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FOUR YEAR B.TECH DEGREE END EXAMINATION

THIRD YEAR I-SEMESTER EXAMINATION
CIVIL ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING-I (TE1)
(SCHEME 2010)
Time: 3 Hours

Max. Marks: 70
Note: 1. Answer any Five Questions
2. All questions carry equal marks

1. a) What are the significant recommendations of Jayakar committee report?

Mention how this helped in road development in India?
b) Compare the Nagapur road plan and the second twenty year road plan ,
discuss the merits of each.

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2. What are the Engineering Surveys needed for locating a new highway? Explain in detail. (14)
3. a) Define Superelevation. Derive an equation for finding the superelevation?
b) Explain the various design factors that are to be considered in rotary
intersection design.
4. a) What are the different causes of traffic Accidents? Draw the condition and
Collision diagrams.
b) Discuss various types of parking facilities designed for traffic needs.

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5. a) List out the tests to be conducted on Aggregates and Bitument. Explain impact
and Penetration test.
b) Explain the Marshall method of Mix Design.

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6. a) Explain Flexible and Rigid pavements with neat sketches.

Bring out the pints of difference.

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b) The C.B.R. test carried out on a sub-grade soil gave the following readings :
Penetration, mm
0.0
05
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5

Load, Kg
0.0
4.0
14.0
30.0
41.0
50.0

Penetration, mm
3.0
4.0
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5

Load, Kg
58.0
70.0
77.5
93.2
102.5
110.8

The different pavement materials available near the construction site are as follows.
(i) Sandy soil with CBR value = 10%
(ii) Soil-kankar mix with CBR value = 25%
(iii) Broken stone and gravel with CBR = 90%
(iv) Bituminous concrete for surfacing = min. 5 cm thick
Design the pavement structure for commercial vehicles of 2000 per day,
with 8% growth rate.

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P.T.O.

a) Discuss Westergaards concept of temperature stresses in concrete pavements.

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b) A cement concrete pavement 20cm thick and 7.5cm width has a longitudinal joint along
the centre line. Design the diameter, length and spacing of tie bars, if the allowable
working stress in steel is 1400 kg/cm2 in tension, allowable bond strength of deformed bar
in concrete is 24.6 kg/cm2. Take co-efficient of friction as 1.2. Assume unit weight of
concrete as 2400 kg/cm2
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8. a) Write a short note on
i) Surface Dressing
ii) Bituminous Concrete
b) Enumerate the steps in the construction of cement concrete pavements.

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