Highway Engineering MCQs

A. 500 tonnes per day

B. 1000 tonnes per day

C. 1500 tonnes per day

D. 2000 tonnes per day

A. based on allowable rate of change of centrifugal acceleration

B. based on rate of change of super elevation

C. higher of (A) and (B)

D. smaller of (A) and (B)

A. 2.5 m

B. 3.5 m

C. 4.5 m

D. 5.5m

A. increases

B. decreases

C. first increases and then decreases after reaching a maximum value at optimum speed

D. first decreases and then increases after reaching a minimum value at optimum speed

A. directly to subgrade

B. through structural action

C. through a set of layers to the subgrade

D. none of the above

A. 110 m

B. 220 m

C. 440 m

D. 577 m

A. 10%

B. 20 %

C. 30%

D. 45 %

A. 30 cm

B. 40 cm

C. 50 cm

D. 60 cm

A. 500 vehicles per hour

B. 500 vehicles per day

C. 5000 vehicles per hour

D. 5000 vehicles per day

A. is preferable in steep terrain

B. results in balancing the earthwork

C. avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain

D. does not change the vertical alignment of road