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WorksheetsDay 119-Jan 30-worksheet-Btech-Railway eng. topics
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
The weakest location in a railway track system is
Mid-span of rail
Sleeper spacing zone
Rail joint
Ballast cushion
Square joints are permitted only on
Curves
Gradients
Straight tracks
Turnouts
The joint considered structurally better but avoided due to crushing of sleeper is
Suspended joint
Supported joint
Bridge joint
Welded joint
Standard fish plates are fixed
On rail head
On rail foot
On rail web
On sleeper seat
Holding power of a screw spike as compared to dog spike is
Equal
1.5 times
2 times
3 times
Creep of rail refers to
Vertical oscillation
Lateral displacement
Longitudinal movement
Angular rotation
Fish plates are made of medium to high carbon steel.
True
False
Elastic spikes help in reducing vibration, noise, and rail creep.
True
False
In suspended joints, the rail joint lies at the (a) of two consecutive sleepers.
Number of fish plates required per rail joint is (a) .
Dog spikes are most commonly used with (a) sleepers.
Round spikes are used to fix (a) rails to sleepers.
Chair for rail fixation is generally made of (a) .
Super elevation is provided on curves to counteract (a) force.
The steepest gradient permitted on a track is called (a) gradient.
