Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: (A) Highways are always constructed in straight line (B) Highways may be provided horizontal curves (C) Highways may be provided vertical curves (D) Highways may be provided both horizontal and vertical curves
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Passing zones are generally not provided on (A) Summit curves (B) Horizontal curves (C) Two lane highways (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The type of transition curves generally provided on hill roads, is (A) Circular (B) Cubic parabola (C) Lemniscate (D) Spiral
Description : Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. On highways circular curves may be (A) Simple curves (B) Compound curves (C) Reverse curves (D) Vertical curves
Description : Horizontal curves on highways are provided (A) To break the monotony of driving (B) To discourage the tendency to increase speed (C) To decrease the mental strain on drivers (D) All the above
Description : Transition curves are introduced at either end of a circular curve, to obtain (A) Gradually decrease of curvature from zero at the tangent point to the specified quantity at the junction of the ... specified amount at the junction of the transition curve with main curve (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Gradual increase of super-elevation from zero at the tangent point to the specified amount at the junction of the transition curve with main curve
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Design of horizontal curves on highways, is based on (A) Design speed of vehicles (B) Permissible friction on the road surface (C) Permissible centrifugal ratio (D) All the above
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 : Floating gradients are generally provided (A) Along maximum gradients (B) Along minimum gradients (C) At summit curves (D) At valley curves
Description : Over-turning of vehicles on a curve can be avoided by using (A) Compound curve (B) Vertical curve (C) Reverse curve (D) Transition curve
Last Answer : (D) Transition curve
Description : ferent grades are joined together by a (A) Compound curve (B) Transition curve (C) Reverse curve (D) Vertical curve
Last Answer : (D) Vertical curve
Description : Full amount of extra width of a pavement on the curve, is provided at (A) Beginning of the transition curve (B) Centre of the transition curve (C) Beginning of the circular curve (D) Centre of the circular curve
Description : The standard equation of a cubic parabolic transition curve provided on roads, is (A) y = x3 /6 RL (B) y = x/6 RL (C) y = l²/6 RL (D) y = l3 /6 RL
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
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 : In case of a hair pin bend of a highway, (A) Minimum radius of inner curve is 14 m (B) Minimum radius of transition is 15 m (C) Circular compound curve may be provided (D) All the above
Description : The standard equation of a cubical spiral transition curve provided on roads, is (A) y = l²/6RL (B) y = x3 /6RL (C) y = x2 /6RL (D) y = x/6RL
Description : Curves in the same direction separated by short tangents, are called (A) Simple circular curves (B) Compound curves (C) Transition curves (D) Broken-back curves
Description : Setting out of Lemniscate transition curves, is done with (A) Perpendicular offsets (B) Radial offsets (C) Deflection angles (D) Polar deflection angles
Description : The slope on the road generally provided on the curves is known as a.Angle of repose b.Angle of friction c.Angle of banking d.Angle of reaction e.None of the above
Last Answer : c. Angle of banking
Description : When an up gradient of a highway meets a downgrade, the vertical curve provided, is known as (A) Valley curve (B) Sag curve (C) Summit curve (D) All the above
Description : If the rate of change of grade permitted along a vertical curve is r and total change of grade is g%, the length L of the curve to be provided, is (A) L = (r × 100/g) m (B) L = (g × 100/r) m (C) L = (r + g) × 100m (D) L = [100/(r + g)] m
Description : The minimum ratio of the radii of two circular curves of a compound curve, is kept (A) 1.25 (B) 1.5 (C) 1.75 (D) 2.0
Description : If the radii of a compound curve and a reverse curve are respectively the same, the length of common tangent (A) Of compound curve will be more (B) Of reverse curve will be more (C) Of both curves will be equal (D) None of these
Description : no super elevation is provided on a road along curves, pot holes may develop at (A) Inner edge of the road (B) Outer edge of the road (C) Centre of the road (D) Nowhere on the road
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) Safety fences are provided on either side of a roadway if embankments are in excess of 6 metres (B) Safety fences are provided on outside of the ... 2.5 metres intervals if embankments are between 1.6 metres to 3 metres (D) All the above
Description : Hill roads are (A) Provided camber along spur curves (B) Provided camber along valley curves (C) Seldom provided a camber (D) None of these
Description : Why are highways banked when they curve?
Last Answer : I'm thinking it's to stop cars from rolling if they are going at high speed.
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 : An ideal transition curve is (A) Cubic parabola (B) Cubic spiral (C) Clothoid spiral (D) True spiral
Last Answer : (C) Clothoid spiral
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 : Perpendicular offset from a tangent to the junction of a transition curve and circular curve is equal to (A) Shift (B) Twice the shift (C) Thrice the shift (D) Four times the shift
Last Answer : (D) Four times the shift
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 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 : In an ideal transition curve, the radius of curvature (A) Is constant (B) At any point is directly proportional to its distance from the point of commencement (C) Is inversely proportional to the radius of main curve (D) Is directly proportional to the radius of main curve
Description : If a Lemniscate curve of transition throughout is introduced to connect two parallel roads, the maximum polar angle of the curve, is (A) 10° (B) 15° (C) 20° (D) 30°
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'
Description : The length of a transition curve, is governed by (A) Rate of change of radial acceleration (B) Rate of change of super-elevation (C) Both (a) and (b) (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
Description : The ideal shape of a transition curve, is (A) Clothoid (B) Cubic spiral (C) Cubic parabola (D) Lamniscate
Description : An ideal horizontal transition curve is a (a) Parabola (b) Circle (c) Clothoid spiral (d) Hyperbola
Last Answer : (c) Clothoid spiral
Description : In a right angle bend of a road provided with a transition throughout, the maximum polar angle will be (A) 10° (B) 15° (C) 20° (D) 30°
Description : The pile provided with one or more bulles in its vertical shaft, is generally known as (A) Under-ream pile (B) Friction pile (C) Bearing pile (D) Sheet pile
Last Answer : Option A
Description : Vertical curves?
Last Answer : Vertical Curves are use in highway and street vertical alignment to provide a gradual change between two adjacent grade lines.
Description : In synthetic curves, first-order continuity yields a.a position continuous curve b.a slope continuous curve c.a curvature continuous curve d.none of the above
Last Answer : b.a slope continuous curve
Description : In synthetic curves, zero-order continuity yields a.a position continuous curve b.a slope continuous curve c.a curvature continuous curve d.none of the above
Last Answer : a.a position continuous curve
Description : In synthetic curves, second-order continuity yields a.a position continuous curve b.a slope continuous curve c.a curvature continuous curve d.none of the above
Last Answer : c.a curvature continuous curve
Description : curves allow local control of the curve a.Analytical b.Hermite cubic spline c.Beizer d.B-Spline
Last Answer : d.B-Spline
Description : Find the equation of normals of the following curves at the given points: (i) Curve`y^(2)=4 ax" at point "(at^(2), 2at)`. (ii) Curve `y= e^(x)" at poi
Last Answer : Find the equation of normals of the following curves at the given points: (i) Curve`y^(2)=4 ax" at point "(at^( ... (2)-9y^(2) = 432` at point (6, 4).
Description : Find the equation of tangents of the following curves at the given points: (i) Curve`x^(2) = 25` at point (3, 4) (ii) Curve `y = 2x^(3) + 2x^(2) - 8x+
Last Answer : Find the equation of tangents of the following curves at the given points: (i) Curve`x^(2) = 25` at point (3, 4) ... 2)(x-1) = 4x^(2)` at point (5, 5)