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VIJAYA VITTALA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

# 35/1, DoddaGubbiPost,Hennur-BagalurRoad,Bengaluru - 560077.
Department of Civil Engineering
INTERNAL TEST – I
th
Semester: 6 SEM B.E Maximum Marks: 50
Sub: Highway Engineering Sub Code: 17CV63
Date: 07/04/2020 Time: 9.30am-11.00am
Answer the following questions. ONE FULL QUESTION from each part.
SL Mark
PART 1 BL CO
No s

1a Explain the various characteristics of Road Transport 08 L2 CO1

The area of a state is 3,08,000 sqkm. The number of towns as per

1b 1981 census was 276. The number of villages was 41,833. 09 L3 CO1
Calculate the length of various categories of road as per 3rd 20year
road development plan.
1c Explain IRC & CRRI. 08 L2 CO1

OR

2a Explain briefly KSHIP & PMGSY. 08 L2 CO1

2b What are the recommendations of Jayakar committee report? 09 L2 CO1

Explain how it is implemented.

4 new road links A, B, C & D are to be constructed during a 5-year

plan period. Suggest the order of priority by principle of maximum
utility per unit length. Assume utility units of 0.5, 1 & 2 & 4 for
population ranges & 1 per 1000tonnes & 500tonnes & 100tonnes
of agricultural, raw material & Industrial products respectively.
No of villages served Productivity in tones
2c Lengt population range 08 L3 CO1
Roa
h 501- 1001 >200 Raw
d <50 Agricultura industria
In km 100 - 0 materia
0 l l
0 2000 l
A 70 30 18 8 3 8000 4000 1000
B 45 11 7 6 3 6000 1000 1600
C 65 23 7 5 5 4500 2000 3200
D 60 38 4 3 3 4000 6000 500

PART II
 The following data were collected for planning road development
programme of a backward district
i) Total area 9800km2
ii) Agricultural & developed area = 4200km2
iii) Existing railway track length = 165km2
iv) Existing length of metalled road =360km
v) Existing length of un metalled road = 456km
3a vi) Number of towns/villages in different ranges are given 10 L3 CO1
below
1001- 501-
Population >5000 2001-5000 <500
2000 1000
No of
18 80 150 300 600
villages
Calculate additional length of metalled & unmetaled roads for road
system based on Nagpur road plan.

3b Briefly explain vision -2021 05 L2 CO1

3c Explain briefly map study, Reconnaissance & Preliminary survey 10 L2 CO2

OR

Explain the details of drawings to be prepared in highway project

4a 08 L2 CO2
& discuss briefly
With a sketch explain the various factors controlling alignment of
4b 09 L3 CO2
a road
What are the basic requirements of an ideal highway alignment?
4c 08 L2 CO2
Explain briefly