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The document discusses civil engineering concepts including earthwork volumes for road construction, uses of gabions, machine costs, rigid pavement construction methods, elements of safe highway design, rock drilling methods, and terms related to blasting operations.

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The document discusses civil engineering concepts including earthwork volumes for road construction, uses of gabions, machine costs, rigid pavement construction methods, elements of safe highway design, rock drilling methods, and terms related to blasting operations.

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Cr;m-Fute the aggregate v$iume ci'-ai:i.h\1,oik invi:h.ed at each


chain:rge poirrt and piat a mass haui diagrarn.

lf. Given a free haui rjistance of 20C rnelres, rn hat is the totai
vclunre of earthwcrk in freehauL *nC overhaui.

iii . Wnat is the resiCual volume of earth work? What must be done
to this volume.

{1 I niarks}
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V/hat are ga'bior:s? Vihe:-e are thcv Lrseci in Civil Engineering?
(.3 marirsi

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iniiiai ,-:.".rsi cf rriacirinr: ZrI n-,il}icn


Use1}1 iile ' ) I 1'tars
3c;"aP'ralilt: z$50 00c,cc
Investlneilt i'i],1,e = i5%
Ida-intenance ' 100% ol depre cration
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Engine Raring : 1OO krar
Fuei consurcptian : O.31 litres,rkw.h
Fuel cost = S6n / lirre
ytJv./:

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Grease anil ci1 cost 1^t
C7t' L-)l lU( i C0Sl
Gperating irou i::1,/ ve;rr 2 CCO
Ca-icuiaie thr rolai iri:ut-i.,, c*si r:i hiring ti:e
machirie e:ccluiling tite
c*st r:i ihe aperator?
{6 rnarks}
S&CT?&H B; F&VEB.E*H'r c$ssT5e'qt*?x#s &HI}
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a) Descritre rhe alir:rnate and canrirluous bav
metl:ods of.rigid par;ernent
construcLicri. use skrtci:es for yllur r::prinarrion.
{6 marksi
tl) ir: thr: corlirxl of saj'c ge.cmeirirs in high .,i,ay desisn
es$enl-e of the ioilox,ing feal-ures:
*,hat is the

i" lrs.tsrlio:t curve


.u, supei' clevalron
iii. carcber
{3 marks}
c) 1'Describe an1' trxro r::ethods usec fcr driiting rocks.
ii.
i-is. anlr tu;c tlrpes of tirilling *..t lrr*= *.,a any
two Vpes ol drill
birs.
{4 marks)
d) Ilehne the ibrl**,ing terms coftlrnoni_v* usecl in
brasting aperation:
i. blast i:ole
ii, prespiritii,ri{
iii. expir,rsii'c iu Lro
iv. blasii:rg ca;.r
{4 :na-rks)
e) Give an5, ihi"ee i_l,i-les ui e,xplosives useri in quarr;;ing
practical situaiion u,here it is used for. and iist r:ne
i3 inarks)
EAPE R }-ru "8i\ Gi N n E RI ti q*c! l{ $!RU cT aX

QUtrSTlOl\_ 3
-bituminous
ai What are the basic sleps ilvcl."eri ir: applying a surface
iressing on a fiexibie pavenrenl and 'rha-t materials; are in'.rclveri?
(6 irrarics)

b) i, What understaiici Lry the terni deslgr: traffir:?


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ii Caicrtiair the design trafiic given t-he ibl1o*'iug surve]''Jala:
'I'otai i;railir: 1 800 veiiicles
Pr:rceitLi r3c hca\',, i,ciricies, ,25.J/u
1\r,e rage r:umber ct'*.xles pf r lieer.'r' vel:ick': 'l<
B,-11"-ri t;ale n c_v f*.c ic r n 1<{,
Tlr-eicrir lifr' 20 ycars
Climaiic faitcr t)

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Vah:e cI i u,hel"e Gror,vth factor = I x 100


n "^i^'--. r rr^ Gror,rth Rate 7o
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S ' 9
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iv I

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tO 53 56 ,
i SS ,

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i5 meirksi
rj A roarl i:as to i:e constructed betr,veen Harare anC lrrorton. Dr"ar,v a
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lypicai ct^css se '.:iian oi thre road, partiaily in cut and partialiy in fiii.
Labei it iuiir', (5 n:arks)

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bl De scribe ihe probielrrs that cari ;lrise'"vhen (4 'inarks)
U* laken'
a*d aiso give the remedies't;;; t*"
strength at 28 days and the s[arrdarri
cj cai.cr-rlate tkre rrea.n coilpressi'''e *t a' design *trength of 25
for the iollo"r'iiig;;; ;L-c t*lt:
rlevia-li';n
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c) lle sign a rrial mix Ior the foiiorving
con.rete . Barching rs b-v voiurne
Inil rnass' The clensities are:
: 3 kgi rn3
1"40
Ce:"rrenl E 2 700 kg/rn3
Stane = 2 600 kg/m:
Sand = 25 Mpa
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Srone size o.63
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I)UESTION 1

Wriie short notes on the follor,ving

a) Origin and Destination Survey {s marksJ


bl Trip Ceneration (s marks)
c) Trip Distrii:ution (s marksJ

c) \'toda1 Spiit (s marks)

e!trsT]eN2
Suppl1, iniormation on the stages to be unrlerraken in carrying out a land
use trafhc srlrrre\r for a iov,,n. hence attach ti:e benefits. i20 marks)
OUES'IION 3

a) Explore -wa],'s by u,hicn safety on Zirnbabu,ean roacls can be


tmproved. (i5 marks)
o) Reinforce cornplere ly Traihc Engineering piocedures that can be
used to i-educe naiional fuei consumpiion. (5 marks)

CUF,STION 4

a) Highu,arv i:lanning is ir:rportant in 'rransoort pianning ior purpcses


oi coordina-Ling ac'rirdiies and reducing ihe possibility of cost11,
inelficiencl, thus iorvering actiyity ol iaciiiries. Remit the steps i*
higfrr,,,ay pianning. {i2 marksJ
bl Discuss the factors rhat are considereri in in-iersecrion ciesign.
(8 marks)
rr.1 -=arnt'/1 l\' :
1+41_il
!4Y:-!

al Cite envrronmental eifects arising due to construcr-rot-i of a new


higirn,ai, lhroi:gn an exjsdng krrv densi'r-v suburb. (5 marks)

bj hpicric i:eisrc pnrtcil;ies iiri,oived rn trip oistriiru"tion. i9 nrarksl


c) Diffe;e litraie betrtreen the thre e methods u,hrch have been used for
'irir nr jrn^ep 'A -.^.-1.--l
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a,) \turch thq"- aid of,elragrarns descrjbe the rypex of


;;arkrng 1:ays 1,r:ur
l:nurr' qt U ,1,a, liS)

i,) Explarir nrc iac.fu-r"r tl:.ai are CrlilSiriel(.d r,i cle.ul,;iinB on an ar€a -.il
t&i'i=;y 0,i.t 6, parfuii-tg s}ll-vr\'.
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