| 1. | Weight of a vehicle affects ? | |
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passing sight distance
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extra widening
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pavement thickness
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width of lanes
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Report Question| 2. | In Telford construction, the side portions were made up of only one layer of broken stones evelled off to give a camber not greater than ? | |
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1 in 40
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1 in 60
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1 in 80
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1 in 120
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| 3. | The depth of reinforcement, below the surface of pavement, is kept as ? | |
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25 mm
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50 mm
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75 mm
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100 mm
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| 4. | The speed that a driver adopts on a highway depends on the ? | |
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physical characteristics of the highway and its surroundings
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weather conditions in the area
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speed limitations placed upon the vehicles
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all of the above
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| 5. | The overall length of the vehicle effects the ? | |
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turning radii of the curve
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time needed to overtake
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off-tracking of vehicle
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all of these
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| 6. | The traffic volume is equal to ? | |
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traffic density / traffic speed
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traffic speed / traffic density
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traffic density x traffic speed
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none of these
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| 7. | The joints, parallel to the centre-line of the road, are called ? | |
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longitudinal joints
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transverse joints
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expansion joints
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all of these
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| 8. | The group index method of designing flexible pavement is ? | |
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an empirical method based on the physical properties of the sub-grade soil
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an empirical method based on the strength characteristics of the sub-grade soil
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a semi-empirical method
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none of these
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| 9. | The sub-base course is placed immediately above the ? | |
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sub-grade
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base
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wearing course
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none of these
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| 10. | The thickness of the parapet wall, on the valley side of the roadway, is usually kept ? | |
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20 cm
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40 cm
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60 cm
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80 cm
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