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ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
UNIT 1
1. Discuss the role of transportation in National development.
2. What are the different modes of transport? Compare road transportation with other modes
of transportation
3. What is Jayakar committee and what are its recommendations? How is in implemented?
4. List and explain the characteristics of road transport.
UNIT 2
1. With neat sketches, explain different road patterns
2. What is saturation system of road planning? What are the objectives of 3rd road
development plan? How do you determine road lengths by 3rd road development plan
formulae?
3. Write short notes on PMGSY and KSHIP and its projects.
UNIT 3
1. Define right of way. List the factors affecting right of way with dimensions draw a
typical cross section of divided highway in urban area
2. Explain briefly the various factors governing the highway alignment
3. What is camber? What are the objectives of providing camber? Give the recommended
range for various types of pavements.
4. Draw a typical cross section of a 2 lane rural highway in embankment indicating width of
pavement, roadway width and lane width.
5. What are the main objectives of the preliminary survey and steps followed in the
preliminary survey by conventional method?
6. Write a note on carriageway with reference to IRC recommendations. Also draw a neat
sketch of lateral clearances/ placement of vehicles on a two lane pavement.
UNIT 4
1. List the factors affecting SSD and OSD.
2. List the objects of providing: i) Super elevation ii) Extra widening of pavement on
horizontal curves.
3. Explain, with the help of a sketch, the effect of centrifugal force on a vehicle negotiating
horizontal curve
4. Explain briefly the attainment of designed super elevation in practice
5. Define super elevation. Explain maximum and minimum super elevation. Enumerate the
steps for practical design of super elevation.
UNIT 5
1. Distinguish between bitumen end tars. Mention the various tests conducted on bitumen
2. Explain the desirable properties of good subgrade soil.
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3. List the soil classification systems and explain briefly the HRB soil classification system
4. Explain briefly the desirable properties of road aggregates. Mention the laboratory tests
conducted on aggregates. Mention IRC and MORTH requirements/specification values
for different tests conducted on road aggregates.
5. Enumerate the steps for the determination of modulus of subgrade reaction and for
making corrections for plate size and subsequent soaking .
UNIT 6
1. Explain the following: Modulus of subgrade reaction, Radius of resisting section Radius
of relative stiffness
2. Explain the significance of ESWL in pavement design
3. Design the flexible pavement for construction of new highway for the following data, as per
IRC:37-2001: Number of commercial vehicles as per last count = 1000 commercial vehicles,
Period of construction = 3 years, Annual growth rate - 8.0%, Design CBR of soil = 10%,
Category of road = national highway, two lane single carriageway, Design life = 10 years,
VDF = 3.5, LDF = 0.75 (75%). Calculate the overall thickness and individual layer thickness
using pavement design chart.
4. Distinguish between flexible pavement and rigid pavement.
5. Determine the warping stresses at the interior, edge and corner in a 20 cm thick C.C.
pavement with transverse joints at 8.5 m interval and longitudinal joints at 3.6 m intervals.
The modulus of sub-grade reaction k = 6.9 kg/cm3. The temperature differential is 0.6C/cm
of the slab thickness. Take a = 15 cm, e = 10 x 10"6/C, E = 3 x I05 kg/cm2, i = 0.15.
6. Draw a typical flexible pavement layer indicating the different component layer. Also
mention the functions of each component layers.
UNIT 7
1. Explain the construction steps of 1) Water bound Macadam; ii) Cement, concrete pavement
2. Explain the important design steps for longitudinal drains of a road to drain off surface water.
3. Explain the construction steps for Bituminous concrete. What are its requirements and
specifications?
4. Differentiate between seal coat and prime coat
5. Explain the construction steps for wet mix macadam base course. What are its
requirements and specifications?
6. Explain the construction steps for dry lean concrete sub base.
7. Explain significance of highway drainage.

UNIT 8
1. Explain the terms : BOOT and BOT, Mud pumping, Alligator cracking Bump integrator
2. Explain briefly various highway user benefits.
3. It is proposed to widen a stretch of a single lane road of length 40km to two lanes at a
total cost of Rs.7.5 lakhs per km and the rate of interest is 7.0% per year. The annual cost
of maintenance of the existing single lane road is Rs. 10000 per km and that of the
improved two lane road is Rs. 14000 per km. The average vehicle operation cost on the
existing road is Rs.150 per vehicle-km and that on the improved road is estimated to be
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Rs.1.20 per vehicle-km. If the present traffic is 2000 motor vehicles per day and by the
end of 15 years design period, the traffic is estimated to be doubles, determine whether
the investment on the "improvement of the road is economically viable during the 15
years period
4. Compare the annual costs of two types of pavement structures) WBM with thin
bituminous surface at total cost of Rs. 2.2 lakhs per km, life of 5 years, interest at 10%,
salvage value of Rs. 0.9 lakhs after 5 years, annual average maintenance cost of Rs. 0.35
lakhs per km and Bituminous macadam base and bituminous concrete surface, total cost
of Rs. 4.2 lakhs per km, life of 15 years, interest at 8%, salvage value of Rs. 2.0 lakhs at
the end of 15 years ; annual average maintenance cost of Rs. 0.25 lakhs per Ion.
5. What are quantifiable and non quantifiable road user benefits due to the construction of a
new highway or improvement of existing highway?
6. Briefly explain any three methods of economic evaluation of highway projects.

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