Some Important Question For Final University

Examination-2017-18 Transportation Engineering-I

(NCE- 502)
2 Marks Question.
1. Describe the seal coat.
2. Explain premix methods.
3. Explain expansion joint.
4. What are the design parameters for rigid pavement?
5. Write down the characteristics of traffic?
6. What are the various requirements for an ideal pavement?
7. Classify the transverse joints.
8. Explain dry lean concrete
9. Illustrate the main features of National Highway Act.
10. What do you understand by traffic capacity?
11. Illustrate the salient features of Nagpur road plan.
12. Write down the factors affecting OSD.
13. Write down the formula for overtaking sight distance and explain each term.
14. What are the stages of engineering survey for highway location?
15. What are the design parameters for rigid pavement?
16. What do you understand by surface dressing?
17. Define the term macadam.
18. Enumerate the types of signals.
19. Enlist the methods of design of flexible pavement.
20. What is the role of transportation in the development of country?
21. Enlist the different road pattern?
22. Define kerb.
23. What do you understand by shoulder?
24. What do you mean by extra widening?
25. What do you understand by traffic density?
26. Explain different types of roads in third twenty year road plan.
27. What is camber? What is the different shape of camber used?
28. How can we count the traffic volume?
29. List out the various test on road materials.
30. Define mastic asphalt.
 10 Marks Question.
1. Write the construction procedure for WBM roads.
2. Calculate the SSD on a highway at descending gradient of 2% for a design speed of 100
kmph. Assume other data as per IRC recommendations.
3. What are main recommendations of Jaykar Committee?
4. Determine the spacing between contraction joints for 3.5 m slab width having thickness
of 20 cm and f = 1.5, for the following two cases
i. For plain cement concrete, allowable Ωc = 0.8 kg/cm2
ii. For reinforcement concrete, 1.0 cm diameter bars at 0.3 m spacing.
iii. With neat sketch explain the important design elements of a rotary.
5. Calculate the SSD required avoiding a head-on collision of two cars approaching from
the opposite direction at 90 and 60 kmph. Assume a reaction time of 2.05 sec, coefficient
of friction as 0.7 and a brake efficiency of 50 %.
6. What are the features of PMGSY?
7. Explain Bombay Road plan.
8. What is the classification of signals? What are the advantages and disadvantages of
traffic signals?
9. What is super elevation? What are the procedure of design the super elevation
10. A two lane road with design speed 80 kmph has horizontal curve of radius 480 m. Design
the rate of super elevation for mixed traffic. By how much should be the outer edges of
the pavement are raised with respect to the centre line, if the pavement is rotated w.r.t
centre line and the width of pavement at the horizontal curve is 7.5 m
11. Explain construction procedure of WBM road.
12. Explain the classification of pavements.
13. Explain the design considerations for spacing of design of joints:
i. Expansion joints
ii. Contraction joint with and without reinforcement.
14. Calculate the length of transition curve using the following data: Design speed = 80
kmph. Radius of circular curve = 230 m. allowable rate of introduction of super elevation
movements is rotated about central line = 1 in 150. Pavement width including extra
widening = 7.65 m.
15. What are the merits and demerits of cement concrete pavement?
16. Explain O and D study. What are the various uses of O and D?
17. Explain classification of pavements.
18. With the help of neat sketches explain the use of various types of traffic signs.
19. A two lane pavement of 7.0 m width on a NH in a rolling terrain has a curve of radius of
65 m. the design speed is 45 km/h. Determine the length of transition.
20. Discuss any three methods of historical development of road construction.
21. Calculate the SSD and OSD for a design speed of 80 kmph. Take acceleration = 2.5
kmph/sec, ascending slope of 2%.
22. Explain preliminary survey for highway location in brief.
23. What are the different types of joints provided in concrete pavements? How the joints are
desired?
 15 Marks Question.
1. Write the flexible pavements design steps and describe the procedure in brief as per IRC:
37-2001.
2. Explain O and D study. What are the various uses of O and D.
3. What are the important factors to be considered for designing pavement?
4. Explain sight distance and factors causing the restrictions to sight distance?
5. Calculate the stresses at interior, edge and corner of a cement pavement using
Westergard’s stress equation, use the following data : Design wheel load = 5100 kg,
pavement thickness t = 20 cm, modulus of elasticity of concrete = 3 x 105 kg/cm3,
poisson’s ratio of concrete is 0.15, modulus of sub grade reaction K = 6 kg/cm3 radius of
contact area. A = 15 cm.
6. A NH passing through a rolling terrain has two horizontal curves of radius 450 m and 150
m. Design the required super elevation for the curves as per IRC guidelines.
7. What are the considerations for design of rigid pavements? Estimate the thickness of
pavement using method suggested by IRC : Design wheel load = 5100 kg, modulus of
concrete = 40 kg/cm2, modulus of elasticity of concrete = 3 x 102 kg/cm2, poisson’s ratio
of concrete is 0.15, modulus of subgrade reaction K = 6 kg/cm3 radius of contact area. A
= 15 cm.
8. What are the important factors to be considered for designing pavement?
9. Classify and explain the types of traffic characteristics. What are the factors which affect
these characteristics?