Highway Engineering MCQs
The shape of the camber provided for cement concrete pavement is ?
A) elliptical
B) parabolic
C) straight line
D) none of these
Check Answer
C) straight line
The practical capacity of highway is ______ that of possible capacity ?
A) more than
B) less than
C) same as
D) any one of these
Check Answer
B) less than
The dowel bars are used in rigid pavements for ?
A) transferring load from one
B) resisting tensile stresses
C) resisting shear stresses
D) resisting bending stress
Check Answer
A) transferring load from one
In Nagpur conference, the minimum width of village roads was recommended as ?
A) 3.2 m
B) 2.45 m
C) 2.25 m
D) 2 m
Check Answer
B) 2.45 m
The highest point on road surface is called ?
A) camber
B) gradient
C) crown
D) berm
Check Answer
C) crown
Los Angeles testing machine is used to conduct
A) Crushing strength test
B) Attrition test
C) Impact test
D) Abrasion test
Check Answer
D) Abrasion test
Penetration test on bitumen is used for determining its
A) Temperature susceptibility
B) Ductility
C) Viscosity
D) Grade
Check Answer
D) Grade
Roughness index of roads, is expressed as
A) Type of the road surface
B) Cumulative deformation of surface per horizontal distance
C) Number of patches on the pavement
D) Size of the stone on the pavement
Check Answer
B) Cumulative deformation of surface per horizontal distance
If the cross slope of a country is 25% to 60%, the terrain is classified as
A) Mountainous
B) Steep
C) Rolling
D) Plain
Check Answer
A) Mountainous
Minimum thickness of the base of a flexible pavement, is
A) 25 cm
B) 20 cm
C) 15 cm
D) 10 cm
Check Answer
D) 10 cm
