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B. Tech. – CE (6th Semester)

Subject Name: Transportation Engineering Paper Code: BCE - 602

UNIT-1

A: Short Answer questions.

Que. No Questions Year Answer CO Bloom’s

page no Level
a. Which are alignments controlling factors? 2023-22 CO1 K2
b. Write the modes of transportation their utilize medium. 2023 CO1 K2
c. Write short notes on “IRC”. 2022 CO1 K2
d. Write short notes on Macadam Roads with diagram. 2022 CO1 K2
e. Write the major modes of transportation. 2024 CO1 K1
f. Write the features of the third 20 years (Lucknow Road Plan) 2024 CO1 K2
(1981-2001).
g. What is camber? What are the different shapes of camber used 2023 CO1 K1
B: Long Answer questions.

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page no Level
a. Explain the essential requirements which are considered as 2023 CO1 K2
guiding principles for an ideal highway alignment
b. Briefly outline the main features of various road pattern in 2023,22 CO1 K2
common use. Explain with neat sketch block pattern.
c. What are the objects of re-alignment? Write the general 2023 CO1 K3
principles of realignment
d Enlist all the twenty-year plans and explain them along with 2022,21 CO1 K3
their salient features.
e What are the significant recommendations of Jayakar 2022,21 CO1 K3
Committee Report?
f Write the short notes on: 2021 CO1 K3
(i) Central Road Research Institute (CRRI)
(ii) Central Road Fund (CRF)
(iii) Highway Research Board (HRB)
(iv) Indian Road Congress (IRC)
g Explain with sketches the various factors affecting the highway 2024 CO1 K2
alignment,
h Write the recommendations made by the Jayakar committee 2024 CO1 K2

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and gives the accepted recommendations of the Jayakar

committee.

UNIT – 2
A: Short Answer questions.

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page no Level
a. Which features affect the geometrics of highway?. 2023 CO2 K2
b. Draw neat sketch of shapes of camber 2023 CO2 K2
c. What is PIEV theory? 2022 CO2 K2
d. Explain ESWL. 2022-21 CO2 K3
e. What are the functions of shoulder? 2021 CO2 K1
f. What is camber? What are the different shapes of camber 2021 CO2 K2
used?
g. What do you understand by kerbed stone? 2021 CO2 K1
h. What do you mean by geometric design? 2024 CO2 K2
i. What are the cross-sectional elements of highway geometric 2024 CO2 K2
design?
j. List the type of road user characteristics. 2024 CO2 K2

B: Long Answer questions.

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page no Level
a. For ruling design speed and minimum design speed values of 2023 CO2 K5
100 km/hr. and 80km/hr. respectively. Calculate the values of
ruling minimum and absolute maximum radius of a horizontal
curve of a NH in plain terrain
b. There are two vehicles A and B of weighs 4 tonne and 5 tonne 2023 CO2 K6
respectively, approaching each other collide at right angles, A
from South . After the collision A skids in the direction N 400
W and B in the direction N 600 E. The skid distances of A and
B before collision are 36 m and 22 m, respectively, and after
collision 16 m and 35m, respectively. If the average skid
resistance of the pavement is 0.52, calculate the original speeds
of the vehicle
c. Give the sketches of the following 2023,22 CO2 K3
(i) Cross section of road cutting
(ii) Cross-section of divided highway in urban area
d A descending grade of 1 in 30 meets an ascending grade of 1 in 2023 CO2 K6

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35. Identify the vertical curve and design length of the curve
for head light sight distance and comfort requirements. Take
the design speed as 80 km/hr. and the allowable rate of change
of centrifugal acceleration is 0.65 m/sec3.
e Calculate the length of transitional curve on a State Highway 2022 CO2 K3
(SH) passing through rolling terrain. Width of road = 7 m and
length of vehicle = 6 m. assume suitable data.
f Calculate the length of transition curve for a state highway 2022 CO2 K3
passing through plain terrain on a horizontal curve of radius
400m.
g A stale highway passing through a rolling terrain has a 2022,21 CO2 K6
horizontal curve of radius equal to the ruling minimum radius,
Design all the geometric features of this horizontal curve,
assuming suitable data.
h An ascending gradient of 1 in 40 meets a descending gradient 2022 CO2 K5
of 1 in 30. Determine the type of curve and its length to
provide the required OSD if the design speed is
70kmph.Assume acceleration= 0.7 m/sec2.
i What is super elevation? Design the super elevation required at 2021 CO2 K5
a horizontal curve of radius 300m for MDR in mountainous
region.
h. Briefly explain the engineering surveys needed for a highway 2024 CO2 K3
project and the data to be collected.
i. On a two-way traffic road, the speed of overtaking vehicles is 2024 CO2 K3
100 kmph and 50 kmph. If the average acceleration is 0.92
m/s2. Determine the overtaking distance. Draw a neat sketch of
the overtaking zone and show the positions of the sign posts.
j. Discus gradients and its type. Specify the values recommended 2024 CO2 K3
by IRC for plains and hills.

UNIT – 3
A: Short Answer questions.

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a. Write the modified definition of ‘Traffic Engineering’. 2023 CO3 K3
b. Define traffic capacity. 2022,21 CO3 K3
c. Define spot speed. Enlist the methods to determine spot speed. 2022 CO3 K2
d. How can we count traffic volume? 2021 CO3 K1
e. Define rotary intersection. 2021 CO3 K1
B: Long Answer questions.

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page no Level
a. Why traffic surveys are taken to help of geometric design? 2023 CO3 K2
b. Calculate the spacing between the lighting units from the 2023 CO3 K5
following data to Produce average lux of 5.5. Street width= 16
m , Mounting height =8 m , Lamp size 5000 lumen, Luminaire
type =H, Maintenance factor =80 %, Cu =0.44
c. What are the factors which are considered to determine the 2023 CO3 K3
PCU value for a particular class of vehicles?
d What are the fundamental relations of traffic flow? Draw the 2022 CO3 K3
fundamental diagrams of traffic flow and explain them with the
help of combined diagrams
e Explain the traffic volume study in detail. 2022 CO3 K2
f What is the theoretical capacity? The design speed of traffic 2022,21 CO3 K3
lane is 80kmph. Estimate its theoretical capacity by assuming
the average length of the vehicle as 6.0m
g Determine the theoretical capacity of a traffic lane with one 2023 CO3 K3
way traffic flow at a stream speed of 50 kmph. Assume the
average length of vehicle as 6 m
h. Write down the various advantages and disadvantages of traffic 2021 CO3 K3
signals.
i. Write the short notes on: 2021 CO3 K2
(i) Thirtieth highest hourly traffic volume
(ii) Method of signal design.
j. Define Traffic volume, Traffic density, Time-mean speed, 2021 CO3 K3
Space-mean speed, Journey speed, running speed, Spot speed

UNIT – 4
A: Short Answer questions.

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a. Which type stresses developed in concrete pavements? 2023 CO4 K2
b. Why in India give the preference of design of flexible 2023 CO4 K2
pavement?
c. List the factors affecting design of flexible pavements. 2021 CO4 K2
d. What are the constituents of mix? 2024 CO4 K3
B: Long Answer questions.

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a. A highway concrete pavements 25 cm thick with transverse 2023 CO4 K6
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joints at 12 m interval and longitudinal joints at 3.6m interval.

The modulus of sub-grade reaction is 2.8 kg/cm3. Determine
the warping stress at interior, edge and corner regions taking
the following data: Temperature differential for day
conditions=0.50 C/cm slab thickness, Radius of loaded area
=15 cm, Thermal coefficient of concrete =10 x 10-6 /o C,
Modulus of elasticity of concrete = 3 x 105 kg/cm2, Poisson’s
Ratio=0.15.
b. Briefly describe the three tests which are carried out in Hveen 2023 CO4 K5
method. How the Hveen method of bituminous mix design is
different from the Marshall method?
c. Calculate the stresses at the interior edge and corner of a 2022 CO4 K6
Cement concrete pavement by Westergaard’s stress
equations.Modulus of elasticity of concrete = 3 x 105 kg/cm2
Poisson’s Ratio of concrete = 0.15Thickness of concrete
pavement = 15 cm.Modulus of subgrade reaction = 8.5 kg/cm2
Wheel Load = 4500 kg.Radius of loaded area = 15 c
d Design a flexible pavement using IRC method for the 2022 CO4 K6
construction of a new dual two-lane carriageway highway
carrying a traffic of 250 CVPD and growth rate of 7.5 %. The
construction is estimated to be completed in 4 years. The
design life of pavement is 20 years. The CBR value of the sub-
grade soil is 5 %. The road is estimated to carry an axle load of
100 kN.
e What is the rigid pavement? What are the steps for design of 2022,21 CO4 K3
CC pavements thickness as per IRC guidelines?
f Draw the structure of a typical flexible pavement and write 2022 CO4 K3
short notes on all the layers in a flexible pavement
g A cement concrete pavement has a thickness of 26 cm and lane 2021 CO4 K6
width of 3.5m. Design the tie bars along the longitudinal joints
using the data given below. Allowable working stress in steel
in tie bars = 1250 kg/cm2 Unit weight of CC= 2400kg/m3
Maximum value of friction coefficient= 1.2 Allowable tensile
stress in deformed tie bar= 2000 kg/cm2 Allowable bond stress
in deformed bars= 24.6 kg/cm2
h What are the different types of joints provided in C.C 2021 CO4 K3
pavements? How are the joints designed?
i How will you conduct the arrangement of transverse joint? 2023 CO4 K3
Explain with neat sketch
j. Describe specifications of materials for water-bound macadam 2024 CO4 K3
roads.
k. Explain desirable properties of road aggregates. The weight of 2024 CO4 K3

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coarse aggregate having specific gravity 2.65, which is filled

into a cylinder of volume 0.003 m3 is 5247 gm. What is
angularity number?
l. Write advantages and disadvantages of following; (i) Gravel 2024 CO4 K2
Road (ii) Bituminous Road.
UNIT – 5
A: Short Answer questions.

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page no Level
a. What is the difference between Bitumen and road tar? 2023 CO5 K2
b. Where is prime coat and Tack coat provided? 2023,22, CO5 K1
21
c. What do you mean by Dry lean concrete? 2021 CO5 K1
d. Write the types of highway construction. 2024 CO5 K2
e. What do you mean by dry lean concrete? 2024 CO5 K2
B: Long Answer questions.

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page no Level
a. Define the specific gravity of bitumen and discuss the two 2023 CO5 K2
methods of its determination
b. What are the methods of construction of cement concrete 2023 CO5 K3
roads? Which one is the most popular and why?
c. Differentiate between joint filler and sealing compound. Name CO5 K2
the few sealing compounds and their characteristics
d Write down the construction steps of Bituminous carpeting. 2021 CO5 K2
e. A parabolic camber is provided on a two-lane road of width 7.5 2024 CO5 K5
m in a region of heavy rainfall with thin bituminous surface. If
it is proposed to construct the road with Cement concrete. Find
the change in the height of the crown.
f. Describe step wise construction of cement concrete pavement. 2024 CO5 K2

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