| 1. | The universally recognized factor which affects the flexible pavement design, is the ? | |
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characteristics of the natural soil which underlies the pavement
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volume and character of traffic that will use the highway
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drainage condition of the area
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all of the above
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Report Question| 2. | The joints, for forming satisfactory constituents of ? | |
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continue to remain water-proof for all times
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not induce structural weakness in the pavement
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not result into deterioration in the riding quality of the pavement
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all of the above
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| 3. | As per IRC recommendations, traffic volume study is carried out for rural roads for ........... days continuously during harvesting and lean season ? | |
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7
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14
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21
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28
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| 4. | The enoscope is used to determine ? | |
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running speed
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spot speed
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travel time
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average speed
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| 5. | The instantaneous speed of a vehicle as it passes a point in a highway is known as ? | |
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design speed
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running speed
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spot speed
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overall speed
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| 6. | According to IRC recommendations, the width of transverse expansion joint should be ................. extending to full length of slab ? | |
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10 mm
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20 mm
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30 mm
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40 mm
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| 7. | Design of both summit and valley curves is based on the assumption that the ? | |
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curve is so flat that the length of curve is equal to the length of chord
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two portions of the curve along the two tangents on either side of the point of are equal
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angles made by the tangent with the horizontal are very small and tangents of are equal to the angles themselves (in radians) the
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all of the above
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| 8. | Longitudinal joints in concrete pavements ? | |
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divide the pavement into lanes
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take care of the unequal settlement of the sub-grade
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help in laying out concrete in convenient widths
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all of the above
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| 9. | The flexible pavement distribute the wheel load ? | |
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directly to sub-grade
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through a set of layers to sub-grade
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through structural action
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none of these
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| 10. | The minimum length of a valley curve should be such equal to the ? | |
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stopping sight distance
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passing sight distance
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braking distance
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none of these
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