A. head
B. web
C. foot
D. head and foot both
Related Mcqs:
- The rail is designated by its__________________?
A. length
B. weight
C. cross-section
D. weight per unit length - The height of the rail for 52 kg rail section is_______________?
A. 143 mm
B. 156 mm
C. 172 mm
D. 129mm - Largest dimension of a rail is its________________?
A. height
B. foot width
C. head width
D. any of the above - On a single rail track, goods trains loaded with heavy iron material run starting from A to B and then empty wagons run from B to A. The amount of creep in the rails__________________?
A. will be more in the direction of B to A
B. will be more in the direction of A to B
C. will be maximum at the middle of A and B
D. cannot be determined from the given data - The slipping of driving wheels of locomotives on the rail surface causes_______________?
A. wheel burns
B. hogging of rails
C. scabbing of rails
D. corrugation of rails - Number of dog spikes normally used per rail seat on curved track is__________________?
A. one on either side
B. two outside and one inside
C. one outside and two inside
D. two outside and two inside - Which one of the following rail failures is caused by loose fish bolts at expansion joints ?
A. crushed head
B. angular break
C. split head
D. transverse fissures - Dog spikes are used for fixing rail to the__________________?
A. wooden sleepers
B. CST-9 sleepers
C. steel trough sleepers
D. concrete sleepers - The width of foot for 90 R rail section is__________________?
A. 100 mm
B. 122.2 mm
C. 136.5 mm
D. 146.0 mm - The cross-sectional area of 52 kg flat footed rail is_________________?
A. 6155 mm2
B. 6615 mm2
C. 7235 mm2
D. 7825 mm2
