CE 412 (Principles of Transportation Engineering)

SET A Midterm Examination

1st Sem. 2021-22

Name: _Mara Erna L. Tagupa__________Yr. & Section: _4th year CE4A_ Score: _________
Instructor: Engr. Benjamin Nunag Jr._ Date of Exam: _October 27, 2021___
Instructions:
a.) Wrong spelling is wrong.
b.) Strictly “NO COPYING”! (If caught doing so, Automatic-FAILED.)
c.) Carefully read the relative questions before answering.

I. KNOWLEDGE: (Multiple Choices: 1-20) 2 points each

1.) Which of the following would not be part of human first means of transport?
a.) Flying b.) Swimming c.) Walking d.) Running
2.) What type of revolution that saw a number of inventions which fundamentally change
transport?
a.) Technology b.) Industrial c.) Mechanical d.) Engine
3.) When was the first form of road transport which involved animal horse’s domestications?
a.) 5th or the 4th millennium, BCE b.) 3rd or 2nd millennium, BCE c.) 4th or 3rd millennium, BCE
d.) 3rd or 2nd millennium, BCE
4.) When was the first form of road transport which involved animal oxen domestications?
a.) about 7000 BCE b.) about 6000 BCE c.) about 9000 BCE d.) about 8000 BCE
5.) Which of the following would be the first watercraft?
a.) Speed boat b.) Unmotorized boat c.) Canoe c.) HoverCraft
6.) Which of the power supply used to function Submarines in producing steams?
a.) Petroleum Bunker b.) Nuclear Power c.) Bunker Fuel d.) Internal Combustion Engines
7.) Which of the following who authored the Handbook of Transportation Engineering?
a.) Myer Kutz b.) Mc Graw-Hill c.) Ben Immers d.) Rob van Nes
8.) Which of the following who authored Chapt.1: “National Transportation Networks & Intemodal Systems”?
a.) Bart Egeter b.) Michael S. Brozini c.) Ben Immers d.) Rob van Nes
9.) Which of the following who is not part author of Chapt.2: “Transport Network Planning,
Theoretical Notions”?
a.) Ben Immers b.) Rob van Nes c.) Michael S. Brozini d.) Bart Egeter
10.) Which of the following agency who will be implementing our National Transportation
Ruling from DOTC Mandates under provisions of the Philippine Law?
a.) DPWH b.) LTFRB c.) National Telecommunication Commission d.) Land Transportation Office

II. COMPREHENSION: (Enumerations/Def. of Terms: 21-54)

21-28.) State those various modes of transportation?
21.) air 25.) Land (Rail and road)
22.) animal-powered 26.) pipeline
23.) cable 27.)space
24.) human-powered 28.)water
29-34.) State the Two (2) Basic Analytic Requirements for network model of the Transportation
System in our Handbook of Transportation Engineering?

29.-31.) It must be topologically faithful to the actual network

32.-34.) It must allow network flows along connected paths.

35.-37.) What are three Different types of Pavement Design Construction in our Country?

35.) Flexible Pavement (Asphalt)

36.) Rigid Pavement (Portland Cement Concrete)
37.) Composite pavements (Asphalt + Portland Cement Concrete)

38-54.) Definition of Terms:

38.-39.) BTS – Bureau of Transportation Statistics
40.-41.) BCE -- Before the Common Era
42.-43.) FAF -- Freight Analysis Framework
44.-45.) FRA -- Federal Railroad Administration
46.-47.) FHWA -- Federal Highway Administration
48.-49.) NHPN -- National Highway Planning Network
50.-51.) NHS -- National Highway System
52.-52.) NTAD -- National Transportation Atlas Database
53.-54.) LTFRB -- Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board

III. APPLICATION / ANALYSIS: (55-100)

55.-70.) What’s the ultimate purpose of a gravel bed in the design of Railway track? (15pts.)

The rails and perpendicular beams are placed on a foundation made of concrete or compressed
earth and gravel in a bed of ballast. Track ballast is the collective term for the crushed stones on
railway tracks. They form the trackbed and are packed around railway tracks. They form the ground for
the railway sleepers which are used to keep the railway tracks upright and properly spaced.

Some of the important functions of railway ballast are:

1. To provide firm and level bed for the sleepers to rest on

2. To allow for maintaining correct track level without disturbing the rail road bed
3. To drain off the water quickly and to keep the sleepers in dry conditions
4. To discourage the growth of vegetation
5. To protect the surface of formation and to form an elastic bed
6. To hold the sleepers in position during the passage of trains
7. To transmit and distribute the loads from the sleepers to the formation
8. To provide lateral stability to the track as a whole
71.-85.) In your own opinion, What’s the most appropriate type of Field Density Test (FDT) to
be conducted in attaining the various layers for Soil or Base courses compactions? And
explain…(15pts.)

In my opinion sand cone method is known to be the most appropriate FDT as it can be used in
different types of soils and the results obtained are also much more appropriate. It is also cost-
effective alternative to nuclear gauge testing.

86-100.) In the course of Planning Transportation Project, what are those important and major
features to be considered? (15pts.)

The first step of any evaluation of planning transportation project is developing project
alternatives. There are no specific guidelines on what and how alternatives should be
developed. This part depends strongly on the transportation problem, existing infrastructure,
and public and decision-makers’ preferences.

The second step is to select evaluation criteria. These criteria should be adequate to the
evaluated alternatives and of course should include all aspects important to the decision-making
body as well as to the community.

The third step is to evaluate alternatives using the developed criteria. This is the stage where
demand and traffic flows are predicted and travel quality estimated. In addition, economic and
environmental impacts are quantified.