QUESTION BANK

1. Mention the different types of pavements. Explain types of pavement in

detail?
2. Explain the objectives of providing (i) camber (ii) Shoulders (iii)
Overtaking zone (iv) Roadway width (v) Kerb (vi) Median
3. Explain the desirable properties of sub grade soil
4. What is super elevation? Explain the attainment of designed super
elevation in practice?
5. The speed of overtaking and overtaken vehicles is 70 and 40 kmph
respectively on a two-way traffic road. If the acceleration of overtaking
vehicle is 0.99 m/sec2. (a) Calculate safe overtaking sight distance. (b)
Mention the minimum length of overtaking zone. (c) Draw a neat-sketch
of the overtaking zone and show the position of the sign posts.
6. Draw a sketch of flexible pavement cross section and show the
component parts
7. A national highway 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. Assume the ruling design speed for
NH passing through a rolling terrain is 80 kmph. The coefficient of lateral
friction f=0.15. The maximum permissible super elevation=0.07
8. The properties of sub grade soil are given bellow: Passing 75 micron IS
sieve = 80% Liquid limit = 58% Plasticity index = 25% Determine the
group index and Classify the soil by HRB system.
9. A vertical summit curve is formed at the intersection of two grades of
+1/50 and – 1/80 meet on a highway. The SSD & OSD required are 180m
and 640m respectively, but due to the sight condition the length of the
curve has to be restricted to a maximum value of 500m. Calculate the
length of summit curve needed to be fulfilled the requirement of SSD &
OSD
10.Explain the different Engineering properties of Aggregate and suitable
tests required to check those properties.
11.Explain the desirable properties of the following a) Bitumen b)
Aggregates c)Subgrade soil
12.Compare tar and bitumen. Explain ductility any 2 tests on bitumen.