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MCQOPTIONS
This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Highway Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The maximum stress in summer by pavement is experienced at __________ |
| A. | Morning |
| B. | Mid noon |
| C. | Evening |
| D. | Night |
| Answer» C. Evening | |
| 2. |
Proximity to sea contributes to __________ |
| A. | Warping stress |
| B. | Seasonal stress |
| C. | Climatic factor |
| D. | Weathering factor |
| Answer» D. Weathering factor | |
| 3. |
No warping stress is developed if the temperature __________ |
| A. | Constant |
| B. | Less than normal |
| C. | More than normal |
| D. | Changes frequently |
| Answer» B. Less than normal | |
| 4. |
The load safety factor assumed is __________ |
| A. | 1 |
| B. | 1.2 |
| C. | 1.5 |
| D. | 1.6 |
| Answer» C. 1.5 | |
| 5. |
The design load is taken as __________ |
| A. | 15th percentile load |
| B. | 85th percentile load |
| C. | 98th percentile load |
| D. | 99th percentile load |
| Answer» D. 99th percentile load | |
| 6. |
There will be no fatigue if stress ratio is kept below __________ |
| A. | 0.44 |
| B. | 0.50 |
| C. | 0.70 |
| D. | 0.9 |
| Answer» B. 0.50 | |
| 7. |
The ratio of flexibility strength applied due to a load and the flexural stress is called __________ |
| A. | Stress ratio |
| B. | Strain ratio |
| C. | Stress and strain ratio |
| D. | Bulk modulus |
| Answer» B. Strain ratio | |
| 8. |
What is the maximum fatigue ratio of rigid pavement? |
| A. | 0.45 |
| B. | 0.65 |
| C. | 0.8 |
| D. | 0.9 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
The term a denotes? |
| A. | Radius of wheel |
| B. | Radius of the area of contact |
| C. | Radius of the equivalent area of contact |
| D. | Radius of axle |
| Answer» D. Radius of axle | |
| 10. |
The life span of a rigid pavement depends on __________ |
| A. | Magnetic action |
| B. | Frictional action |
| C. | Location of loading |
| D. | Seasonal change |
| Answer» D. Seasonal change | |
| 11. |
The spacing of joint depends on __________ |
| A. | Type of joint |
| B. | Type of construction |
| C. | Type of material |
| D. | Same for all joints |
| Answer» B. Type of construction | |
| 12. |
The stress in pavement changes __________ |
| A. | Daily |
| B. | Seasonally |
| C. | Annually |
| D. | Depends on pavement |
| Answer» B. Seasonally | |
| 13. |
What is the gap provided in slabs? |
| A. | 20 mm |
| B. | 30 mm |
| C. | 35 mm |
| D. | 40 mm |
| Answer» B. 30 mm | |