Highway Engineering

331. Volume of traffic which is due to improvement carried out in adjacent area, is known as

  1. Development traffic
  2. Generated traffic growth
  3. Normal traffic growth
  4. Current traffic

Correct answer: (A)
Development traffic

332. Volume of traffic which would immediately use a new road or an improved one when opened to traffic, is known

  1. Development traffic
  2. Current traffic
  3. General traffic
  4. Normal traffic growth

Correct answer: (D)
Normal traffic growth

333. When a number of hair pin bends are introduced, a minimum intervening distance in between is kept

  1. 20 m
  2. 40 m
  3. 60 m
  4. 100 m

Correct answer: (C)
60 m

334. When a number of roads are meeting at a point and only one of the roads is important, then the suitable shape of rotary is

  1. Circular
  2. Tangent
  3. Elliptical
  4. Turbine

Correct answer: (B)
Tangent

335. When an up gradient of a highway meets a downgrade, the vertical curve provided, is known as

  1. Valley curve
  2. Sag curve
  3. Summit curve
  4. All the above

Correct answer: (C)
Summit curve

336. When each particle of aggregates is thinly coated with cement paste, a heterogeneous solid is formed, which is known as

  1. Hydration
  2. Gel
  3. Concrete
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (C)
Concrete

337. When load is applied on concrete pavement

  1. Away from edges, the maximum bending moment is negative
  2. Away from edges, the maximum bending moment cause compression
  3. On the edges, the maximum stress is parallel to the edge of the slab
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (C)
On the edges, the maximum stress is parallel to the edge of the slab

338. When the bituminous surfacing is done on already existing black top road or over existing cement concrete road, the type of treatment given is

  1. Seal coat
  2. Tack coat
  3. Prime coat
  4. Spray of emulsion

Correct answer: (B)
Tack coat

339. When the width of car parking space and width of street are limited, generally preferred parking system is

  1. Parallel parking
  2. 45° angle parking
  3. 65° angle parking
  4. 90° angle parking

Correct answer: (A)
Parallel parking

340. Which of the following is considered to be the highest quality construction in the group of black top pavements?

  1. Mastic asphalt
  2. Sheet asphalt
  3. Bituminous carpet
  4. Bituminous concrete

Correct answer: (D)
Bituminous concrete

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