Civil Engineering - Highway Engineering

11.
The gradients of trace cuts for hilly roads, are kept
equal to ruling gradient
10 tO 20 per cent easier than ruling gradients
10 to 20 per cent steeper than ruling gradients
none of these.
Answer: Option
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12.
The width of the right of way in urban area, is kept between 24 m to 60 m for
National Highways
State Highways
Both (a) and (b)
None of these.
Answer: Option
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13.
The safe length L of a valley curve for night travel is
neither (a) nor (b)
both (a) and (b)
Answer: Option
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14.
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
65 m
70 m
75 m
80 m
90 m
Answer: Option
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15.
The full width of land acquired before finalising a highway, alignment is known
width of formation
right of way
carriage way
roadway.
Answer: Option
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