Highway Engineering Online Test – Paper 3

1. Camber in the road is provided for

2. If the coefficient of lateral friction is constant, then the value of required super elevation increases with

3. Minimum super elevation provided is

4. Camber is

5. The intermediate supports of a bridge are called

6. If no super elevation is provided on the road along curves, potholes may develop at

7. The vehicle having the lowest equivalent p.c.u. is

8. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following

9. 10 to 20 cm diameter holes provided in a retaining structure to drain off the seepage flow are known as

10. Mahendra Rajmarg of Nepal does not touch the border of ......... Terai district.

11. The shoulder provided along the road edge as compared to traffic lanes should be

12. The convexity provided to the carriageway between the crown and edge of pavement is called

13. The desirable property of road stone is

14. Generally, sight distance at a curve is...

15. A subsidiary area in a carriageway placed so as to control the movement of traffic is known as

16. A road will have certain weak areas where the problems repeatedly occur. Such spots are known as:

17. Camber is provided to the road surface in the transverse direction to:

18. The stopping sight distance required on a down slope of a road is:

19. If the average center-to-center spacing of vehicles is 25 meters, then the basic capacity of a traffic lane at a speed of 50 kmph is

20. A road sign indicating 'Keep Left' is

21. During maintenance of potholes, the potholes formed are enclosed by a rectangular boundary. The material inside, which is to be taken out and the pit formed, is carefully filled with aggregate and binder such that

22. The types of transition curves generally used in hill road is

23. The super elevation obtained by the rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement

24. The most efficient traffic signal system is

25. The ideal shape of a transition curve is

26. The absolute minimum radius of curve for safe operation for a speed of 100 kmph is

27. The main important modification made in Macadam's method of road construction with respect to the older method is:

28. Bitumen is soluble in

29. Hauling of excavated soil is done by

30. A road gradient at which a vehicle does not require any tractive force to maintain the specific speed is called

31. The initial application of a binder to an existing surface given to ensure through bond between the new construction and the existing is called

32. Excessive camber on pavement may cause

33. For the surface course, the durable method of stabilization is

34. During construction of the road subgrade contains

35. Longitudinal ruts are formed because of

36. In scant rainfall regions, the camber provided is

37. The width of roads that can be lighted by mounting street lights on one side of the road is

38. If the difference of an edge of the pavement (18m wide) and its crown is 30 cm, then the camber in the pavement is

39. Page testing machine is used for

40. Maximum thickness of otta seal is

41. A road within a town is called

42. Maximum size of aggregate used for single otta seal

43. A higher value of super elevation is highly undesirable for:

44. The pavement suitable for very heavy traffic load is

45. Customers prefer parking of their vehicles at

46. Intensity of traffic, which may not be classified as medium, is

47. The pressure intensity at the sub-grade should be...bearing capacity

48. T-beam is suitable for a span of

49. Cross ruts are formed along an earthen road because of

50. Extra widening of pavements depends upon