A. sides towards the centre
B. centre towards the sides
C. lower edge towards the upper edge
D. upper edge towards the lower edge
Related Mcqs:
- In highway construction, rolling starts from________________?
A. sides and proceed to centre
B. centre and proceed to sides
C. one side and proceed to other side
D. any of the above - The terrain may be classified as rolling terrain if the cross slope of land is______________?
A. upto 10%
B. between 10% and 25%
C. between 25% and 60%
D. more than 60% - To calculate the minimum value of ruling radius of horizontal curves in plains, the design speed is given by_________________?
A. 8 kmph
B. 12kmph
C. 16kmph
D. 20 kmph - In case of summit curves, the deviation angle will be maximum when_______________?
A. an ascending gradient meets with another ascending gradient
B. an ascending gradient meets with a descending gradient
C. a descending gradient meets with another descending gradient
D. an ascending gradient meets with a level surface - The entrance and exit curves of a rotary have_______________?
A. equal radii and equal widths of pavement
B. equal radii but pavement width is more at entrance than at exit curve
C. equal pavement widths but radius is more at entrance curve than at exit curve
D. different radii and different widths of pavement - The sequence of four stages of survey in a highway alignment is______________?
A. reconnaissance, map study, preliminary survey and detailed survey
B. map study, preliminary survey, reconnaissance and detailed survey
C. map study, reconnaissance, preliminary survey and detailed survey
D. preliminary survey, map study, reconnaissance and detailed survey - The ruling design speed on a National Highway in plain terrain as per IRC recommendations is_____________?
A. 60 kmph
B. 80 kmph
C. 100 kmph
D. 120 kmph - Highway facilities are designed for_________________?
A. annual average hourly volume
B. annual average daily traffic
C. thirtieth highest hourly volume
D. peak hourly volume of the year - For highway geometric design purposes the speed used is________________?
A. 15th percentile
B. 50 “”percentile
C. 85th percentile
D. 98 “”percentile - Most suitable material for highway embankments is______________?
A. granular soil
B. organic soil
C. silts
D. clays