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 Conventional Question
Practice Program (CQPP)
Classroom Practice Set
1. The radius of a horizontal curve is 240 m. The design speed is 80 kmph. Assuming the
coefficient of lateral friction as 0.15. Calculate:
(i) The superelevation if full lateral friction is assumed to develop.
(ii) The equilibrium superelevation if the pressure on inner and outer wheels should
be equal.
Also, calculate the coefficient of friction needed if no superelevation is provided.

2. Calculate the safe stopping distance for design speed of 60 kmph for:
(a) two way traffic in two lane road,
(b) two way traffic in a single lane road.
Assume coefficient of friction as 0.4 and reaction of driver as 3.0 secs.

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3. A valley curve is formed by a descending grade of 1 in 25 meeting an ascending grade
of 1 in 30. Design the length of valley curve to fulfil both comfort condition and head

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light sight distance requirements for a design speed of 80 kmph. Assume allowable
rate of change of centrifugal acceleration C = 0.6 m/sec3.
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4. A vertical summit curve is to be designed when two grades, +1/50 and –1/80 meet on
a highway. The stopping sight distance and overtaking sight distance required are 180
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and 640 m respectively. But due to site conditions the length of vertical curve has to
be restricted to a maximum value of 500 m if possible. Calculate the length of summit
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curve needed to fulfil the requirements of (a) Stopping sight distance (b) Overtaking
sight distance or atleast Intermediate sight distance and discuss the results.
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5. A vertical summit curve is formed at the intersection of two gradients, +3.0 and –5.0
percent. Design the length of summit curve to provide a stopping sight distance for a
design speed of 80 kmph. Assume other data.
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6. There is a horizontal highway curve of radius 400 m and length 200 m on this highway.
Compute the set-back distances required from the centre line on the inner side of the
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curve so as to provide for:

7. A National Highway passing through rolling terrain in heavy rain fall area has a horizontal
curve of radius 500 m. Design the length of transition curve assuming suitable data.

8. A major District Road with thin bituminous pavement surface in low rainfall area has
horizontal curve of radius 1400 m. If the design speed is 65 kmph, what should be the
superelevation? Discuss.
 Conventional Question
Practice Program (CQPP)
Classroom Practice Set
9. The design speed of a highway is 80 kmph. There is a horizontal curve of radius 200
m on a certain locality. Calculate the superelevation needed to maintain this speed. If
the maximum superelevation of 0.07 is not to be exceeded, calculate the maximum
allowable speed on this horizontal curve as it is not possible to increase the radius.
Safe limit of transverse coefficient of friction is 0.15.

10. The radius of a horizontal circular curve is 100 m. The design speed is 50 kmph and
the design coefficient of lateral friction is 0.15.
(a) Calculate the superelevation required if full lateral friction is assumed to develop.
(b) Calculate the coefficient of friction needed if no superelevation is provided.
(c) Calculate the equilibrium superelevation if the pressure on inner and outer wheels
should be equal.

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11. Calculate the values of (i) Head light sight distance and (ii) Intermediate sight distance
for a highway with a design speed of 65 kmph. Assume suitably all the data required.

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12. In a district where the rainfall is heavy, major district road of WBM pavement, 3.8 m
wide and a state highway of bituminous concrete pavement, 7.0 m wide are to be
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constructed. What should be the height of the crown with respect to the edges in
these two cases?
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13. A two lane pavement (7.0 m) on a National Highway in hilly terrain (snow bound) has
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a curve of radius 60 m. The design speed is 40 K.P.H. Determine the length of the
transition curve. Determine the total length of the curve and tangent length if the
deflection angle is 60°. Make suitable assumptions.
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14. A horizontal curve is to be designed for a National Highway in plain terrain. Calculate
the ruling minimum and absolute minimum radii. Make suitable assumptions.
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15. Calculate the passing sight distance for a two-way traffic highway for which the design
speed is 60 kmph. The rate of acceleration of the fast moving vehicle may be assumed
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as 3.6 kmph/second and the difference in speed between the overtaking vehicle and
overtaken vehicle as 20 kmph. What will be the passing sight distance if only one-way
traffic is allowed.