.1. Group - A (Short Answer Questions)
S. No QUESTION
Blooms Taxonomy Course
Level Outcome
UNIT-I
HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING:
1 What is the Necessity for highway planning in our country? Remember A
2 Write about Jayakar Committee and its Recommendations? Understand A
3 What are the salient features of Second Twenty year road development plan? Remember A
4 What are the salient features of First Twenty year road development plan? Analyze A
5 What are the salient features of Third Twenty year road development plan? Understand A
6 Explain the classification of Roads? Remember B
7 List various factors controlling alignment? Remember B
8 List out advantages of good road? Remember B
9 Write short notes on Highway project report? Understand B
10 Draw neat sketches of various road patterns. Understand B
11 Define highway alignment and mention its uses? Remember B
12 What is the use of engineering survey in the highway aligment? Understand B
13 what are the points is to be maintained in the reports prepared for road development? Understand B
14 What is the use of drawings in the highway project? Understand B
15 Write down the classification of roads according to third twenty year plan? Remember A
16 Write down the classification of roads according to first twenty year plan? Remember A
17 Write short notes on IRC? Remember A
18 What do you mean by highway development and planning? Understand A
19
What is the reason behind the name given to thirty twenty year road plan as Lucknow
road plan? Understand A
20 When did the” vehicle act” introduced in India and why? Understand A
Unit –II
HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
1
What is Camber?
Analyze C
2
What is the need of camber on pavement and its recommendations?
Understand C
3
What is skid resistance?
Analyze C
4
What are the factors on which skid resistance depends?
Understand C
5
What is Stopping sight distance?
Analyze D
6
What is over taking sight distance?
Analyze D
7
Write about over taking zones?
Understand D
8
Write about Intermediate sight distance and head light sight distance?
Analyze D
9
Write about Transition curve.
Analyze D
10
Write about Vertical curves.
Analyze D
11
What are the factors affecting geometric design?
Understand C
12
What is importance geometric design?
Apply C
13
Write notes on horizontal alignment.
Understand C
14
What do mean by skid and slip?
Analyze D
15
Why are the transition curves provided?
Understand D
16
What is super elevation?
Understand D
17
What do mean by extra widening?
Analyze D
18
What is gradient?
Understand D
19
What is summit curve? Draw a neat sketch of summit curve.
Analyze D
20
What is valley curve? Draw a neat sketch of summit curve.
Analyze D
Unit-III
Traffic engineering and regulations
1. Write a notes on traffic volume study Analyze E
2. How the traffic volume data is collected and presented in traffic engineering? Analyze E
3. Write about spot speed studies? Analyze E
4. What is the need for road markings? Analyze E
5. Show various types of traffic signs with neat sketches. Understand E
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6. Define On street. Remember E
7. Define off street parking. Remember E
8. What are the different types of traffic signal systems? Understand E
9. What is origin and destination data? Understand E
10. List out various measures that may be taken to prevent accidents? Remember E
11. Describe various causes for road accidents? Remember E
12 What is a speed and delay study? Remember F
13 What is parking studies? Analyze F
14 What is an accident study? Analyze E
15 What do mean by condition diagram? Remember F
16 What do mean by collision diagram? Remember E
17 What are different types of road marking ,name them. Understand E
18 Explain any one method in speed and delay studies Analyze E
19 What is parking space inventory? Analyze F
20 What is capacity of road? Understand F
UNIT-IV
INTERSECTION DESIGN
1 Define intersection? Understand G
2 What are the types of Intersections? Understand G
3 What are the basic forms of Intersection? Understand G
4 What is at grade Intersections? Analyze G
5 What is Grade separated Intersections? Analyze G
6 What is Channelization? Analyze G
7 Write about Rotary Intersection? Understand G
8 What are the advantages of Rotary Intersection? Understand G
9 What are the Limitations of Rotary Intersection? Remember G
10 Explain various safety measures to be taken to prevent accidents at Rotary? Analyze G
11 What are the requirements of at grade Intersection? Analyze G
12 What are the various types of at grade Intersections Remember G
13 What are various types of Grade separated Intersections? Analyze G
14 What are traffic islands? Remember G
15 Define the concept of rotary intersection. Analyze G
16 What do you mean by conflict at intersections? Analyze G
17 Why are the intersections provided in the highway? Understand G
18 What are criteria for intersection design? Analyze G
19 What are the uses of intersection? Remember G
20 What are the main points to be considered in intersection design? Analyze G
UNIT-V
HIGHWAY MATERIALS,CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
1 Define the characterization of highway material? Analyze H
2 Write about sub grade soil. Understand H
3 Write short notes on surface dressing? Understand H
4 Give the difference between WBM and gravel roads. Understand H
5 Write notes on cement concrete roads. Analyze H
6 How will you consider the drainage considerations in highway? Remember H
7 Write the steps involved in construction of roads? Remember H
8 What are stone aggregates? Remember H
9 How will you consider the maintenance of highway? Remember H
10 What is bituminous concrete? Remember H
11 What do you mean by WBM roads? Remember H
12 What do you mean by gravel roads? Remember H
13 What is Mastic Asphalt? Remember H
14 What do you mean by bleeding in structure? Remember I
15 What is joints filler? Understand I
16 What is sealer Remember I
17 Mention the different materials used in the construction of roads? Remember I
18 What are the different layers in highway design? Understand H
19
What are problems faced, if poor materials are not used in the construction of
roads. Apply H
20 What are different types of pavement failures? Understand H
2. Group - II (Long Answer Questions)
S. No Question
Blooms
Taxonomy Level
Program
Outcome
UNIT-I
HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING:
1
What is the Necessity for highway planning in our country? Write about
Jayakar committee and its Recommendations?
Remember A
2 Write short notes on :
Nagpur road plan and its salient features Remember
A
3 Central Road Fund and Indian road congress Remember A
4
Explain the classification of Roads and also list five advantages of
Roads? Understand A
5
What are the different plans to be prepared after planning surveys are
Carried out? Remember A
6
Write a short notes on Highway project report and Explain the steps
For a new Highway project?
Analyze A
7 Discuss the Third twenty year road plan and its objectives Understand A
8 Compare First & Second Twenty year Road Development plans? Remember B
9 What are the characteristics of good road and the need for a good road? Remember B
10 Explain in detail about Road development plans in India? Remember B
11 What is an Highway alignment and various factors controlling alignment? Understand B
12
What are planning surveys? Explain the objective of each survey with regards to
road planning.. Understand B
13 Briefly explain: Central Road Research Institute and Highway Research Board. Remember B
14
What are the factors that contribute to select the alignment of roads in plains as
well as hill terrain? How do geological conditions affect the location? Understand B
15
What are the different patterns of road and mention its advantage? Explain
each of them with neat sketches. Understand B
16 Discuss in detail about the obligatory points controlling highway alignment. Understand B
17 Describe the various steps in a highway project. Remember A
18 How rural roads are classified? Explain Remember A
19 Compare Conventional methods with modern methods of surveys in Highway. Remember A
20 How urban roads are classified? Explain. Understand A
Unit –II
HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
1. W1h at is Camber and explain its need on highway? Analyze C
2. W hat is over taking sight distance? Also derive an expression for OSD Understand C
3.
Write about Intermediate sight distance and head light sight distance
and explain them in detail?
Analyze C
4. W rite about Design of Transition curves in detail? Explain the concept of shift? Understand C
5. W hat are the factors controlling the geometric elements? Analyze D
6. W rite about the design of Vertical curves and Explain with an example? Analyze D
7. W rite about over taking zones? Explain them with neat sketches. Understand D
8. W hat is skid resistance and what are the factors on which it depends? Analyze D
9.
What are the various types of cambers and explain the need of camber.
On pavement and its recommendations?
Analyze D
10.D e rive the equation for sight distances. Analyze D
11.D e rive the equation for summit curves and valley curves. Understand C
12.
Define a) Road margins.
b) Shoulders?
c). Define Parking lanes.
d). What are Service roads Apply C
13.
Why is grade compensation on horizontal curves provided? Derive an
expression for it. Understand C
14.W hat are the various types of road gradient? Analyze D
15.W hat are the various types of camber? Understand D
16.E x plain is PIEV theory in detail with the help of neat sketch? Understand D
17.W hat are the factors affecting stopping sight distance? Analyze D
18.D e rive an expression for stopping sight distance Understand D
19.D e fine maximum gradient and limiting gradient Analyze D
20.D e sign super-elevation as per IRC. Analyze D
Unit-III
Traffic engineering and regulations
1.
Explain the procedure for conducting spot speed studies. How do you
analyze the Spot speed data?
Analyze E
2. De scribe in detail about parking studies? Analyze E
3. De scribe various causes for road accidents? Analyze E
4. Di stinguish between On street and Off street parking?. Analyze E
5. Ex plain various measures that may be taken to prevent accidents? Understand E
6. W hat are the methods of collecting parking studies? Remember E
7.
What is Road Marking? What is the need for road markings and What are the
types of road markings? Remember E
8.
Describe various types of traffic signs used in traffic control and
regulation giving at least two examples for each type. Support your answer with
suitable sketches and specifications for the signs. Understand E
9.
Write about traffic volume studies and explain how the data is Collected and
presented in traffic engineering? Understand E
10.S h ow various types of traffic signs with neat sketches .Explain each in detail Remember E
11 Explain the design procedure of Traffic signals according to Webster Method? Remember E
12 Explain the procedure for conducting speed and delay studies? Remember F
13 Describe in detail about accident studies? Analyze F
14 Write about measures that are to be taken to reduce the road accidents? Analyze E
15 How the accidents records are collected and the reports are maintained. Remember F
16 Explain condition and collision diagram with neat sketch? Remember E
17 What is traffic volume study?How the traffic volume data is collected. Understand E
18
Define a)running speed
b)spot speed
c)overall speed..expalin above three with the a single example. Analyze E
19 What do mean by origin and destination studies? Analyze F
20 Explain the terms a)speed b)density c)traffic volume d)traffic capacity Understand F
UNIT-IV
INTERSECTION DESIGN
1. De fine intersection? What are the types of Intersections Understand G
2. W hat are the basic forms of Intersection and explain each with two types? Understand G
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3.
What are the various types of at grade Intersections and explain them with neat
sketches? Understand G
4.
What are various types of Grade separated Intersections and explain them with
neat sketches? Analyze G
5.
What is Channelization and explain the importance with its advantages and
disadvantages? Analyze G
6. W rite about Rotary Intersection and explain with a neat sketch? Analyze G
7.
What are the design factors that control the design of rotary Intersection
and explain them in detail? Understand G
8. Ex plain various safety measures to be taken to prevent accidents at Rotary? Understand G
9. W hat are the requirements of at grade Intersection and explain them? Remember G
10.W hat are the advantages and limitations of Rotary Intersection? Analyze G
11.E x plain the necessity of Intersections? Analyze G
12.E x plain traffic islands in detail. Remember G
13.G i ve the difference between channelized and unchannelized intersections. Analyze G
14.W hat are the requirements of at-grade intersection? Remember G
15.E x plain the design steps of rotary intersection? Analyze G
16.W hat do you mean by conflicts at intersection? Explain. Analyze G
UNIT-V
HIGHWAY MATERIALS,CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
1. Ex plain the construction of water bound macadam? Analyze H
2. Ex plain the construction of cement concrete roads? Understand H
3. Ex plain the construction of gravel roads? Understand H
4. Ex plain the construction of bituminous pavements? Understand H
5. Ho w will construct the joints in cc pavements? Analyze H
6. W hat is joint filler and seal? Remember H
7. W hat are the different factors for failure of pavements? Remember H
8.
What do you mean by surface dressing and what is the role of surface dressing
in the construction of highway? Remember H
9.
Give the difference between water bound macadam roads and bitumen bound
macadam. Remember H
10.H o w will do the maintenance of roads? Remember H
11.W hat are the machineries used for the pavement construction? Remember H
12.W hat is necessity of highway drainage for pavement construction? Remember H
13.D e fine aggregate. Write down the properties of aggregates. Remember H
14.D e fine Sub grade soil. What are the Desirable properties of Soil? Remember I
15.W hat are bituminous materials? What are the Desirable properties of bitumen? Understand I
16.
What are the Different forms of bitumen? What are the Requirements of
Bitumen? Remember I
17.W hat do you mean ductility and viscosity of bitumen? Remember I
18.W hat do you meant by impact and abrasion? Understand H
19.
a) What is tack coat?
b) What is prime coat?
c) What is seal coat?
d) What is recycling of pavement? Apply H
20. Mention the uses of polymer modified bitumen. Understand H
2. Group - III (Analytical Questions) Unit –II
HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
1. 1
.
Calculate the safe stopping sight distance for design speed of 50 kmph for two
way traffic on a two lane road.
Apply C
2 Calculate the safe stopping sight distance for design speed of 100 kmph for two Analyze
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way traffic on a single lane road
3.
The radius of the horizontal circular curve is 100m. the design speed is 50kmph
and the design coefficient of lateral friction is 0.15.
a)Calculate the super elevation required if full lateral friction is assumed to
develop
b)Calculate the coefficient of friction needed if no Super elevation is provided Apply C
4.
The speeds of overtaking and overtaken vehicles are 80 and 60kmph
respectively. If the acceleration of the overtaking vehicle is 2.5Kmph per
second, calculate the safe Overtaking sight distance for two way traffic? Apply C
5
Design the length of transition curve and the shift using the following data:
Design speed = 65Kmph,Radius of curve = 220m,Allowable rate of super
elevation (pavement rotated about the outwards ) = 1 In 150.assume all other
data as per IRC. Apply C
6.
The speed of overtaking and over taken vehicles are70 and 40kmph,
respectively on a two way traffic road. If the acceleration of overtaking vehicle is
0.99m/sec2. Calculate SSD, OSD and ISD Apply C
7.
Derive an equation for super elevation. A vehicle travels at a speed of 60Kmph.
Find the super elevation to be provided if the radius of curvature is 220m. Apply C
8
Derive the equation for extra widening. A vehicle travels in a 2 lane road with a
design speed of 80kmph. Find the amount of extra widening for a radius of
curvature of 210m. Apply C
9
A valley curve is formed by descending gradient n1= 1 in 25 and ascending
gradient n2= 1 in 30. Design the length of the valley curve for V =80kmph. Apply C
10
A vertical summit curve is formed by n1 = +3.0% and n2 = −5.0%. Design the
length of the summit curve for V=80 kmph Apply C
11
The speed of overtaking and over taken vehicles are100 and 60kmph,
respectively on a two way traffic road. If the acceleration of overtaking vehicle is
0.99m/sec2. Calculate SSD, OSD and ISD Apply C
12
A valley curve is formed by descending gradient n1= 1 in 20 and ascending
gradient n2= 1 in 30. Design the length of the valley curve for V =100kmph. Apply C
13
Derive an equation for super elevation. A vehicle travels at a speed of 80Kmph.
Find the super elevation to be provided if the radius of curvature is 210m. Apply C
14
The radius of the horizontal circular curve is 120m. the design speed is 60kmph
and the design coefficient of lateral friction is 0.15.
a)Calculate the super elevation required if full lateral friction is assumed to
develop
b)Calculate the coefficient of friction needed if no Super elevation is provided Analyze D
15
Calculate the safe overtaking sight distance for design speed of 80 kmph assume
all other data suitably. Analyze D
16
Derive the equation for extra widening. A vehicle travels in a 2 lane road with a
design speed of 100kmph. Find the amount of extra widening for a radius of
curvature of 220m. Analyze D
17
Calculate the safe stopping sight distance for design speed of 80 kmph for two
way traffic on a two lane road. Analyze D
18
The speed of overtaking and over taken vehicles are120 and 80kmph,
respectively on a two way traffic road. If the acceleration of overtaking vehicle is
0.99m/sec2. Calculate SSD, OSD and ISD Analyze D
19
Calculate the safe overtaking sight distance for design speed of 80 kmph assume
all other data suitably. Analyze D
20
Design the length of transition curve and the shift using the following data:
Design speed = 80Kmph,Radius of curve = 220m,Allowable rate of super
elevation (pavement rotated about the centre line) = 1 In 120, pavement width
including extra widening=7.5m Apply C
Prepared By :P.Shruthilaya, Asst.Prof
S. No QUESTION
Blooms Taxonomy Course
Level Outcome
UNIT-I
HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING:
1 What is the Necessity for highway planning in our country? Remember A
2 Write about Jayakar Committee and its Recommendations? Understand A
3 What are the salient features of Second Twenty year road development plan? Remember A
4 What are the salient features of First Twenty year road development plan? Analyze A
5 What are the salient features of Third Twenty year road development plan? Understand A
6 Explain the classification of Roads? Remember B
7 List various factors controlling alignment? Remember B
8 List out advantages of good road? Remember B
9 Write short notes on Highway project report? Understand B
10 Draw neat sketches of various road patterns. Understand B
11 Define highway alignment and mention its uses? Remember B
12 What is the use of engineering survey in the highway aligment? Understand B
13 what are the points is to be maintained in the reports prepared for road development? Understand B
14 What is the use of drawings in the highway project? Understand B
15 Write down the classification of roads according to third twenty year plan? Remember A
16 Write down the classification of roads according to first twenty year plan? Remember A
17 Write short notes on IRC? Remember A
18 What do you mean by highway development and planning? Understand A
19
What is the reason behind the name given to thirty twenty year road plan as Lucknow
road plan? Understand A
20 When did the” vehicle act” introduced in India and why? Understand A
Unit –II
HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
1
What is Camber?
Analyze C
2
What is the need of camber on pavement and its recommendations?
Understand C
3
What is skid resistance?
Analyze C
4
What are the factors on which skid resistance depends?
Understand C
5
What is Stopping sight distance?
Analyze D
6
What is over taking sight distance?
Analyze D
7
Write about over taking zones?
Understand D
8
Write about Intermediate sight distance and head light sight distance?
Analyze D
9
Write about Transition curve.
Analyze D
10
Write about Vertical curves.
Analyze D
11
What are the factors affecting geometric design?
Understand C
12
What is importance geometric design?
Apply C
13
Write notes on horizontal alignment.
Understand C
14
What do mean by skid and slip?
Analyze D
15
Why are the transition curves provided?
Understand D
16
What is super elevation?
Understand D
17
What do mean by extra widening?
Analyze D
18
What is gradient?
Understand D
19
What is summit curve? Draw a neat sketch of summit curve.
Analyze D
20
What is valley curve? Draw a neat sketch of summit curve.
Analyze D
Unit-III
Traffic engineering and regulations
1. Write a notes on traffic volume study Analyze E
2. How the traffic volume data is collected and presented in traffic engineering? Analyze E
3. Write about spot speed studies? Analyze E
4. What is the need for road markings? Analyze E
5. Show various types of traffic signs with neat sketches. Understand E
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6. Define On street. Remember E
7. Define off street parking. Remember E
8. What are the different types of traffic signal systems? Understand E
9. What is origin and destination data? Understand E
10. List out various measures that may be taken to prevent accidents? Remember E
11. Describe various causes for road accidents? Remember E
12 What is a speed and delay study? Remember F
13 What is parking studies? Analyze F
14 What is an accident study? Analyze E
15 What do mean by condition diagram? Remember F
16 What do mean by collision diagram? Remember E
17 What are different types of road marking ,name them. Understand E
18 Explain any one method in speed and delay studies Analyze E
19 What is parking space inventory? Analyze F
20 What is capacity of road? Understand F
UNIT-IV
INTERSECTION DESIGN
1 Define intersection? Understand G
2 What are the types of Intersections? Understand G
3 What are the basic forms of Intersection? Understand G
4 What is at grade Intersections? Analyze G
5 What is Grade separated Intersections? Analyze G
6 What is Channelization? Analyze G
7 Write about Rotary Intersection? Understand G
8 What are the advantages of Rotary Intersection? Understand G
9 What are the Limitations of Rotary Intersection? Remember G
10 Explain various safety measures to be taken to prevent accidents at Rotary? Analyze G
11 What are the requirements of at grade Intersection? Analyze G
12 What are the various types of at grade Intersections Remember G
13 What are various types of Grade separated Intersections? Analyze G
14 What are traffic islands? Remember G
15 Define the concept of rotary intersection. Analyze G
16 What do you mean by conflict at intersections? Analyze G
17 Why are the intersections provided in the highway? Understand G
18 What are criteria for intersection design? Analyze G
19 What are the uses of intersection? Remember G
20 What are the main points to be considered in intersection design? Analyze G
UNIT-V
HIGHWAY MATERIALS,CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
1 Define the characterization of highway material? Analyze H
2 Write about sub grade soil. Understand H
3 Write short notes on surface dressing? Understand H
4 Give the difference between WBM and gravel roads. Understand H
5 Write notes on cement concrete roads. Analyze H
6 How will you consider the drainage considerations in highway? Remember H
7 Write the steps involved in construction of roads? Remember H
8 What are stone aggregates? Remember H
9 How will you consider the maintenance of highway? Remember H
10 What is bituminous concrete? Remember H
11 What do you mean by WBM roads? Remember H
12 What do you mean by gravel roads? Remember H
13 What is Mastic Asphalt? Remember H
14 What do you mean by bleeding in structure? Remember I
15 What is joints filler? Understand I
16 What is sealer Remember I
17 Mention the different materials used in the construction of roads? Remember I
18 What are the different layers in highway design? Understand H
19
What are problems faced, if poor materials are not used in the construction of
roads. Apply H
20 What are different types of pavement failures? Understand H
2. Group - II (Long Answer Questions)
S. No Question
Blooms
Taxonomy Level
Program
Outcome
UNIT-I
HIGHWAY DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING:
1
What is the Necessity for highway planning in our country? Write about
Jayakar committee and its Recommendations?
Remember A
2 Write short notes on :
Nagpur road plan and its salient features Remember
A
3 Central Road Fund and Indian road congress Remember A
4
Explain the classification of Roads and also list five advantages of
Roads? Understand A
5
What are the different plans to be prepared after planning surveys are
Carried out? Remember A
6
Write a short notes on Highway project report and Explain the steps
For a new Highway project?
Analyze A
7 Discuss the Third twenty year road plan and its objectives Understand A
8 Compare First & Second Twenty year Road Development plans? Remember B
9 What are the characteristics of good road and the need for a good road? Remember B
10 Explain in detail about Road development plans in India? Remember B
11 What is an Highway alignment and various factors controlling alignment? Understand B
12
What are planning surveys? Explain the objective of each survey with regards to
road planning.. Understand B
13 Briefly explain: Central Road Research Institute and Highway Research Board. Remember B
14
What are the factors that contribute to select the alignment of roads in plains as
well as hill terrain? How do geological conditions affect the location? Understand B
15
What are the different patterns of road and mention its advantage? Explain
each of them with neat sketches. Understand B
16 Discuss in detail about the obligatory points controlling highway alignment. Understand B
17 Describe the various steps in a highway project. Remember A
18 How rural roads are classified? Explain Remember A
19 Compare Conventional methods with modern methods of surveys in Highway. Remember A
20 How urban roads are classified? Explain. Understand A
Unit –II
HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
1. W1h at is Camber and explain its need on highway? Analyze C
2. W hat is over taking sight distance? Also derive an expression for OSD Understand C
3.
Write about Intermediate sight distance and head light sight distance
and explain them in detail?
Analyze C
4. W rite about Design of Transition curves in detail? Explain the concept of shift? Understand C
5. W hat are the factors controlling the geometric elements? Analyze D
6. W rite about the design of Vertical curves and Explain with an example? Analyze D
7. W rite about over taking zones? Explain them with neat sketches. Understand D
8. W hat is skid resistance and what are the factors on which it depends? Analyze D
9.
What are the various types of cambers and explain the need of camber.
On pavement and its recommendations?
Analyze D
10.D e rive the equation for sight distances. Analyze D
11.D e rive the equation for summit curves and valley curves. Understand C
12.
Define a) Road margins.
b) Shoulders?
c). Define Parking lanes.
d). What are Service roads Apply C
13.
Why is grade compensation on horizontal curves provided? Derive an
expression for it. Understand C
14.W hat are the various types of road gradient? Analyze D
15.W hat are the various types of camber? Understand D
16.E x plain is PIEV theory in detail with the help of neat sketch? Understand D
17.W hat are the factors affecting stopping sight distance? Analyze D
18.D e rive an expression for stopping sight distance Understand D
19.D e fine maximum gradient and limiting gradient Analyze D
20.D e sign super-elevation as per IRC. Analyze D
Unit-III
Traffic engineering and regulations
1.
Explain the procedure for conducting spot speed studies. How do you
analyze the Spot speed data?
Analyze E
2. De scribe in detail about parking studies? Analyze E
3. De scribe various causes for road accidents? Analyze E
4. Di stinguish between On street and Off street parking?. Analyze E
5. Ex plain various measures that may be taken to prevent accidents? Understand E
6. W hat are the methods of collecting parking studies? Remember E
7.
What is Road Marking? What is the need for road markings and What are the
types of road markings? Remember E
8.
Describe various types of traffic signs used in traffic control and
regulation giving at least two examples for each type. Support your answer with
suitable sketches and specifications for the signs. Understand E
9.
Write about traffic volume studies and explain how the data is Collected and
presented in traffic engineering? Understand E
10.S h ow various types of traffic signs with neat sketches .Explain each in detail Remember E
11 Explain the design procedure of Traffic signals according to Webster Method? Remember E
12 Explain the procedure for conducting speed and delay studies? Remember F
13 Describe in detail about accident studies? Analyze F
14 Write about measures that are to be taken to reduce the road accidents? Analyze E
15 How the accidents records are collected and the reports are maintained. Remember F
16 Explain condition and collision diagram with neat sketch? Remember E
17 What is traffic volume study?How the traffic volume data is collected. Understand E
18
Define a)running speed
b)spot speed
c)overall speed..expalin above three with the a single example. Analyze E
19 What do mean by origin and destination studies? Analyze F
20 Explain the terms a)speed b)density c)traffic volume d)traffic capacity Understand F
UNIT-IV
INTERSECTION DESIGN
1. De fine intersection? What are the types of Intersections Understand G
2. W hat are the basic forms of Intersection and explain each with two types? Understand G
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3.
What are the various types of at grade Intersections and explain them with neat
sketches? Understand G
4.
What are various types of Grade separated Intersections and explain them with
neat sketches? Analyze G
5.
What is Channelization and explain the importance with its advantages and
disadvantages? Analyze G
6. W rite about Rotary Intersection and explain with a neat sketch? Analyze G
7.
What are the design factors that control the design of rotary Intersection
and explain them in detail? Understand G
8. Ex plain various safety measures to be taken to prevent accidents at Rotary? Understand G
9. W hat are the requirements of at grade Intersection and explain them? Remember G
10.W hat are the advantages and limitations of Rotary Intersection? Analyze G
11.E x plain the necessity of Intersections? Analyze G
12.E x plain traffic islands in detail. Remember G
13.G i ve the difference between channelized and unchannelized intersections. Analyze G
14.W hat are the requirements of at-grade intersection? Remember G
15.E x plain the design steps of rotary intersection? Analyze G
16.W hat do you mean by conflicts at intersection? Explain. Analyze G
UNIT-V
HIGHWAY MATERIALS,CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE
1. Ex plain the construction of water bound macadam? Analyze H
2. Ex plain the construction of cement concrete roads? Understand H
3. Ex plain the construction of gravel roads? Understand H
4. Ex plain the construction of bituminous pavements? Understand H
5. Ho w will construct the joints in cc pavements? Analyze H
6. W hat is joint filler and seal? Remember H
7. W hat are the different factors for failure of pavements? Remember H
8.
What do you mean by surface dressing and what is the role of surface dressing
in the construction of highway? Remember H
9.
Give the difference between water bound macadam roads and bitumen bound
macadam. Remember H
10.H o w will do the maintenance of roads? Remember H
11.W hat are the machineries used for the pavement construction? Remember H
12.W hat is necessity of highway drainage for pavement construction? Remember H
13.D e fine aggregate. Write down the properties of aggregates. Remember H
14.D e fine Sub grade soil. What are the Desirable properties of Soil? Remember I
15.W hat are bituminous materials? What are the Desirable properties of bitumen? Understand I
16.
What are the Different forms of bitumen? What are the Requirements of
Bitumen? Remember I
17.W hat do you mean ductility and viscosity of bitumen? Remember I
18.W hat do you meant by impact and abrasion? Understand H
19.
a) What is tack coat?
b) What is prime coat?
c) What is seal coat?
d) What is recycling of pavement? Apply H
20. Mention the uses of polymer modified bitumen. Understand H
2. Group - III (Analytical Questions) Unit –II
HIGHWAY GEOMETRIC DESIGN
1. 1
.
Calculate the safe stopping sight distance for design speed of 50 kmph for two
way traffic on a two lane road.
Apply C
2 Calculate the safe stopping sight distance for design speed of 100 kmph for two Analyze
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way traffic on a single lane road
3.
The radius of the horizontal circular curve is 100m. the design speed is 50kmph
and the design coefficient of lateral friction is 0.15.
a)Calculate the super elevation required if full lateral friction is assumed to
develop
b)Calculate the coefficient of friction needed if no Super elevation is provided Apply C
4.
The speeds of overtaking and overtaken vehicles are 80 and 60kmph
respectively. If the acceleration of the overtaking vehicle is 2.5Kmph per
second, calculate the safe Overtaking sight distance for two way traffic? Apply C
5
Design the length of transition curve and the shift using the following data:
Design speed = 65Kmph,Radius of curve = 220m,Allowable rate of super
elevation (pavement rotated about the outwards ) = 1 In 150.assume all other
data as per IRC. Apply C
6.
The speed of overtaking and over taken vehicles are70 and 40kmph,
respectively on a two way traffic road. If the acceleration of overtaking vehicle is
0.99m/sec2. Calculate SSD, OSD and ISD Apply C
7.
Derive an equation for super elevation. A vehicle travels at a speed of 60Kmph.
Find the super elevation to be provided if the radius of curvature is 220m. Apply C
8
Derive the equation for extra widening. A vehicle travels in a 2 lane road with a
design speed of 80kmph. Find the amount of extra widening for a radius of
curvature of 210m. Apply C
9
A valley curve is formed by descending gradient n1= 1 in 25 and ascending
gradient n2= 1 in 30. Design the length of the valley curve for V =80kmph. Apply C
10
A vertical summit curve is formed by n1 = +3.0% and n2 = −5.0%. Design the
length of the summit curve for V=80 kmph Apply C
11
The speed of overtaking and over taken vehicles are100 and 60kmph,
respectively on a two way traffic road. If the acceleration of overtaking vehicle is
0.99m/sec2. Calculate SSD, OSD and ISD Apply C
12
A valley curve is formed by descending gradient n1= 1 in 20 and ascending
gradient n2= 1 in 30. Design the length of the valley curve for V =100kmph. Apply C
13
Derive an equation for super elevation. A vehicle travels at a speed of 80Kmph.
Find the super elevation to be provided if the radius of curvature is 210m. Apply C
14
The radius of the horizontal circular curve is 120m. the design speed is 60kmph
and the design coefficient of lateral friction is 0.15.
a)Calculate the super elevation required if full lateral friction is assumed to
develop
b)Calculate the coefficient of friction needed if no Super elevation is provided Analyze D
15
Calculate the safe overtaking sight distance for design speed of 80 kmph assume
all other data suitably. Analyze D
16
Derive the equation for extra widening. A vehicle travels in a 2 lane road with a
design speed of 100kmph. Find the amount of extra widening for a radius of
curvature of 220m. Analyze D
17
Calculate the safe stopping sight distance for design speed of 80 kmph for two
way traffic on a two lane road. Analyze D
18
The speed of overtaking and over taken vehicles are120 and 80kmph,
respectively on a two way traffic road. If the acceleration of overtaking vehicle is
0.99m/sec2. Calculate SSD, OSD and ISD Analyze D
19
Calculate the safe overtaking sight distance for design speed of 80 kmph assume
all other data suitably. Analyze D
20
Design the length of transition curve and the shift using the following data:
Design speed = 80Kmph,Radius of curve = 220m,Allowable rate of super
elevation (pavement rotated about the centre line) = 1 In 120, pavement width
including extra widening=7.5m Apply C
Prepared By :P.Shruthilaya, Asst.Prof
