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Part 2 - Haul Road Design Terminology and Resources
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Review of Haul Road Design Components and

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Q1. Select from the following list item(s) that are associated with structural design
activities. (Select one or more)

Rolling resistance progression.

Traffic volumes.

Haul road width.

Critical service defects.

Performance index.

Q2. When is the correct time in the design of a mine road to consider palliatives and/or
stabilisation options? (Select one only)

Once the road is built.

Only after a safety or health incident occurs.

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When determining the structural design.

When determining the functional design.

When maintenance frequencies decrease

Q3. Compaction is... (select one or more)

only necessary for the wearing course.

required in all layers of the road construction.

necessary for a smooth road surface.

best achieved using trucks when the road is finished.

carried out dry in the base layer.

Q4. Select the true statement(s) from the following list. (Select one or more)

Water should be applied to the base layer to aid compaction.

Optimum moisture content (OMC) is associated with minimum

material density and maximum material strength.

Optimum moisture content (OMC) is associated with maximum

material density and maximum material strength.

Water should not be applied to the wearing course during compaction.

Compacting the in-situ or fill provides a good anvil for base layer
compaction.

Q5. Select the true statement(s) from the following list. (Select one or more)

A large track dozer can be used to compact the base layer.

A large dozer will start the process of compaction in the base layer.

Material breakdown caused by the dozer tracks is useful in preparing a

finish to the base or in-situ layers.

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A wheel dozer can be used as primary equipment in place of a large

track dozer.

The larger the dozer, the bigger the rocks that can be placed in the base
layer.

Q6. Select from the following list item(s) that are associated with maintenance design
and management activities. (Select one only)

Dust safety and health impacts.

Material strengths.

Haul road width.

MMS schedules.

Stopping and sight distances.

Q7. Selection and placement of the wearing course is based on... (select one or more)

structural design specifications.

road safety and performance considerations.

how strong the in-situ material is.

functional design specifications.

how much fill is needed to create the road prism.

Q8. Water on a mine road will result in... (select one or more)

cross erosion if the cross-fall is excessive.

damage to the layerworks.

an increase in wearing course material strength.

a decrease in wearing course material strength.

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a change in trafficabilty.

Q9. Which of the following statements is correct? (Select one or more)

The base layer is made from selected blasted hard overburden / waste
that does not contain weathered rock, clay or soil, with largest block size
2/3 of the design layer thickness.

The base layer is made from any blasted overburden / waste, with
largest block size 1/3 of the design layer thickness.

For the wearing course, a highly weathered rock will make for too
much fine material, which will give very poor results and too soft a layer.

Highly weathered rock is ideal for a wearing course material, since the
road strength is only derived from the base layer.

If the in-situ is hard, solid overburden rock, then we usually have no

structural strength problems.

Q10. The correct sequence of layerworks in a haulroad (top to bottom) is... (select one
or more)

wearing course, sub-base, in-situ, base.

wearing course, sub-base, base, in-situ.

wearing course, base, sub-base, in-situ.

wearing course, in-situ, sub-base, base.

Q11. Select from the following list item(s) that are associated with functional design
activities. (Select one or more)

Wearing course material selection and blending.

Rolling resistance progression.

Haul road width.

Critical service defects.

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Performance index.

Q12. Geometric design considers alignment of the road in... (select one only)

the horizontal (plan) plane.

the vertical (sectional) plane.

the horizontal (sectional) AND vertical (plan) planes.

the vertical (sectional) plane AND drainage layout.

the horizontal (plan) AND vertical (sectional) planes.

Q13. What design component(s) are implicated in this poorly performing section of
haul road? (Select one only)

Poor wearing course material - or functional

design alone.

Poor structural design - or weak in-situ.

Geometric design - curvature, super-elevation and

drainage.

Maintenance design - lack of blading (grading).

Geometric design - poor design in the vertical plane.

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Haul Road Design and Operational Benchmarking - 11 September 2009

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