Explore topic-wise MCQs in Pavement Design.

This section includes 13 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.

The maximum diameter of tie bars may be limited to 20 mm to ______

A. Permit warping
B. Resist warping
C. Permit bending
D. Resist bending
Answer» B. Resist warping
2.

The joint width is taken as 2.5 cm when dowel bar is used.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
3.

The thickness of a PCC pavement is 26 cm and the width of the lane is 3.5 m. Find the length of a tie bar system along the longitudinal joints if the allowable working stress in concrete is 1250 kg/cm2, unit weight of concrete is 2400 kg/m3, coefficient of friction is 1.4, allowable bond stress in deformed bars is 24.6 kg/cm2 and allowable tensile stress in deformed bars is 2000 kg/cm2.

A. 75 cm
B. 70 cm
C. 85 cm
D. 80 cm
Answer» C. 85 cm
4.

What is the maximum spacing for a plain 12 mm diameter tie bar to be used in a 25 cm thick slab?

A. 45 cm
B. 50 cm
C. 40 cm
D. 55 cm
Answer» B. 50 cm
5.

Dowel bars need not be provided for slabs having a thickness less than ______

A. 15 cm
B. 20 cm
C. 10 cm
D. 25 cm
Answer» B. 20 cm
6.

The thickness of a PCC pavement is 24 cm and the width of the lane is 3.5 m. Find the length of a tie bar system along the longitudinal joints if the allowable working stress in concrete is 1250 kg/cm2, unit weight of concrete is 2400 kg/m3, coefficient of friction is 1.5, allowable bond stress in deformed bars is 24.6 kg/cm2 and allowable tensile stress in deformed bars is 2000 kg/cm2.

A. 50 cm
B. 48 cm
C. 55 cm
D. 45 cm
Answer» B. 48 cm
7.

The load capacity of the dowel system is assumed to be ______ of the design ______ load.

A. 40 %, bar
B. 40 %, wheel
C. 60 %, bar
D. 60 %, wheel
Answer» C. 60 %, bar
8.

The thickness of a PCC pavement is 20 cm and the width of the lane is 3.5 m. Find the area of a tie bar system along the longitudinal joints if the unit weight of concrete is 2400 kg/3, coefficient of friction is 1.2 and allowable tensile stress in deformed bars is 2000 kg/cm2.

A. 0.11 cm<sup>2</sup>
B. 1.01 cm<sup>2</sup>
C. 0.01 cm<sup>2</sup>
D. 1.10 cm<sup>2</sup>
Answer» C. 0.01 cm<sup>2</sup>
9.

What is the equation used to compute the load transfer capacity of a dowel bar in shear?

A. (P^{ }= frac{2d^3 F_f}{L_d+8.8 ^{ }} )
B. (P^{ }= frac{F_b L_d^2 d}{12.5(L_d+1.5 ^{ })} )
C. (P^{ }=0.785d^2 F_s )
D. (P^{ }=0.578d^2 F_s )
Answer» D. (P^{ }=0.578d^2 F_s )
10.

As per IRC recommendations according to whose analysis must the dowel bars be designed?

A. Westergaard
B. Burmister
C. Bradbury
D. Teller
Answer» D. Teller
11.

The dowel bar is embedded between the two slabs.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
12.

Tie bars are ______ that are used to ______

A. Round bars, transfer loads
B. Round bars, maintain aggregate interlock
C. Deformed rebars, transfer loads
D. Deformed rebars, maintain aggregate interlock
Answer» E.
13.

What type of reinforcement is generally provided in the expansion joints?

A. Tie bar
B. Dowel bar
C. Tri bar
D. Dowal bar
Answer» C. Tri bar