Highway and Transportation Engineering

Review (May 2020)

Rigid Pavement California Bearing Ratio

Situation 1: A rigid pavement is to be constructed to 9. The CBR value of a standard crushed rock for a 5
carry a wheel load of 50 kN. The mm penetration is 76 kg/cm2 when it was
allowable tensile stress of concrete is subjected to a penetration test by a piston plunger
1.40 MPa. to 6 cm diameter moving at a certain speed, What
1. Find the thickness of the pavement if the effect of is the CBR of soil sample when subjected to a
dowels is neglected. load of 105 kg if it produces a penetration of
a. 188.98 mm c. 327.33 mm 5mm?
b. 231.46 mm d. 163.66 mm a. 4.88% c. 6.54%
2. If dowels are used across the joints, find the b. 4.77% d. 5.03%
thickness of the pavement when the wheel load is 10. The thickness of a pavement is 31.74 cm. A wheel
placed at the edge of the pavement. load of 4000 kg with a tire pressure of 8 kg/cm 2 is
a. 188.98 mm c. 327.33mm acting on the surface of the pavement. What is the
b. 231.46 mm d. 163.66 mm maximum CBR value of subgrade soil using this
3. If dowels are used across the joints, find the load? Use the formula developed by U.S Corps of
thickness of the pavement when the wheel load is Engineers.
placed at the center of the pavement. a. 5% c. 7%
a. 188.98 mm c. 327.33mm b. 6% d. 8%
b. 231.46 mm d. 163.66 mm
Traffic Index
Flexible Pavement
11. Compute the traffic index if the annual value of
4. Compute the thickness of a flexible pavement for a equivalent wheel loads (EWL) is 32,600,000.
wheel load of 54 kN, if the allowable bearing a. 9.05 c. 10.05
pressure on the base of the pavement is 0.15 MPa b. 8.55 d. 6.55
and the equivalent radius of the contact area of
the tires is equal to 165 mm. Residual and Warping Stress
a. 170.14 mm c.167.82 mm
b. 173.51 mm d. 178.33 mm 12. Compute the residual strength (kg/cm2) in
5. A flexible pavement carries a static wheel load of concrete slab(pavement) at the edge region if the
53.5 kN. The circular contact area of the tire is allowable flexural stress of concrete is 40 kg/cm 2
85806 mm2 and the transmitted load is distributed and the warping stress at the edge is 21.8 kg/cm 2.
across a wide area of the subgrade at an angle of a. 17.6 c. 19.9
45°. The subgrade bearing value is 0.14 MPa, b. 18.2 d. 15.4
while that of the base is 0.41 MPa. Design the
thickness of the base. Edge Load Stress
a. 165 mm c. 135 mm
b. 155 mm d. 145 mm 13. Compute the edge load stress (kg/cm 2)for a
concrete pavement having a residual strength of
Pavement Thickness Using Expansion Pressure Method 20.56 kg/cm2 and a factor of safety of 1.07.
a. 20.58 c. 17.12
6. Compute the pavement thickness by expansion b. 21.25 d. 19.21
pressure method, if the expansion pressure is
0.150 kg/cm2 and the average pavement density is Corner Load in Pavements
0.0025 kg/cm3.
a. 60 mm c. 600 mm 14. A concrete pavement having a thickness of 15 cm
b. 300 mm d. 450 mm carries a wheel load of 5100 kg. Compute the
7. The stiffness factor of a pavement and the stress (kg/cm2)if the load is acting at the corner of
subgrade is 0.45. The modulus of elasticity of the the slab using Goldbecks formula.
subgrade is 120 kg/cm2. Determine the modulus of a. 68 c. 58
elasticity of the pavement. b. 65 d. 55
a. 1317 kg/cm2 c. 1482 kg/cm2
2
b. 1293 kg/cm d. 1356 kg/cm2 Accident Rates

Thickness of Base Using McLeod’s Method 15. The number of accidents for 6 years recorded in a
certain section of a highway is 5892. If the
8. In a plate bearing test, a pressure of 41 psi was average daily traffic is 476, determine the accident
required to deflect a 30 inches diameter plate by rate per million entering vehicles.
0.2 in. A flexible runway pavement is to be
designed for a deflection of 0.5 in under a single a. 5562 c. 5265
wheel load of 40000 lb with a tire pressure of 120 b. 5652 d. 5625
psi. Compute the thickness of a granular base 16. Determine the average daily traffic entering the
using McLeod’s method. Use the value of k = 50 intersection if the accident rate is 5,000 per MEV if
for the actual contact area and a conversion factor the total accidents occurred during a ten-year
of 2.1 for a subgrade pressure corresponding to period is 3000.
the actual contact area and deflection of 0.5 in.
a. 7.21 in. c. 7.11 in. a. 150 c. 165
b. 7.55 in. d. 7.88 in. b. 155 d. 170

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17. From the given data of traffic counts for a certain 25. Compute the impact factor for a horizontal curve
portion of SCTEX are tabulated as shown: radius of 400 m if the design speed is 120 kph.
a. 0.238 c. 0.158
Length of segment = 6 miles b. 0.283 d. 0.185
Average daily traffic (ADT) = 7500 26. An old curve is to be improved to accommodate a
Number of crashes per year = 28 design speed of 100 kph. If the superelevation is
Determine the accident rate for 100 million vehicle 0.08 and the coefficient of friction is 0.10, what is
miles. the required degree of the curve?
a. 170.47 c.174.33 a. 2.62° c. 2.25°
b. 180.67 d.182.89 b. 2.86° d. 2.43°

Severity Ratio Stopping Sight Distance

18. Data on a traffic accident recorded for the past 5 27. A test vehicle moving at 40 kph was stopped by
years on a certain stretch of a two-lane highway is applying the brakes and the length of the skid
tabulated as follows. mark was 12.2m. If the average skid resistance of
the level pavement is 0.70, determine the brake
efficiency of the test vehicle.
Year Property Injury Fatal
Damage a. 73.7% c. 51.6%
2010 110 42 4 b. 62.4% d. 81.03%
28. A car moving at 80 kph on a level road suddenly
2011 210 54 2
sees an obstruction 76 m ahead. If the perception
2012 182 60 5
time is 0.5 sec, and the coefficient of friction
2013 240 74 7 between the tires and the pavement is 0.4, how far
2014 175 94 6 from the obstruction will it stop?
Compute the severity ratio. a. 1.96 m c. 5.04 m
a. 0.295 c. 0.275 b. 2.52 m d. 8.67 m
b. 0.259 d. 0.267 29. A vehicle traveling at 60 kph decelerates into a full
stop when the length of the skid mark is 30 m. If
Space/Time Mean Speed the coefficient of friction between the tires and the
ground is 0.5, determine the grade of the ramp.
Situation 2: From the following data of a freeway a. + 2.79% c. + 2.97%
surveillance, there are 5 vehicles b. - 2.79% d. - 2.97%
traveling distances “S” when observed 30. An ascending grade of +2% meets a descending
on the two photographs taken every 2 grade of -1.5% in a vertical summit parabolic
seconds apart.
curve. Compute the sight distance if the length of
Vehicles “S” (meters) the curve is 200 m.
1 24.4 a. 160.49 m c. 155.55 m
2 18.8 b. 221.22 m d. 249.64 m
3 24.7 31. A descending grade of -2% meets an ascending
4 26.9 grade of +3% in a vertical sag parabolic curve.
5 22.6 Compute the length of the curve if the sight
19. Determine the space mean speed. distance is 178 m.
a. 39.64 kph c. 42.26 kph a. 212.64 m c. 190.32 m
b. 41.65 kph d. 44.32 kph b. 183.11 m d. 163.90 m
20. Determine the time mean speed.
a. 39.64 kph c. 42.26 kph
b. 41.65 kph d. 44.32 kph

Traffic

Situation 3: The peak hour factor (PHF) during rush

hour along EDSA is 0.90. The highest 5-
minute volume is 250 vehicles and the
space mean speed is 90 kph.
21. Determine the flow of traffic.
a. 3600veh/hr c. 4500veh/hr
b. 2700veh/hr d. 3200veh/hr
22. Determine the traffic density.
a. 20 veh/km c. 25 veh/km
b. 45 veh/km d.30 veh/km
23. Determine the spacing of vehicles.
a. 33.33 m c. 40.00 m
b. 36.00 m d. 27.78 m

Design of Horizontal Curve

24. Compute for the minimum radius of horizontal

curve for a design speed of 96 kph. f = 0.15, e =
0.067.
a. 304.04 m c. 321.17 m
b. 334.40 m d. 329.12 m

Engr. Japheth A. Jancorda, CE, ME-I