Q. The best compromise between the increase of the length of a highway and reduction in its load carrying capacity, is the ruling gradient

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Q. When load is applied on concrete pavement

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Q. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following. On highways circular curves may be

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Q. An ideal vertical curve is

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Q. At a road junction, 16 cross conflict points are severe, if

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Q. To ensure that bullock carts may not overturn on curves, the maximum value of super-elevation, recommended by I.R.C., is

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Q. The width of pavement in addition to a gravelled berm 1 m on either side for a two directional traffic recommended by Nagpur Conference of Chief Engineers, is

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. The camber on pavements, is provided by

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Q. The maximum radial distance of a Lemniscate curve, having maximum polar angle a, is

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Q. Roadway width for a National highways and State highways (two-lanes) is

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Q. The distance travelled by revolving the wheel of a vehicle more than its circumferential movement, is known as

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Q. If the difference in elevation of an edge of the pavement 9 m wide and its crown is 15 cm, the camber of the pavement, is

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Q. If degree of a road curve is defined by assuming the standard length of an arc as 30 metres, the radius of 1° curve is equal

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Q. For calculating the tractive force along an upgrade of an asphalt road, the most probable value of the co-efficient of traction resistance μ is assumed

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Q. Widening of the roads on curves in hilly region, is done

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Q. For a properly designed vehicle, the resistance generally ignored, is

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Q. The top height of a route marker above crown level is

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Q. Pick up the correct statement from the following:

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Q. If V is speed of a moving vehicle, r is radius of the curve, g is the acceleration due to gravity, W is the width of the carriageway, the super elevation is

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