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Transportation Engineering Definition (Page 2)

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

a segment of a circle (an arc) usually laid out in a field by the tangent to a curve.

a)

curing

b)

Circular curves

c)

compound curve

d)

clapotis

2.

the pressure against a vertical wall due to the waves.

a)

clapotis

b)

concrete

c)

cut or excavation

d)

delay

3.

refers to any material that consists of aggregate, such as sand, gravel and stones.

a)

cross slope

b)

cement

c)

concrete

d)

construction joint

4.

these result when two curves of differing radius join one another.

a)

compound curve

b)

crossing conflict

c)

construction joint

d)

cost of borrow

5.

joints provided in concrete cement like a separation to allow building components to move with respect to one another.

a)

block cracking

b)

continuously reinforced concrete pavement

c)

cross slope

d)

construction joint

6.

a rigid pavement which has no traverse joint, except construction joint and expansion joint. (Note: Traverse - across or through)

a)

continuously reinforced concrete pavement

b)

contraction joint

c)

expansion joint

d)

crossing conflict

7.

this is the cost of any material that has to be obtained in order to make a fill.

a)

cross slope

b)

clapotis

c)

circular curve

d)

cost of borrow

8.

this traffic conflict occurs when they cross paths directly.

a)

cross slope

b)

curing

c)

design speed

d)

crossing conflict

9.

is a safety factor that provides a drainage gradient so that the water will run off the surface.

a)

cross slope

b)

curing

c)

cut or excavation

d)

delay

10.

the process of getting the required water and temperature after placing the cement.

a)

deep water waves

b)

delineator

c)

density

d)

curing

11.

the operator moves a material where the existing ground is above the construction section.

a)

cut or excavation

b)

design speed

c)

circular curves

d)

concrete

12.

primary consideration in designing geometric cross section for highways.

a)

deep water waves

b)

diagonal marking

c)

drainage

d)

diffraction

13.

waves that is greater than 0.5

a)

wave length

b)

high waves

c)

super waves

d)

deep water waves

14.

difference between the actual travel time.

a)

late

b)

delay

c)

delineator

d)

speed

15.

reflecting device on the road to indicate alignment.

a)

delineator

b)

cross slope

c)

construction joint

d)

compound curve

16.

is defined as the number of vehicle occupying a road usually measured in per mile or per km.

a)

density

b)

diffraction

c)

distance separation

d)

diurnal tides

17.

define as the maximum safe speed that can be maintained over a section of highway.

a)

drainage

b)

density

c)

delineator

d)

design speed

18.

markings which are placed on sealed portion in a road where traffic is not desired.

a)

chevron marking

b)

safety mark

c)

design speed

d)

diagonal markings

19.

the speed of energy along the wave crest.

a)

diffraction

b)

drainage

c)

distance gap

d)

distance separation

20.

a fraction of time a vehicle is present in a given time.

a)

design speed

b)

distance separation

c)

distance gap

d)

diffraction

21.

reciprocal of density and also measured in per mile and per km.

a)

distance separation

b)

compound curve

c)

linear curve

d)

clapotis

22.

tides which occurs only one high tide a day.

a)

clapotis

b)

diurnal tides

c)

delineator

d)

cross slope