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    Gujarat Technological University

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    This document is an exam for a Highway Engineering course, consisting of 5 questions covering various topics related to highway design and construction. It provides instructions for the exam, outlining that students should attempt all questions, make assumptions where necessary, and indicating the point values for each question. The questions address topics such as the classification of roads in India, highway alignment requirements, factors that determine the amount of camber provided, methods for calculating sight distances and super-elevation, tests done on construction materials, types of pavement failures and their causes, highway drainage system requirements, and environmental factors to consider in highway planning and development.

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    This document is an exam for a Highway Engineering course, consisting of 5 questions covering various topics related to highway design and construction. It provides instructions for the exam, outlining that students should attempt all questions, make assumptions where necessary, and indicating the point values for each question. The questions address topics such as the classification of roads in India, highway alignment requirements, factors that determine the amount of camber provided, methods for calculating sight distances and super-elevation, tests done on construction materials, types of pavement failures and their causes, highway drainage system requirements, and environmental factors to consider in highway planning and development.

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    This document is an exam for a Highway Engineering course, consisting of 5 questions covering various topics related to highway design and construction. It provides instructions for the exam, outlining that students should attempt all questions, make assumptions where necessary, and indicating the point values for each question. The questions address topics such as the classification of roads in India, highway alignment requirements, factors that determine the amount of camber provided, methods for calculating sight distances and super-elevation, tests done on construction materials, types of pavement failures and their causes, highway drainage system requirements, and environmental factors to consider in highway planning and development.

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    Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

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    GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


    BE - SEMESTER–V (NEW) - EXAMINATION – SUMMER 2016
    Subject Code:2150601 Date:21/05/2016
    Subject Name:Highway Engineering
    Time:02:30 PM to 05:00 PM Total Marks: 70
    Instructions:
    1. Attempt all questions.
    2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
    3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

    Q.1 (a) What are the advantages and disadvantages of road transport? 07
    (b) Describe the various classifications of roads in India by Nagpur Road Plan. 07
    Q.2 (a) Briefly explain the various requirements of an ideal highway alignment? 07
    (b) Write short notes on: 07
    i. Central Road Fund
    ii. Central Road Research Institute
    OR
    (b) Explain camber. What are the objects of providing camber? Discuss the factors 07
    on which amount of camber depends. Also show the various shapes of camber
    with the help of neat sketch.
    Q.3 (a) Draw a cross-section of road in embankment showing its all details. Also draw 07
    a typical cross section of the road indicating the width of pavement, roadway
    and land for a divided highway in urban area.
    (b) Explain PIEV theory. Derive an expression for finding the stopping sight 07
    distance at level and at grades.
    OR
    Q.3 (a) Derive an expression for calculating the overtaking sight distance on a highway. 07
    (b) Calculate the super-elevation to be provided for a horizontal curve with a radius 07
    of 400 m for a design speed of 100 kmph in plain terrain. Comment on the
    results. What is the co-efficient of lateral friction mobilized if super-elevation is
    restricted to 0.07?
    Q.4 (a) Explain the desirable properties of aggregate to be used in different types of 07
    pavement construction. Enlist the various tests to be conducted on aggregates.
    (b) Explain with the help of sketches the requirements of joint filler and sealer. 07
    Discuss the desirable properties and the various materials in use.
    OR
    Q.4 (a) What are the various tests carried out on bitumen? Explain ductility test. 07
    (b) Briefly explain the various types of joints used in the construction of cement 07
    concrete pavement with the help of neat sketch.
    Q.5 (a) Explain the various types of failures in flexible pavement and their causes. 07
    (b) What are the significance and requirements of highway drainage system? 07
    OR
    Q.5 (a) Explain with sketches how the sub-surface drainage system is provided to lower 07
    the water table and control seepage flow.
    (b) What are the environmental factors to be considered in planning and 07
    development of highways? Which are the points to be considered for road side
    development and arboriculture?

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