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    UNIT 1

    Introduction to Highway Engineering


    a) State the classification of roads according to the Nagpur plan.

    b) Draw the cross section of the road in the embankment.

    c) Give the classification of the road according to the third road development plan.

    d) State and explain factors affecting road alignment

    e) State the requirement of an ideal road alignment.


    UNIT 2.
    GEOMETRIC ELEMENTS OF HIGHWAY.
    a) Define design speed and explain various factors affecting design speed.

    b) Define super elevation and state any four objectives of providing super elevation to the road

    pavements.

    c) Draw a neat labeled cache of the national highway in the embankment.

    d) Define road margin, shoulder, and kerbs and spoil bank.

    e) Calculate the stopping sight distance for a car moving with a design speed of 90 kmph.

    Assume total reaction time is 2.5 seconds. Take coefficient of friction= 0.7 and break

    Efficiency is 50%.
    UNIT 3
    CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD PAYMENTS
    a) Explain the construction procedure for WBM road as per IRC.

    b) State various components of road payments.

    c) State the merits and demerits of W.B.M. road.

    d) Explain the construction procedure of the bituminous road.

    e) State and explain the methods of construction of cement concrete roads.

    f) Explain the types of hill road curve with neat sketch.

    g) Draw a typical cross section of hill road with all components.


    UNIT 4
    TRAFFIC ENGINEERING
    a) Define traffic volume study, passenger car unit, traffic density and traffic capacity.

    b) State different types of traffic control devices with neat sketches.

    c) State advantage and disadvantages of providing traffic signals on the road.

    d) Explain in detail various causes of road accidents.

    e) What is traffic Island and Rotary Island explain with net sketches.
    UNIT 5
    ROAD DRAINAGE AND MAINTENANCE
    a) Define drainage and state its necessity.

    b) Define surface drainage and state its functions.

    c) Draw a neat sketch of the catch water drain.

    d) State the necessity of maintenance of roads.

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