200+ Transportation-infrastructure Questions

Transportation-infrastructure Questions Set 3:

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The Tresaguet method of road construction was developed in what year?

1774

1764

1865

1888

Solution:

Arrange the following cutbacks in the order of increasing viscosity:

RC0, MC4, SC5, RC3

RC0, RC3, MC4, SC5

SC5, MC4, RC0, RC3

MC4, SC4, RC3, RC0

Solution:

Calculate the length of the valley curve required, if the headlight sight distance is 150 m and the deflection angle is 0.07 radians.

234 m

178 m

286 m

350 m

Solution:

Calculate the absolute minimum radius if the minimum speed is 60 km/h, the super elevation is 0.17, and the lateral friction is 0.15.

70.6 m

74.3 m

82.7 m

88.6 m

Solution:

A car suddenly applied brakes and stopped in 3 seconds. The skid marks were about 7 meters long. What is the average skid resistance coefficient?

0.10

0.15

0.20

0.25

Solution:

If n is the length of a rail in meters, the number of sleepers per rail length generally varies from _ to _.

n to (n+2)

(n+2) to (n+4)

(n+3) to (n+6)

(n+4) to (n+5)

Solution:

Calculate the length of the transition curve for a circular curve with a design speed of 80 km/h and a radius of 400 m. The rate of change of centrifugal acceleration is 0.4 m/s²/s.

41.5 m

49 m

55.3 m

68.5 m

Solution:

The minimum radius of the curve (in m) required for safe vehicular movement on a road designed for a speed of 110 km/hr on a horizontal curve with a super elevation of 8% and a coefficient of side friction of 0.10 is

115.0

152.3

264.3

529.3

Solution:

A two-lane highway has a horizontal curve of radius = 200 m and the total length of the curve = 240 m. The distance between the centerline of the highway and the centerline of the inner lane = 1.95 m. If the desired sight distance is 340 m, determine the setback distance required.

49.18 m

540 m

700.54 m

840.56 m

Solution:

Consider the following statements with respect to the overtaking zone where the safe passing sight distance required is found to be 312 m
i. Minimum Length of overtaking zone is 936 m
ii. Minimum and desirable length of overtaking zone is 900m
iii. Desirable overtaking zone length is 1560m
iv. Minimum and desirable overtaking zone length is 312 m
Choose the correct statement(s)

i and ii only

i and iii only

i only

iv only

Transportation-infrastructure Questions Set 3:

The Tresaguet method of road construction was developed in what year?

Solution:

Arrange the following cutbacks in the order of increasing viscosity:

Solution:

Calculate the length of the valley curve required, if the headlight sight distance is 150 m and the deflection angle is 0.07 radians.

Solution:

Calculate the absolute minimum radius if the minimum speed is 60 km/h, the super elevation is 0.17, and the lateral friction is 0.15.

Solution:

A car suddenly applied brakes and stopped in 3 seconds. The skid marks were about 7 meters long. What is the average skid resistance coefficient?

Solution:

If n is the length of a rail in meters, the number of sleepers per rail length generally varies from _ to _.

Solution:

Calculate the length of the transition curve for a circular curve with a design speed of 80 km/h and a radius of 400 m. The rate of change of centrifugal acceleration is 0.4 m/s²/s.

Solution:

The minimum radius of the curve (in m) required for safe vehicular movement on a road designed for a speed of 110 km/hr on a horizontal curve with a super elevation of 8% and a coefficient of side friction of 0.10 is

Solution:

A two-lane highway has a horizontal curve of radius = 200 m and the total length of the curve = 240 m. The distance between the centerline of the highway and the centerline of the inner lane = 1.95 m. If the desired sight distance is 340 m, determine the setback distance required.

Solution:

Solution:

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Transportation-infrastructure Questions Set 3:

The Tresaguet method of road construction was developed in what year?

Solution:

Arrange the following cutbacks in the order of increasing viscosity:

Solution:

Calculate the length of the valley curve required, if the headlight sight distance is 150 m and the deflection angle is 0.07 radians.

Solution:

Calculate the absolute minimum radius if the minimum speed is 60 km/h, the super elevation is 0.17, and the lateral friction is 0.15.

Solution:

A car suddenly applied brakes and stopped in 3 seconds. The skid marks were about 7 meters long. What is the average skid resistance coefficient?

Solution:

If n is the length of a rail in meters, the number of sleepers per rail length generally varies from ___ to ___.

Solution:

Calculate the length of the transition curve for a circular curve with a design speed of 80 km/h and a radius of 400 m. The rate of change of centrifugal acceleration is 0.4 m/s²/s.

Solution:

The minimum radius of the curve (in m) required for safe vehicular movement on a road designed for a speed of 110 km/hr on a horizontal curve with a super elevation of 8% and a coefficient of side friction of 0.10 is

Solution:

A two-lane highway has a horizontal curve of radius = 200 m and the total length of the curve = 240 m. The distance between the centerline of the highway and the centerline of the inner lane = 1.95 m. If the desired sight distance is 340 m, determine the setback distance required.

Solution:

Solution:

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If n is the length of a rail in meters, the number of sleepers per rail length generally varies from _ to _.