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This section includes 8 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. |
Design a pavement for a wheel load of 4100 kg and tyre pressure of 6 kg/cm2 . Plate load bearing test using 30 cm diameter plate is done on the soil and it yielded a pressure of 3 kg/cm2 after ten repetitions of load at 0.5 cm deflection? |
| A. | 25 cm |
| B. | 24 cm |
| C. | 35 cm |
| D. | 34 cm |
| Answer» B. 24 cm | |
| 2. |
What is the deflection factor for a single layer in Burmister s equation? |
| A. | 2 |
| B. | 0.5 |
| C. | 0 |
| D. | 1 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
What will be the subgrade support for a wheel load of 4100 kg and tyre pressure of 7 kg/cm2 if the subgrade soil is subjected to plate load bearing test using 30 cm diameter plate and it yielded a pressure of 2.5 kg/cm2 after ten repetitions of load at 0.5 cm deflection? |
| A. | 2.75 kg/cm<sup>2</sup> |
| B. | 2.2 kg/cm<sup>2</sup> |
| C. | 1.1 kg/cm<sup>2</sup> |
| D. | 1.75 kg/cm<sup>2</sup> |
| Answer» B. 2.2 kg/cm<sup>2</sup> | |
| 4. |
The design subgrade support can be obtained by ______ the ratio and the ______ |
| A. | Multiplying, bearing stress |
| B. | Multiplying, contact pressure |
| C. | Adding, bearing stress |
| D. | Adding, contact pressure |
| Answer» C. Adding, bearing stress | |
| 5. |
The surface layer is considered to be ______ in the vertical direction. |
| A. | Infinite |
| B. | Finite |
| C. | Inelastic |
| D. | Heterogeneous |
| Answer» C. Inelastic | |
| 6. |
What is the equation for the thickness of pavement using McLeod method of design? |
| A. | (T=log_{10} u2061 frac{P}{s} ) |
| B. | (T=K log_{10} u2061 frac{P}{s} ) |
| C. | (T=k log_{10} u2061 frac{PE}{s} ) |
| D. | (T=log_{10} u2061 frac{PE}{s} ) |
| Answer» C. (T=k log_{10} u2061 frac{PE}{s} ) | |
| 7. |
Burmister s method can be considered as a special case of Boussinesq s theory. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 8. |
McLeod method is based on the test results of ______ test. |
| A. | Bearing stress |
| B. | Plate load |
| C. | Effective stress |
| D. | Direct shear |
| Answer» C. Effective stress | |