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1. During a braking test, a vehicle travelling at a speed of 43kmph was stopped by applying brakes fully and skid marks
were 7.9 m in length. The average skid resistance of the pavement surface is
  A. 0.922 B. 0.788
  C. 0.609 D. 0.308
2. A vehicle travelling at a speed of 60 kmph was stopped by applying the brakes. The length of the skid mark was 21.5
m. If average skid resistance of the pavement surface is 0.8 then the brake efficiency, of vehicle, is
  A. 71.3 % B. 82.5 %
  C. 91.7 % D. 93.5%
3. If free mean speed on a roadway is 75 kmph and the average spacing between vehicles is 5.3 m then the capacity
flow is
  A. 3923 vehicle/hr B. 3941vehicle/hr
  C. 3525 vehicle/hr D. 3544 vehicle/hr
4. Modulus of subgrade reaction using 30 cm diameter plate is obtained as 250 N/mm3. The value of the same, using
standard plate, is
  A. 100 N/mm3 B. 275 N/mm3
  C. 450 N/mm3 D. 625 N/mm3
5. Green time of an intersection is 25 sec, cycle time is 55 sec and corresponding yellow time is 3 sec. If the start up
loss time is 2 sec., saturation headway is 2.2 sec and clearance time is 1 sec then capacity movement per lane is
  A. 625 vehicles/hr/lane B. 655 vehicles/hr/lane
  C. 744 vehicles/hr/lane D. 774 vehicles/hr/lane
6. If the load carried by a CBR specimen at 2.5 mm penetration is 40 kg/cm2, the CBR of soil is
  A. 9.55 % B. 14.33 %
  C. 38.22 % D. 57.33 %
7. In the Marshall method of mix design, the filler, bitumen, coarse aggregates and fine aggregates having respective
specific gravities of 2.69, 1.04, 2.61 and 2.71 are mixed in the ratio of 4.6 %, 5.5 %, 56% and 33.9 %, respectively.
The theoretical specific gravity of the mix is
  A. 2.43 B. 2.47
  C. 2.54 D. 2.65
8. If the radius of contact area wheel load is 12 cm then the equivalent radius of resisting section of 15 cm slab is
  A. 9.08 cm B. 10.84 cm
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  C. 11.22 cm D. 12.39 cm
9. Pick up the incorrect statement:
  A. Radius of relative stiffness is proportional to h3/4. B. If Rigidity factor < 1 than Tyre pressure > 0.7 MPa.
C. As per ISI, minimum ductility value for bitumen of D. Out of various wheel stresses, corner stress is
 
grade 55 is 75 cm. maximum as there is discontinuity in one direction.
10. In a cement concrete pavement, the width of expansion joint gap is 2 cm which can be compressed up to 50 % of its
thickness. Lagging temperature and maximum slab temperature in summer are 8  and 50 , respectively. If coefficient
of thermal expansion of concrete is 10 x 10-6 per  then spacing between joints is
  A. 23.81 m B. 33.92 m
  C. 47.62 m D. 42.23 m
11. The number of commercial vehicle per day at present count is 5500. Design life is 17 years and traffic growth rate is
6%. Lateral distribution factor for six lane divided highway = 0.6. If the construction period is 3 years then the
number of standards axles in the design life
  A. 40.46 MSA B. 67.47 MSA
  C. 182.16 MSA D. 303.61 MSA
12. Triaxial test data for flexible pavement design is given as:

Wheel load = 3050 kg

Traffic coefficient, X = 1.7

Rainfall coefficient, Y = 0.9

Radius of contact area = 12 cm

Modulus of subgrade soil (Es) = 120 kg/cm2

Modulus of base course material (Eb) = 380 kg/cm2

Design deflection = 0.30 cm

A bituminous layer 6 cm is provided at top with Ebt = 1100 kg/cm2.

Remaining thickness of base course material is

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  A. 52.2 cm B. 49.9 cm
  C. 39.2 cm D. 32.8 cm
13. Find the radius of equivalent resisting section, using Westergaard’s equations, using the following data:

Wheel load = 4000 kg

Radius of contact area = 11 cm

Modulus of elasticity of cement concrete E = 3.3 x 105 kg/cm2

Modulus of subgrade reaction K = 25 kg/cm3

Poisson’s ratio of subgrade = 0.14

Pavement thickness = 16 cm
  A. 10.4 cm B. 15.6 cm
  C. 21.3 cm D. 24.2 cm
14. Match List-I (Method of design for flexible pavement) with List-II (Principle / Based on) and select the correct
answer using the code given below.

  A. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 B. A-3 B-4 C-2 D-1

  C. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4 D. A-2 B-1 C-4 D-3
15. A Marshall specimen is prepared for bituminous concrete with a bitumen content of 4% by weight of total mix. The
theoretical and the measured unit weights of the mix are 2.468 gm/cm3 and 2.233 gm/cm3, respectively. The Bitumen
has a specific gravity of 1.02. If weight of sample is 100 gm then percent voids in mineral aggregate filled with
bitumen (VFB) are
  A. 44.78 % B. 47.92 %
  C. 85.43 % D. 92.02 %
16. The specific gravity and weight proportion for aggregate and bitumen are as under for the preparation of Marshall
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mix design. The volume and weight of one Marshall Specimen was found to be 535cc and 1200gm.

If absorption of bitumen in aggregate is zero then voids in mineral aggregates

  A. 3.63 % B. 7.90 %
  C. 14.83 % D. 16.93 %
17. Which of the following graphical plots are correct?

a.

b.

c.

  A. Both (a.) and (b.) B. Both (b.) and (c.)

  C. Both (a.) and (c.) D. Only (b.)
18. Match List-I (Type of binder) with List-II (uses) and select the correct answer using the code given below.
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  A. A-4 B-3 C-1 D-2 B. A-3 B-1 C-4 D-2

  C. A-4 B-2 C-3 D-1 D. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
19. Consider the following statements:

a. The maximum value of CBR is 100.

b. Aggregates having elongation index values greater than 15% are generally considered unsuitable for pavement
construction.

c. The amount of mechanical energy imposed on aggregates during the aggregate impact test is the order of 7980 kg-
cm.

d. The maximum possible value of group index for a soil is 20.

Which of the above are NOT correct?

  A. (b.) and (c.) B. (c.) and (d.)
  C. (a.) and (c.) D. None of the above.
20. For the relationship u = 62 – 0.41k, where ‘u’ is the speed in kmph and ‘k’ is the density in veh/km. What will be the
maximum flow in veh/hr?
  A. 586 B. 1172
  C. 1359 D. 2344
21. For designing a 2-phase fixed type signal at an intersection having North-South and East-West road where only
straight ahead traffic is permitted, the following data is available.

Total time lost per cycle is 10 sec. The cycle length (seconds) as per Webster’s approach is
  A. 80 B. 60
  C. 28 D. 13
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22. Which of the following is correct?

a. An observer travelling at a constant speed of 50 kmph with the traffic stream over 5 km stretch is passed by 12
vehicles more than what he passes. When the observer travels against the stream at the same speed, the number of
vehicles he meets is 268. The flow of the traffic stream is 1480 veh/hr.

b. A round about is provided with an average entry width of 7.4 m, proportion of weaving traffic is 0.6, width of
weaving section is 12 m and length of the weaving section between channelizing islands is 32 m. The crossing traffic
and total traffic on weaving section are 1500 PCU and 3000 PCU per hour, respectively. Then the nearest rounded
capacity of the rotary is 750 PCU per hour.
  A. Only (a) B. Only (b)
  C. Both (a) and (b) D. None
23. If car ‘X’ and car ‘Y’ are racing continuously for 2 hours and expressions relating the distance travelled (d in km)
and time (t in hour) for both the vehicles are [d = 50 t] and [d = 75 t2], respectively, then the maximum space
headway (in km), within the first one hour, would be
  A. 8.33 B. 11.92
  C. 16.67 D. 24.5
24. If value of Young’s modulus for pavement and subgrade is 22 MPa and deflection for rigid and flexible pavement is
8mm and 5mm, respectively, then the ratio of deflection factor at the surface of a rigid pavement to the deflection
factor at the surface of flexible pavement, due to a wheel load of 32 kN and tyre pressure of 0.8 MPa, is ________.
25. An observer counts 350 veh/hr at a specific highway location. If the vehicle arrival at the location follows Poisson
distribution then the ratio of the probability of having one vehicle to probability of having three vehicles, arriving
over a 25 second time period in the interval is ______.
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Solutions
1. A
Sol. Initial speed (u) = 0.278  =11.954 m/sec

Braking distance, L = 7.9 =

7.9 =
 0.922
 
2. B
Sol.
As, L =

 =  =  = 0.6596

Brake efficiency =  100 =  100 = 82.45%

3. D
Sol. Jam density Kj =  189 vehicles/km

Maximum flow =  =  = 3544 vehicle/hr

4. A
Sol.

 = 100 N/mm3
5. C
Sol. Effective green time =  = 25 + 3 – (2 + 1) = 25 sec.
Green ratio =

Actual capacity per lane =  = 743.8  744 vehicles/hr/lane

 
6. D
Sol.
CBR =  = 57.33 %
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7. A
Sol.
Gs =  =

Gs = 2.44

 
8. C
Sol.
As,  =  = 0.8 < 1.724
So, b =

b=  = 11.22 cm.
9. D
Sol. Out of various wheel stresses, corner stress is maximum as there is discontinuity in both
directions.
10. A
Sol. As the joint filler can be compressed 50% of its thickness,

 =  =  = 1 cm
 =
1  =
 = 23.81 m
 
11. C
Sol. Traffic after 3 years = P(1 + r)X

= 5500(1 + 0.06)3

= 6551 vehicle/day

No. of commercial vehicle in design life =

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N=

N=

N = 40.48 x 106 vehicle

If damaging potential of vehicle is accounted for then,

1 veh. = 4.5 no. of standard axle

No. of standard axle in design life = 40.48 x 106 x 4.5 = 182.16 MSA
12. D
Sol. Pavement thickness for single layer of base course material,

 cm
 
Now, let 6 cm bituminous concrete surface with Ebt = 1100 kg/cm2 be equivalent to the
thickness  of base course.

Then,

 8.55 cm
Remaining thickness of base course = 41.35 – 8.55 = 32.8 cm
 
13. A
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Sol.
Radius of relative stiffness =

=  = 46.30 cm

Radius of equivalent resisting section

b=

b=  = 10.40 cm.
14. A
Sol.
15. B
Sol.
Percent air voids =

=  = 9.52 % of total volume of sample

Volume, V =  = 44.78 cm3

 
Volume of air voids = Va = 9.52 % of V

Va =  = 4.26 cm3

Volume of bitumen = Vb =  = 3.92 cm3

 

Void filled with bitumen =  =  = 0.4792 = 47.92 %

 
16. C
Sol.
Gt =  =

Gt = 2.41

Gm =  = 2.243
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Percentage of air void=

= 6.93 %

Percent volume of bitumen =  =  = 7.90%

Voids in mineral aggregate = 6.93 + 7.90 = 14.83 %

17. D
Sol.

18. B
Sol.
19. D
Sol.
20. D
Sol. u = 62 – 0.41k
As, flow, q = ku
Q = k(62 – 0.41k) = 62k – 0.41k2
 
For maximum flow,

 = 0 = 62 – 0.82k

So, k =

qmax =  (62 – 0.41 )

qmax = 2344 vph
 
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21. A
Sol. In the N-S direction,

Higher value = 1200

Saturation value = 2400

Y1 =  = 0.5

In the E-W direction,

Higher value = 800

Saturation value = 3200

Y2 =  = 0.25

Y = Y1 + Y2 = 0.5 + 0.25 = 0.75

Optimum cycle time =  =  = 80 sec

22. D
Sol. a. na = 268

ny = 12

ta = tw = 5/50 hrs

q=  =  = 1400 VPh

b. 
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Qp =

     

 
23. A
Sol. X: d = 50 t

Y: d = 75 t2

Space headway (S) = 75 t2 – 50 t

For space headway to be maximum,

 = 0

 = 0

150 t – 50 = 0

50 (3t – 1) = 0

t=

Maximum space headway =

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Maximum space headway = 16.17 – 8.333 = 8.33 km

 
24. From 1.9 to 2.1
Sol. Range = 2.020 to 2.040

Contact area = = = 40000 mm2

a= = 112.84 mm

For rigid pavement,

= 1.65

For flexible pavement,

= 0.812

So, = = 2.032

25. From 1.00 to 1.04

Sol. Probability of having ‘n’ vehicles arrive in time ‘t’ is = P (n) =
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Here, =

   

Probability of having one vehicle arriving over a 25 second time in the interval,

P (1) =

Probability of having 3 vehicles arriving over a 25 second time in the interval,

P (1) =

   

Ratio of the probability of having one vehicle to probability of having three vehicles, arriving over a 25 second time
in the interval is =