Highway Geometric Design · Transportation Engineering · GATE CE

The longitudinal sections of a runway have gradients as shown in the table. table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin...

In general, the outer edge is raised above the inner edge in horizontal curves for

As per the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the basic runway length is increased by $x$ (%) for every $y$ (m) rise in elevation from ...

Which of the following is equal to the stopping sight distance?

As per the Indian Roads Congress guidelines (IRC 86: 2018), extra widening depends on which of the following parameters? 

For a horizontal curve, the radius of a circular curve is obtained as 300 m with the design speed as 15 m/s. If the allowable jerk is 0.75 m/s3 ,...

A horizontal curve is to be designed in a region with limited space. Which of the following measure(s) can be used to decrease the radius of curvature...

While aligning a hill road with a ruling gradient of 6%, a horizontal curve of radius 50 m is encountered. The grade compensation (in percentage, up t...

A super-elevation e is provided on a circular horizontal curve such that a vehicle can be stopped on the curve without sliding. Assuming a design spee...

A superspeedway in New Delhi has among the highest super-elevation rates of any track on the Indian Grand Prix circuit. The track requires drivers to ...

A road is being designed for a speed of 110 km/hr on a horizontal curve with a super elevation of 8%. If the coefficient of side friction is 0.10, the...

The value of lateral friction or side friction used in the design of horizontal curve as per India Roads Congress guidelines is

SSD and Friction coefficients are

The design value of lateral friction coefficient on highway is

Width of carriage way for a single lane is recommended to be

The reaction time for calculating stopping sight distance may be assumed as

The value of camber recommended for CC roads in area of heavy rainfall is

The convexity provided to the carriage way between the crown and edge of pavement is known as

Superior the road

The distance traveled by a moving vehicle during perception time and break reaction time is known as

A horizontal curve of radius 1080 m (with transition curves on either side) in a Broad Gauge railway track is designed and constructed for an equilibr...

A vertical summit curve on a freight corridor is formed at the intersection of two gradients, +3.0% and −5.0%.Assume the following:- Only large-sized ...

The free mean speed is 60 km/hr on a given road. The average space headway at jam density on this road is 8 m. For a linear speed-density relationship...

The number of trains and their corresponding speeds for a curved Broad Gauge section with 437 m radius, are20 trains travel at a speed of 40 km/hr15 t...

The figure presents the trajectories of six vehicles within a time-space domain. The number in the parentheses represents a unique identification of e...

A bird is resting on a point P at a height of 8 m above the Mean Sea Level (MSL). Upon hearing a loud noise, the bird flies parallel to the ground sur...

A parabolic vertical crest curve connects two road segments with grades +1.0% and $$-$$2.0%. If a 200 m stopping sight distance is needed for a driver...

A motorist traveling at 100 km/h on a highway needs to take the next exit, which has a speed limit of 50 km/h. The section of the roadway before the r...

The perception-reaction time for a vehicle travelling at 90 km/h, given the coefficient of longitudinal friction of 0.35 and the stopping sight distan...

While designing a hill road with a ruling gradient of 6%, if a sharp horizontal curve of 50m radius is encountered, the compensated gradient at the cu...

Design rate of super elevation for horizontal highway curve of radius 450 m for a mixed traffic condition, having a speed of 125 km/hour is

The ruling minimum radius of horizontal curve of a national highway in plain terrain for a ruling design speed of 100 km/hour with e = 0.07 and f = 0....

For a highway with a design speed of 100kmph, the safe OSD is assume acceleration as 0.53 $$m/sec^2$$. the road is two lane with two way traffic. User...

If the design speed is 80kmph, perception reaction time is 3sec and coefficient of friction is 0.5, then the SSD is ________.

A vehicle traveling on dry, level pavement at 80kmph had the brakes applied. The vehicle traveling 76.5 m before stopping. what is the coefficient of ...