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This section includes 15 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. |
Which frost heave is dangerous? |
| A. | Unlike frost heave |
| B. | Like frost heave |
| C. | Uneven frost heave |
| D. | Even frost heave |
| Answer» D. Even frost heave | |
| 2. |
The presence of moisture content causes _____________ |
| A. | Swelling |
| B. | Shrinkage |
| C. | Alternate swelling and shrinkage |
| D. | Frost |
| Answer» B. Shrinkage | |
| 3. |
The constant value used in the calculation of CSA is _____________ |
| A. | 365 |
| B. | VDF |
| C. | LDF |
| D. | N |
| Answer» B. VDF | |
| 4. |
The rate of growth in traffic in urban areas is assumed as _____________ |
| A. | 7.5% |
| B. | 8.0% |
| C. | 8.5% |
| D. | 9.0% |
| Answer» B. 8.0% | |
| 5. |
What is the standard wheel load in Ewl factor? |
| A. | 4080 kg |
| B. | 9160 kg |
| C. | 8170 kg |
| D. | 5100 kg |
| Answer» B. 9160 kg | |
| 6. |
The equivalent wheel load factors are calculated by using _____________ |
| A. | First power law |
| B. | Second power law |
| C. | Third power law |
| D. | Fourth power law |
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. |
9.The load dispersion is assumed at an angle of _____________ |
| A. | 45 |
| B. | 60 |
| C. | 75 |
| D. | 90 |
| Answer» B. 60 | |
| 8. |
The legal load considered in the benklemen beam method is _____________ |
| A. | 8.17 |
| B. | 9.17 |
| C. | 10.2 |
| D. | 11.2 |
| Answer» B. 9.17 | |
| 9. |
The revised legal load of HCV in India in tonnes is _____________ |
| A. | 8.17 |
| B. | 9.17 |
| C. | 10.2 |
| D. | 11.2 |
| Answer» D. 11.2 | |
| 10. |
The pressure in pneumatic tyres should not exceed _____________ |
| A. | 10Kg/cm<sup>2</sup> |
| B. | 9.5Kg/cm<sup>2</sup> |
| C. | 9Kg/cm<sup>2</sup> |
| D. | 8Kg/cm<sup>2</sup> |
| Answer» C. 9Kg/cm<sup>2</sup> | |
| 11. |
If one or more wheels act as a single load then it is called as _____________ |
| A. | EASEL |
| B. | EQWL |
| C. | EQML |
| D. | EQVL |
| Answer» B. EQWL | |
| 12. |
What is the last step in the design of flexible pavement? |
| A. | Design of sub grade |
| B. | Design of base |
| C. | Design of mix |
| D. | Design of the pavement thickness |
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. |
The distribution of circular load was obtained by _____________ |
| A. | Wester guard |
| B. | Boussinesq |
| C. | McAdam |
| D. | Taylor |
| Answer» C. McAdam | |
| 14. |
The contact pressure is given by _____________ |
| A. | Pa |
| B. | a/P |
| C. | P/A |
| D. | PA |
| Answer» D. PA | |
| 15. |
The number of factors considered for flexible pavement is ______________ |
| A. | One |
| B. | Two |
| C. | Three |
| D. | Five |
| Answer» E. | |