Description : Contours of different elevations may cross each other only in the case of (A) An overhanging cliff (B) A vertical cliff (C) A saddle (D) An inclined plane
Last Answer : (A) An overhanging cliff
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Normal formation width of a hill road for one-way traffic, is (A) 3.6 m (B) 4.8 m (C) 6.6 m (D) 7.2 m
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
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : Select the correct statement. (A) A contour is not necessarily a closed curve. B) A contour represents a ridge line if the concave side of lower value contour lies towards the higher value contour ... each other except in case of an overhanging cliff (D) All of the above statements are correct
Last Answer : (C) Two contours of different elevations do not cross each other except in case of an overhanging clif
Description : If the radius of curvature of a hill road is 50 m, the percentage grade compensation should be (A) 60/R (B) 70/R (C) 75/R (D) 80/R
Description : Minimum width of ship clearance shall be (A) B or 30 m (B) 1.5 B or 50 m (C) 1.5 B (D) 50 m
Last Answer : (A) B or 30 m
Description : Minimum vertical clearance (VC) for a slab/ girder bridges with discharge of 0-30 cumecs is a) 300 mm b) 1500 mm c) 1800 mm d) 600 mm*
Last Answer : d) 600 mm*
Description : The minimum vertical clearance in RUB in urban area shall be a) 5870 mm b) 6525 mm c) 5000 mm d) 5500 mm*
Last Answer : d) 5500 mm*
Description : The minimum vertical clearance in RUB in rural area shall be a) 5870 mm b) 6525 mm c) 5000 mm* d) 5500 mm
Last Answer : c) 5000 mm*
Description : The minimum vertical clearance above R.L. to bottom of ROB near the yard shall be a) 6525 mm* b) 5870 mm c) 2360 mm d) 6250 mm
Last Answer : a) 6525 mm*
Description : The minimum vertical clearance of foot over bridge gangway is a) 2100 mm b) 3660 mm c) 6525 mm d) 2710 mm
Last Answer : d) 2710 mm
Description : The vertical clearance of bottom most foot over bridge structure above rail level is a) 6525 mm* b) 3660 mm c) 5330 mm d) 6250 mm
Description : The minimum value of camber provided for thin bituminous surface hill roads, is (A) 2.2 % (B) 2.5 % (C) 3.0 % (D) 3.5 %
Description : A masonry dam (density = 20,000 N/m3 ) 6 m high, one metre wide at the top and 4 m wide at the base, has vertical water face. The minimum stress at the base of the dam when the reservoir is full, will be (A) 75 N/m2 (B) 750 N/m2 (C) 7500 N/m2 (D) 75000 N/m
Last Answer : (C) 7500 N/m
Description : Minimum radius of curvature of National Highways or State highways in hill region free from snow, is kept (A) 60 m (B) 50 m (C) 33 m (D) 30 m
Description : A minimum clearance of 6.3 m to ground is required for overhead lines when operating voltages are : (A) less than 66 kV (B) lie between 66 kV and 110 kV (C) more than 165 kV (D) lie between 110 kV and 165 kV
Last Answer : A minimum clearance of 6.3 m to ground is required for overhead lines when operating voltages are : lie between 66 kV and 110 kV
Description : The depth of the centre of pressure on a vertical rectangular gate 8 m wide and 6 m high, when the water surface coincides with the top of the gate, is (A) 2.4 m (B) 3.0 m (C) 4.0 m (D) 5.0 m
Description : There are two cliffs. They are each attached by a suspension bridge that takes 5 minutes to walk across, and is the only way to get to the other side. No one is allowed to cross the bridge unless ... the bridge, he'll wake up exactly when you reach the other side, and send you back)? -Riddles
Last Answer : You can't go as he is awake, he'll see you, but go when he doesn't see you. Then, turn back as he is waking up, pretending to go to the side you came from. Then, he'll figure you are unauthorized to set foot on the bridge, and send you to the side you want to get to.
Description : For a continuous slab of 3 m × 3.5 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is (A) 50 mm (B) 75 mm (C) 100 mm (D) 120 mm
Last Answer : (B) 75 mm
Description : Contour lines of different elevations can unite to form one line, only in the case of (A) A vertical cliff (B) A saddle (C) A water shed line (D) A hill top
Last Answer : (A) A vertical cliff
Description : For a simply supported beam of span 15 m, the minimum effective depth to satisfy the vertical deflection limits should be (A) 600 mm (B) 750 mm (C) 900 mm (D) More than 1 m
Description : For a continuous slab of 3 m x 35 m size, the minimum overall depth of slab to satisfy vertical deflection limits is (a) 120 mm (b) 100 mm (c) 75 mm (d) 50 mm
Last Answer : (a) 120 mm
Description : The wall constructed for the stability of an excavated portion of a road on the hill side, is known as (A) Retaining wall (B) Breast wall (C) Parapet wall (D) All the above
Description : First operation during the detailed survey of a hill road, is (A) Hydrological and soil surveys (B) Adjustment of alignment along with curves (C) Derivation of longitudinal and cross-sections (D) Fixation of Bench Marks
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Along a hill road, a side drain is provided on (A) Outer side of a spur curve (B) Outer side of a re-entrant curve (C) Outer side of both (a) and (b) (D) Inner side of both (a) and (b)
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 : Side drains on both sides of a hill road, are essential when the road is (A) Along the spur curves (B) Along the re-entrant curves (C) In cutting (D) None of these
Description : The first stage of deciding the alignment of a hill road, is (A) Reconnaissance (B) Detailed survey (C) Trace-out (D) Preliminary survey
Last Answer : Answer: Option A
Description : Formation width of a hill road is the distance between (A) Outer end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall (B) Outer end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall (C) Inner end of side drain to outer end of parapet wall (D) Inner end of side drain to inner end of parapet wall
Description : In hill roads the side drains arc provided (A) Only on the hill side of road (B) Only on the opposite side of hill (C) On both sides of roa (D) None of the above
Description : The minimum clearance between the ground and a 220 kV line is about (a) 4.3 m (b) 5.5 m (c) 7.0 m (d) 10.5 m
Last Answer : (c) 7.0 m
Description : On the recommendations of Nagpur Conference, the minimum width of a village road may be (A) 2.45 m (B) 2.75 m (C) 3.66 m (D) 4.90 m
Description : Minimum stopping distance for moving vehicles on road with a design speed of 80 km/hour, is (A) 80 m (B) 100 m (C) 120 m (D) 150 m
Description : The minimum road width is taken (A) 9 m (B) 12 m (C) 16 m (D) 20 m
Description : Support structures are required for ______ a.thin portions b.thick portions c.overhanging portions d.all of the above
Last Answer : c.overhanging portions
Description : I will carry long poles and they will walk about 2 meters back from the car. How do I label it? Does there have to be any color?
Last Answer : Either a red flag (at least 30 x 30 cm) or a reflector and red light (with reduced visibility) - no more than 150 cm above the ground.
Description : If continuous beam is overhanging then overhanging acts as a a.propped cantilever b.cantilever c.supported cantilever d.extended supported beam
Last Answer : b.cantilever
Description : At a point in a simply supported or overhanging beam where Shear force changes sign and = 0, Bending moment is (a) Maximum (b) Zero (c) Either increasing or decreasing (d) Infinity
Last Answer : (a) Maximum
Description : Which of the following are statically determinate beams? (a) Only simply supported beams (b) Cantilever, overhanging and simply supported (c) Fixed beams (d) Continuous beams
Last Answer : (b) Cantilever, overhanging and simply supported
Description : A spring of mean radius 40 mm contains 8 action coils of steel (N = 80000 N/mm2 ), 4 mm in diameter. The clearance between the coils being 1 mm when unloaded, the minimum compressive load to remove the clearance, is (A) 25 N (B) 30 N (C) 35 N (D) 40 N
Last Answer : (C) 35 N
Description : The total pressure on the surface of a vertical sluice gate 2 m x 1 m with its top 2 m surface being 0.5 m below the water level will be (A) 500 kg (B) 1000 kg (C) 1500 kg (D) 2000 kg
Description : How did the Pueblo Indians who lived on and within the Mesa Verda train their toddlers not to get close to the edge of the cliffs?
Last Answer : Need Answer
Description : Do you ever wonder how in the world the people who lived on the cliffs of the Mesa Verde kept their kids alive?
Last Answer : I wondered about that at Gila. Even adults. Perhaps they tethered the small children, or maybe there was some sort of barrier made from vegetation at the time they lived there. I imagine there had to have been some form of reminder that one more step, and you’re a splat.
Description : Why were the Cliffs of Dover white?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : _______ are deep valleys with cliffs or steep slopes along their sides.?
Last Answer : They are canyons
Description : Mounds of sand formed by wind action are called (1) Cliffs (2) Cirques (3) Dunes (4) Hamadas
Last Answer : (3) Dunes Explanation: Cliff is a high and extremely steep rock face that approaches the vertical, either inland or along a coastline. Cirque refers to a deep rounded hollow having steep sides, formed ... by snow and ice. Dune is a hill or ridge of sand accumulated and sorted by wind action.
Description : Marine cliffs are formed mainly due to
Last Answer : Ocean Currents
Description : What is the name given to a flat-topped plateau bordered on all sides by cliffs?
Last Answer : ANSWER: MESA or BUTTE