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This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Pavement Design knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
What would be the thickness for the pavement if the CBR value of the soil is found out to be 20% and the traffic is estimated to be 4300 commercial vehicles per day? |
| A. | 30 cm |
| B. | 20 cm |
| C. | 22 cm |
| D. | 25 cm |
| Answer» C. 22 cm | |
| 2. |
Compute the pavement thickness using the equation for CBR value of 10%, wheel load of 4100 kg and tyre pressure of 6.5 kg/cm2. |
| A. | 23.43 cm |
| B. | 22.73 cm |
| C. | 24.33 cm |
| D. | 27.23 cm |
| Answer» C. 24.33 cm | |
| 3. |
A flexible pavement has 34505678.91 csa and a CBR value of 4%. What would be the thickness of the base course of the pavement? |
| A. | 250 mm |
| B. | 330 mm |
| C. | 130 mm |
| D. | 300 mm |
| Answer» B. 330 mm | |
| 4. |
The VDF for hilly terrain and initial traffic volume of 150-1500 CVPD is taken as 1. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 5. |
What would be the csa for a two-lane divided pavement with the following details?Initial traffic in the year of completion, A = 3000 CVPDVehicle damage factor VDF, F = 4.5Design life, n = 20 yearsAnnual traffic growth rate, r = 5% |
| A. | 305498.42 |
| B. | 152749.21 |
| C. | 76374.61 |
| D. | 38187.30 |
| Answer» C. 76374.61 | |
| 6. |
As per IRC 37-2012, only the total thickness of the pavement can be found out using the design charts. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 7. |
Calculate the total thickness of the pavement using the equation given by US Corps of Engineers if the CBR value of the soil is 13%, the wheel load is 4100 kg and the tyre pressure is 6.5 kg/cm2. |
| A. | Not possible |
| B. | 0 |
| C. | 18.74 cm |
| D. | 1874 mm |
| Answer» B. 0 | |
| 8. |
The CBR value of the soil is found out to be 6% and the traffic is 350 commercial vehicles per day. Find the pavement thickness using design charts provided by IRC. |
| A. | 37 cm |
| B. | 35 cm |
| C. | 33 cm |
| D. | 30 cm |
| Answer» C. 33 cm | |
| 9. |
IRC 37-1984 redesigned the CBR charts based on ______ |
| A. | Wheel loads |
| B. | Cumulative load |
| C. | Design traffic |
| D. | Cumulative standard axle |
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. |
Determine the thickness of the pavement if the pavement is subjected to medium traffic and the CBR value is obtained as 7%. |
| A. | 33 cm |
| B. | 31 cm |
| C. | 35 cm |
| D. | 34 cm |
| Answer» C. 35 cm | |
| 11. |
Calculate the total thickness of the pavement if the CBR value of the soil is 7%, the wheel load is 4100 kg and the tyre pressure is 7 kg/cm2. |
| A. | 2896 mm |
| B. | 28.96 cm |
| C. | 2896 cm |
| D. | 28.96 mm |
| Answer» C. 2896 cm | |
| 12. |
Which of the below is not a classification of traffic condition that is used in the CBR design chart? |
| A. | Normal traffic 2500 kg |
| B. | Light traffic 3175 kg |
| C. | Medium traffic 4082 kg |
| D. | Heavy traffic 5433 kg |
| Answer» B. Light traffic 3175 kg | |
| 13. |
How are the traffic volume considerations in the design chart developed by IRC denoted as? |
| A. | Alphabets |
| B. | Alphanumeric |
| C. | Numeric |
| D. | Percentages |
| Answer» B. Alphanumeric | |
| 14. |
The equation \(t=\sqrt P (\frac{1⋅75}{CBR}-\frac{1}{pπ})^{1⁄2}\) is valid only when the value of CBR is ______ |
| A. | More than 15% |
| B. | Less than 15% |
| C. | More than 12% |
| D. | Less than 12% |
| Answer» E. | |
| 15. |
______ proposed the original curves for the design of flexible pavements using CBR method. |
| A. | H. M. Westergaard |
| B. | F. M. Hveem |
| C. | O. J. Porter |
| D. | D. J. Steel |
| Answer» D. D. J. Steel | |