Hill Roads - MCQ 1. The wall provided above the formation of a hill road are known as a) Parapet wallb) Breast wallc) Retaining walld) None of the above View Answer a) Parapet wall 2. Hill roads are also known as a) Ghat roadb) Line roadc) Cut roadd) All of these View Answer a) Ghat … Continue reading Hill Roads – MCQ || Highway Engineering ||
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Necessity of Road Drainage || Highway Enineering ||
Necessity of Road Drainage Road drainage is necessary because of the following reasons: Necessity of Road Drainage 1. Variation of the moisture content in the soil causes variation in the volume of sub-grade and leads to the failure of the road pavement. 2. Excess moisture content in soil sub-grade causes a substantial reduction in its … Continue reading Necessity of Road Drainage || Highway Enineering ||
Road Drainage – MCQ || Highway Engineering ||
Road Drainage - MCQ 1. The system of condition and disposal of surface water within right of way of a road is called a) Surface drainageb) Cross drainagec) Sub-surface drainaged) None of these View Answer a) Surface drainage 2. Which of the following is not the method of sub-surface drainage adopted under different situation a) … Continue reading Road Drainage – MCQ || Highway Engineering ||
Bridge and Culvert – MCQ
Bridge and Culvert - MCQ 1. Slab culverts are suitable for maximum span of a) 3 mb) 6 mc) 9 md) 12 m View Answer a) 3 m Slab culverts are suitable for maximum span of 3 m 2. Which of the following statements is not correct a) In slab culvert, an R.C.C slab is … Continue reading Bridge and Culvert – MCQ
Importance of Highway Lighting
Importance of Highway Lighting The rate of highway accident and fatality that occur during night driving is several times higher than that during the day driving. To overcome this hazardous situation highway lighting take an important role. Following some importance and benefit of highway lighting or street lighting. Importance of Highway Lighting 1. Highway/street lighting … Continue reading Importance of Highway Lighting
Roadside Development and Arboriculture – MCQ
Roadside Development and Arboriculture - MCQ 1. What is the purpose of trees planting on the roadside a) To act as wind breaker for the trafficb) To stabilize the formationc) To provide shaded) All of these ✅ 2. Arboriculture means _______ a) Tree culture ✅b) Wood culturec) Apicultured) None of these 3. Roadside tree should … Continue reading Roadside Development and Arboriculture – MCQ
Rules for Roadside Tree planting – Spacing, arrangement & Location
Rules for Roadside Tree planting The spacing and arrangements of the trees should be such that they do not create any obstruction in the movement of traffic. The general rules or guidelines for spacing and location of trees are as follows: 1. The spacing between two trees in a row along the road should be … Continue reading Rules for Roadside Tree planting – Spacing, arrangement & Location