1. What are the functions of points and crossing in railway track. 2. What do you understand by Switches.

Write short note on types of switches. 3. Explain the working principle of Turnout. 4. Write down the per issible speed of train under different gauge for different types of crossing. !lso write down the use of "arious crossing on #ndian railways. $. %alculate all the ele ent of turnout to set out 12 turnout on a straight &' track gi"en that the heel di"ergence as 11.4c . (. %alculate the ele ent of turnout when it is gi"en ')1.(*( + ,)12+ d)12 c angle of switch as 1- 3$. -/. *. 0esign a turnout with 1 in 12 crossing on a &' track with heel di"ergence as 13.3c . The straight ar 2 1- 3. -/. 3. 0raw a neat diagra 1. 0raw a neat diagra of a si ple right4hand turn out and show its "arious co ponents of a left4hand turn out and show its "arious co ponents cant on a 2 degree cur"e on a broad gauge if is gi"en as 1.34( when the angle of crossing and switch are 4- 4$. 41/ and the

1-. 0eter ine the e5uilibriu 1--k ph.

1(trains+1-trains+3trains+4trains and 2 trains are running at a speed of $-+(-+*-+3- and 11. 0ifferentiate any two of the following a6 !cute angle crossing 2 7btuse angle crossing b6 Stub switch 2 Split Switch c6 Switch lead 2 %ur"e 8ead 12. What do you crossing. 13. 0raw the plan of the 0ia ond crossing by super ele"ation under different conditions. 1$. What should be the e5uilibriu deficiency. 1(. The distance between two ad:acent wheel ! 2 & ha"ing a wheel load of 1-Tonnes each is 13-c . The o ent of inertia of rail section is 1((-c
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eant by points and crossing. What are the essential re5uire ent of good entioning their co ponents.

14. Explain super ele"ation and negati"e superele"ation.Write down the different li its of cant on a 9' tract of 4 degree of a"erage speed of axi u cant

(-k ph. !lso find out the per issible speed after allowing the

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o ent under each wheel load if the reduction

1*. What should be the length of track =i6 to o"erco e stress =ii6 to pre"ent creep for e5uilibriu . When it is gi"en !)(-c te perature is 3--%. !ssu e *--kg<k 13. !tte pt both nu erical a. ?sing a sleeper density of 9@$+ find out the nu ber of sleepers re5uired for construction a railway track.(4under a rail length. 11. Explain any 4 ter s Beel 0i"ergence+ !ngle of Switch + Throw of Switch+ Alare+ Stud and flange way depth 2-. long &.' track. b. Aind out the expression for sleeper density for a &.' track if 11sleeprs are used
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