half the degree
Last Answer : (B) Diameter of the curve × sine of half the degree
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The height of head light above road surface, is taken as 0.75 m (B) The beam of head light is up to one degree upwards from the grade of road (C) While designing the valley curve, the height of the object is assumed nil (D) All the above
Description : If N is the algebraic difference of grades, S is the minimum sight distance in metres, the length (L) of a summit curve is (A) NS/4 (B) NS²/4 (C) N²S/4 (D) (NS)²/4
Description : If N is the net difference of grades, S is the minimum overtaken sight distance in metres, the length (L) of a summit curve, is (A) NS/4 (B) NS²/4 (C) NS²/4.8 (D) NS²/9.6
Description : If N is the algebraic difference of grades, S is the head light beam distance in metres, the length (L) of a valley curve, is (A) NS²/4 (B) NS²/6 (C) NS²/9.6 (D) NS²/4.8
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : If the velocity of moving vehicles on a road is 24 km/per hour, stopping distance is 19 metres and average length of vehicles is 6 metres, the basic capacity of lane, is (A) 500 vehicles per hour (B) 700 vehicles per hour (C) 1000 vehicles per hour (D) 1250 vehicles per hour
Description : If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of radius 500 m is 90 m, the maximum perpendicular offset for the transition curve, is (A) 0.70 m (B) 1.70 m (C) 2.70 m (D) 3.70 m
Last Answer : (C) 2.70 m
Description : If the length of a transition curve to be introduced between a straight and a circular curve of radius 500 m is 90 m, the maximum deflection angle to locate its junction point, is (A) 1°43' 08" (B) 1°43' 18" (C) 1°43' 28" (D) 1°43' 38"
Last Answer : (C) 1°43' 28"
Description : If the rate of change of the super-elevation along a curved portion of a 7 metre wide road is 1 in 150 and the maximum super-elevation allowed is 1 in 15, the maximum length of the transition curve to be provided at either end, is (A) 65 m (B) 70 m (C) 75 m (D) 80 m
Description : If S, L and R are the arc length, long chord and radius of the sliding circle then the perpendicular distance of the line of the resultant cohesive force, is given by (A) a = S.R/L (B) a = L.S/R (C) a = L.R/S (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) a = S.R/L
Description : The reduced levels of points, 30 metres apart along the longitudinal section of a road portion between chainages 5 and 9 are shown in the given figure. If there is a uniform up-gradient of the road 120 in 1, the chainage ... 15) chains (B) (6 + 12) chains (C) (6 + 18) chains (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) (6 + 12) chains
Description : If is the length of a sub-chord and is the radius of simple curve, the angle of deflection between its tangent and sub-chord, in minutes, is equal to (A) 573 S/R (B) 573 R/S (C) 1718.9 R/S (D) 1718.9 S/R
Last Answer : (D) 1718.9 S/R
Description : If the long chord and tangent length of a circular curve of radius R are equal the angle of deflection, is (A) 30° (B) 60° (C) 90° (D) 120°
Last Answer : D
Description : The radius of curvature provided along a transition curve, is (A) Minimum at the beginning (B) Same throughout its length (C) Equal to the radius of circular curve (D) Varying from infinity to the radius of circular curve
Description : A well is sunk in an unconfined aquifer having a saturated depth of 100 m. Assuming the equilibrium flow conditions and a homogeneous aquifer and radius of influence to be same, the ratio of discharges at 20 m and 40 m draw downs, is (A) 2/3 (B) 5/4 (C) 4/5 (D) 8/7
Description : The radius of curvature of the arc of the bubble tube is generally kept (A) 10 m (B) 25 m (C) 50 m (D) 100 m
Last Answer : (D) 100 m
Description : Width of a rotary round should be equal to (A) Twice the width of narrowest radial road (B) Width of the widest road (C) Width of the widest road plus the width of one lane (D) Width of the widest road plus 2 metres
Description : If V is the design speed in km/hour and R is the radius of the curve of a hill road, the superelevation (A) e = V / 127 R (B) e = V² / 127 R (C) e = V ²/ 225 R (D) e = V / 225 R
Description : If the coefficient of friction on the road surface is 0.15 and a maximum super-elevation 1 in 15 is provided, the maximum speed of the vehicles on a curve of 100 metre radius, is (A) 32.44 km/hour (B) 42.44 kg/hour (C) 52.44 km/hour (D) 62.44 km/hour
Description : A boy sitting in a rail road car throws a ball straight up into the air. The ball will fall back into his hands when the rail road car is a.moving at constant velocity b.accelerating ... inclined plane, while another identical block B is released for free fall from the same height e.decelerating
Last Answer : a. moving at constant velocity
Description : If +0.8% grade meets -0.7% grade and the rate of change of grade for 30 m distance is 0.05, the length of the vertical curve will be (A) 600 m (B) 700 m (C) 800 m (D) 900 m
Last Answer : (D) 900 m
Description : In above problem the resultant reaction between the cannon and the ground would be a.1146 tonnes b.573 tonnes c.286.5 tonnes d.50 tonnes e.145 tonnes
Last Answer : b. 573 tonnes
Description : To pump water from a water reservoir 3 m deep and maximum water level at 135 m, a pump is installed to lift water up to R.L. 175 m at a constant rate of 36,00,000 litres per hour. If the length of the ... the water horse power of the pump is (A) 400 (B) 450 (C) 500 (D) 600
Last Answer : (D) 600
Description : A reinforced concrete cantilever beam is 3.6 m long, 25 cm wide and has its lever arm 40 cm. It carries a load of 1200 kg at its free end and vertical stirrups can carry 1800 kg. Assuming concrete to carry one- ... beam, the number of shear stirrups required, is (A) 30 (B) 35 (C) 40 (D) 45
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Denier is defined as weight in gm of 9000 metres length of a fibre, while tex is defined as weight in gm of 1000 metres length of fibre (B) ... fibres are all prepared by wet spinning (D) Nylon fibres have greater water absorption capacity than polyester fibres
Last Answer : (C) Dacron fibres, acrylic fibres, viscose rayon fibres & cellulose acetate fibres are all prepared by wet spinning
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Detailed survey is carried out for a strip of land about 30 m at sharp curves (B) Levels are taken along the trace cut at an interval of 20 m (C) Contour interval is generally adopted at 2 metres vertical interval (D) All the above
Description : Pick up the excavation where measurements are made in square metres for payment. (A) Ordinary cuttings up to 1 m (B) Surface dressing up to 15 cm depths (C) Surface excavation up to 30 cm depths (D) Both (b) and (c)
Last Answer : (D) Both (b) and (c)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the rotary dryer. (A) Flights (located in the inside shell of rotary dryer) lift the material being dried and shower it down through the current of ... D) Recommended peripheral speed of a rotary drier is in the range of 10 to 30 metres/minute
Last Answer : (C) Rotary dryer is suitable for drying sticky materia
Description : If the radius of a simple curve is R, the length of the chord for calculating offsets by the method of chords produced, should not exceed. (A) R/10 (B) R/15 (C) R/20 (D) R/25
Last Answer : (C) R/20
Description : If R is the radius of a main curve and L is the length of the transition curve, the shift of the curve, is (A) L/24 R (B) L2 /24 R (C) L3 /24 R (D) L4 /24 R
Description : The tangent length of a simple circular curve of radius R (A) R tan (B) R tan (C) R sin (D) R sin
Description : If L is the length of a moving vehicle and R is the radius of curve, the extra mechanical width b to be provided on horizontal curves, (A) L/R (B) L/2R (C) L²/2R (D) L/3R
Description : A cylindrical roller 2.5 m in length, 1.75 m in radius when rolled on a road was found to cover the area of 5500 m2. -Maths 9th
Last Answer : NEED ANSWER
Last Answer : Solution of the question
Description : How many metres of cloth 5 m wide will be required to make a conical tent, the radius of whose base is 7 m and whose height is 24 m? -Maths 9th
Last Answer : Given, radius (r) = 7 m and height (h) = 24m ∴ Slant height (l) = √h2 + r2 = √242 + 72 = √625 = 25 m ∴ Length of canvas required
Description : How many metres of 5 m wide cloth will be required to make a conical tent, the radius of whose base is 3.5 m and height is 12 m ? -Maths 9th
Last Answer : l = √h2 + r2 = √(3.5)2 + (12)2 = √12.25 + 144 = √156.25 = 12.5 m Curved surface area = πrl = 22 / 7 × 3.5 × 12.5 = 137.5 m2 Area of cloth = 137.5 m2 Length of cloth required = C.S.A. / Width l = 137.5 / 5 = 27.5 m
Description : How many square metres of canvas is required for a conical tent whose height is 3.5 m and the radius of the base is 12 m? -Maths 9th
Last Answer : Slantheight5l = h2+r2 =(3.5)2+(12)2 total canvas required = πrl =π×12×12.5 =471 sq m
Last Answer : Solution of this question
Description : The stress-strain curve concrete in compression follows [ A ] a straight line [ B ] a rectangular parabolic curve [ C ] a semi circular arc [ D ] a cubic parabola
Last Answer : [ B ] a rectangular parabolic curve