CE6504 - Highway Engineering

Panimalar Engg College

CE6504 - Highway Engineering

Panimalar Engg College

Visit : Civildatas.blogspot.in 9. What are the various factors influencing superelevation?

UNIT - 1 1.

Define the term transport.

10. Define superelevation.

2.

What is the purpose and recommendations of Jayakar Committee?

11. State the concept of maximum and minimum superelevation.

3.

Define IRC

12. Define equilibrium superelevation

4.

What is CRF?

13. What is negative superelevation? When it is provided?

5.

State various methods of classification of roads.

14. State any two merits and demerits of negative superelevation.

6.

Enumerate the classification of urban roads by IRC

15. Why is the highway pavements on horizontal curves widened?

7.

What are the requirements of an ideal alignment?

16. What is off-tracking? What is its impact on the design of highways?

8.

What are obligatory points? Why are they important in highway alignment?

17. What is a transition curve? Why is it provided?

9.

State objectives of various engineering surveys to determine a highway alignment.

18. What are the various types of transition curves? Which type is most preferred one

10. State the basic principle to be taken note of while aligning hill roads.

and why?

11. State any two merits and demerits of conventional and modern methods of

19. What is grade compensation in geometric design of highways? Why is it essential?

conducting surveys for a highway alignment.

20. What is the various design factors controlling the vertical alignment of highways?

12. What are the various components of NHDP? What is its significance?

21. Distinguish between valley and summit curves in highways. UNIT – 3

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13. Distinguish between Right of way and Carriage way. 14. What is a ‘lane’ in highway engineering? What is the basis on which its width is decided? 15. Define kerb in highway engineering. What is its purpose? 16. What do you understand by the term camber in highway engineering? Why is it important? 17. State IRC standards for footpaths and cycle tracks. 18. State different slopes of camber and the situations under which they are suitable. 19. What are shoulders in rural highways? What are its purposes? 20. List different institutions for highway planning, design and execution at National and state level.

1.

Define flexible and rigid pavements.

2.

Bring out the difference between flexible and rigid pavements.

3.

What is ESWL?

4.

How to determine the equivalent load?

5.

What are the various factors affect stability of the pavement?

6.

State how climatic variation affects pavement design.

7.

What is the effect of repeated application of loads on pavements?

8.

What is the need for highway pavement?

9.

State the components and functions of rigid and flexible pavements

10. State the IRC recommendations for the design life of different types of roads.

UNIT – 2

11. Define CBR.

1.

Enumerate any four factors in which the SSD depends.

2.

State any two principles of PIEV theory

12. Define VDF.

3.

Distinguish between ‘lag distance’ and braking distance.

4.

What is the need for overtaking sight distance?

5.

State any two factors on which the OSD depends.

6.

What is overtaking zone? What is the basis on which it is decided?

7.

Define intermediate sight distance.

8.

What is an illumination sight distance? Why is it important?

13. What is fatigue behavior of cement concrete? State the relationship between fatigue life and stress ration.

14. How is edge temperature stress calculated for the design of rigid pavement?

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15. How is the load stress in the corner region obtained for the design of rigid pavement?

16. State the recommendation of IRC on distribution of commercial vehicles over

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UNIT 4 1.

What is the classification of soil?

2.

What are the desirable properties of soil sub-grade. State the significance of any

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What are the desirable properties of road aggregates?

4.

Name the test employed for evaluating road stones.

5.

What do you understand by adhesion of aggregates?

6.

What are the shapes of aggregates? State situations for which different shapes are considered suitable. Distinguish between bitumen and tar.

8.

What do you understand by bitumen 90?

9.

Enumerate different types of bituminous materials.

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10. Mention three grades of bitumen in general use on road work and state where and why each grade is suitable.

11. What is bitumen affinity test?

12. What is the significance of the test to determine the softening point of bitumen? 13. Differentiate between bitumen emulsions and cut-back bitumen. 14. What are the functions of ‘prime coat’ ‘track coat’ ‘seal coat’ in bituminous construction?

15. Why are joints provided in cement road?

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16. Differentiate between expansion joint and construction joint. UNIT 5

1.

What are the causes of potholes and how are they repaired?

2.

What do you understand by Raveling of stones? How can you prevent it?

3.

What are the specific points that you would keep in view for proper maintenance of a hill road?

4.

State the concept of any two methods of pavement evaluation.

5.

State the basic principle of deflection studies using Benkelman beam.

6.

Define pavement condition survey. State the classification of pavement conditions.

7.

What is skid resistance? What are the various factors governing skid resistance?

8.

Enumerate the broad classification of maintenance activities of highways.

9.

Define the term ‘inventory of road’ with reference to highway maintenance.

10. List any four elements of road fixtures.

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