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Gujarat Technological University

This document appears to be an exam for a Highway Engineering course, consisting of 5 questions covering various topics related to highway and road construction. The questions address topics like road development plans in India, traffic characteristics and their effects, engineering surveys for new road alignments, pavement design factors, and road signs. The exam is worth a total of 70 marks and provides instructions for students to attempt all questions and make suitable assumptions where necessary.

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Gujarat Technological University

This document appears to be an exam for a Highway Engineering course, consisting of 5 questions covering various topics related to highway and road construction. The questions address topics like road development plans in India, traffic characteristics and their effects, engineering surveys for new road alignments, pavement design factors, and road signs. The exam is worth a total of 70 marks and provides instructions for students to attempt all questions and make suitable assumptions where necessary.

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

___________

GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


BE - SEMESTER–V EXAMINATION – WINTER 2015

Subject Code: 150601 Date:15/12/2015


Subject Name: Highway Engineering
Time: 10:30am to 1:00pm 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) Explain briefly about Third Twenty Year Road Development Plan of India. 07
(b) Discuss briefly about the road user characteristics and their effects in traffic 07
performance.
Q.2 (a) Derive an expression for finding the stopping sight distance at level and at grade 07
on highway.
(b) What are the desirable properties of subgrade soil? Briefly describe CBR test 07
procedure for laboratory test.
OR
(b) Discuss about various problems in hill road construction and how they are 07
overcome.
Q.3 (a) Briefly explain the engineering surveys needed for deciding new alignment of 07
highway.
(b) Design the super elevation required at a horizontal curve of radius 340m for 07
speed of 80 kmph. Assume suitable data.
OR
Q.3 (a) Explain with sketch Los-Angeles abrasion test for aggregates. 07
(b) An ascending gradient of 1 in 100 meets a descending gradient of 1 in 150. 07
Design a summit curve for a speed of 80 kmph so as to have an overtaking sight
distance of 480m.
Q.4 (a) Explain with sketch Softening point test for bitumen. 07
(b) What are the objects of camber? Describe with neat sketches the methods of 07
eliminating camber and introduction of super elevation.
OR
Q.4 (a) Discuss with sketch spot-speed survey by enoscope. 07
(b) Suggest and describe suitable method of stabilization of Black-cotton soil for 07
road construction.
Q.5 (a) Discuss the importance of highway drainage. Briefly explain with sketch sub- 07
surface drainage system with transverse drains.
(b) Differentiate between flexible and rigid pavements. What are the various factors 07
to be considered in pavement design?
OR
Q.5 (a) Write a short note on road side Arboriculture. 07
(b) Explain with sketches mandatory signs and warning signs to control the traffic. 07

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