Q. Design of horizontal and vertical alignments, super-elevation, sight distance and grades, is worst affected by

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Q. Thickness of a pavement may be reduced considerably by

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Q. The total length of a valley formed by two gradients - 3% and + 2% curve between the two tangent points to provide a rate of change of centrifugal acceleration 0.6 m/sec², for a design speed 100 km ph, is

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Q. The maximum safe speed on roads, depends on the

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Q. The basic formula for determination of pavement thickness was first suggested by

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Q. Increase in traffic volume, due to increase in transport vehicles, is known as

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Q. If R is the radius of a main curve and L is the length of the transition curve, the shift of the curve, is

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Q. The weight of vehicles affects

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Q. For maximum strength and durability minimum percentage of cement, by weight is

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Q. Camber in pavements is provided by

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Q. The minimum design speed of various types of highways in plain terrain is the same as the ruling design speed of

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Q. Passing zones are generally not provided on

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Q. To indicate proper control of consistency of a freshly mixed concrete for pavement construction, the slump should be between

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Q. Driving vehicles on wet surfaced roads, is dangerous because it may

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Q. The width of different roads as recommended in Nagpur plan by the Indian Road Conference for hilly region, is

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Q. If D is the degree of a curve, the percentage reduction of gradient, is

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Q. Selection of the routes, of highways depends upon

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Q. The first stage of deciding the alignment of a hill road, is

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Q. While designing hair pin bends on higways, the minimum

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Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following:

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