HIGHWAY ENGINEERING - VEDA - 12/05/2025

The road connecting district head quarters of a state

• State Highway

• National Highway

• Major district road

• Minor district road

When wheels slide without revolving, the phenomenon is called

• Skidding

• Sliding

• Slip

• Spalling

The sequence of various engineering surveys which are carryout for the choice of a new highway project from beginning are

• Reconnaissance survey

• Preliminary survey

• Location survey

Recommended land width of major district roads in open areas in plain and rolling terrain in meters

• 15

• 20

• 25

• 45

If a vehicle is moving with a speed of 80 kmph, the absolute minimum sight distance required if t = 2.5 sec and f = 0.36 is

• 200 m

• 125 m

• 640 m

• 250 m

While calculating the sight distances, the drivers eye above road surface is assumed

• 90 cm

• 100 cm

• 110 cm

• 120 cm

_________________ is the distance required from the center line of a horizontal curve to an obstruction on inner side of the curve to provide adequate view at a horizontal curve

• Sight distance

• Length of curve

• Set back

• Radius of curve

Extra widening required at a horizontal curve on a single lane hill road of radius 80m for a design speed of 50 kmph and for a vehicle with wheel base 6.0 m is:

• 0.225 m

• 0.589 m

• 1.250 m

• None of these

Which of the following is used for abrasion test?

• Junker's elastometer

• Dorry testing machine

• Pensky - Marten's apparatus

• None of the above

For carry out bituminous patch work during rainy season, the most suitable binder is

• Road tar

• Hot bitumen

• Cutback bitumen

• Bituminous emulsion