Explore topic-wise MCQs in Highway Engineering.

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 dowel should transfer __________

A. 40% of safe load
B. 40% of design load
C. 45% of safe load
D. 45% of design load
Answer» C. 45% of safe load
2.

The minimum diameter of dowel bar used is __________

A. 25 mm
B. 35 mm
C. 40 mm
D. 50 mm
Answer» B. 35 mm
3.

The dowel bars are provided __________

A. Longitudinally
B. Laterally
C. Any directoion required
D. In base of pavement
Answer» B. Laterally
4.

The cement concrete roads are designed with __________

A. Plain concrete
B. RCC
C. ICPB
D. Bitumen
Answer» B. RCC
5.

What is the minimum quality of thickness in the low volume roads?

A. 15
B. 20
C. 25
D. 35
Answer» E.
6.

The temperature differential in coastal regions in India for a thickness of 25 cm is __________

A. 15
B. 16.2
C. 17
D. 18
Answer» C. 17
7.

The pavement thickness is usually assumed in rigid pavement as __________

A. 20 cm
B. 25 cm
C. 30 cm
D. 35 cm
Answer» C. 30 cm
8.

If the flexural strength of a pavement is 45 and it s stress is 40 then factor of safety is __________

A. 1
B. 1.1
C. 1.15
D. 1.2
Answer» D. 1.2
9.

The Westergaard equation was modified by __________

A. Bradbury
B. Burnister
C. Teller and Sutherland
D. Telford
Answer» D. Telford
10.

What is the minimum factor of safety for rigid pavement?

A. 1
B. 1.1
C. 1.5
D. 1.7
Answer» C. 1.5
11.

The factor of safety is the stress caused at __________

A. Mid day
B. Summer
C. Winter
D. Rainy
Answer» B. Summer
12.

The first thickness assumed in pavement is called __________

A. IRC thickness
B. MORTH thickness
C. Trial thickness
D. Estimated thickness
Answer» D. Estimated thickness
13.

The warping stress is dependent on __________

A. Length of slab
B. length and width of slab
C. Thickness of slab
D. Water content in slab
Answer» C. Thickness of slab