Sos INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHRAGPUR End-Autumn Semester 2007-2008 (2" year B.Tech) CE 20103 Transportation Engineering Date: No. of students: 61 Full Marks: 60 Departinent: Civil Engineering, Time: 3 Hours Instructions: (i) Use separate Answer Scripts for Group A & Group 3 (i) Answer ALL Questions Gi) Assume any data required suitably GROUP A Question-1 2) Calculate the length of transition curve and the shift using the following date: Design Speed 65 kp 220m Width of carriageway (including extra widening) = 7.5m Allowable rate of introduction of Superetevation = 1 in 150 «Maximum allowable Superetevation =™% The superclevation is provided by rotating carriageway about the inner edge. © Radius of circular curve b) Explain your understending abo.t Quality Assurance Plan (QAP) in the content of highway development project. c) Mention the criteria to be satisfied to justify a ‘climbing lane’ for a two-Lane highway, [5+243+10] Question-2 2) Discuss different methods for increasing passing opportunities on two-lane roads. b) Mention typical composition of team of experts for DPR preparation of a highway project. + ©) There is a horizontal curve of radivs 400m and length 200 mon a highway segment Compute the required set-back distance so as to provide a safe overtaking sight distance of 300m. The distance between the centre lines of the road and the inner lane may be assumed a5 1.9m. 144343410] Question-3 8) Write short notes on the fotlowing: + Classification of terrain as per the IRC = Shape of summit vertical curve = Amount of grade compensation as per the IRC Ns? 5-058) ‘Where, L= Length of valley curve (in), S* Headlight sight distance (m) and N= Deviation angle ©) Explain the basis for taking $ t0 10% of “Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT)" as “Design Hourly Votume (DHV)" for sural highways in India? b} Derivethe expression: 1 [(24242)4242810] Page 1 of 1OUP B Question-1 ae a) List out steps in the Marshall Method of bituminous mix for determining optimum binder content. Also explain how volumetrios of the mix like % air voids, VMA, VFB are determined (write formulae also} b) Find the % air voids in the bituminous mix using following data Max. Theoretical density of bituninous mix = 2,58 gee. Dry weight of compacted specimen 339-0 gm Specimen weight coated with paraffin = 1378.0 sia Specific gravity of paraffin 190 Weight of the coated specimen in water = 798.8 gm c) Explain the method to calculate Vehicle damage factor (VDF) and list of data required for calculating this. [513+2=10] Question-2 a) List out and define the ori pavement and also calculate load stresses at ical locations for calculating load stresses in the cement concrete ical locations using following data. Modulus of elasticity of concrete 23x 10° kg/em? Modulus of ruptore of eonerete 146 kpfomn Poisson ratio 2015 Thickness of slab 30m Wheel load 15100 Kg, Radius of contact sem coon date, if inguish’ between fatigue eracking and top down cracking in flexible pavement and explain these failures along with possible causes. } Explain the effect of shape of aggregates (rounded, flaky and elongated, angular) in flexibfe and rigid pavement construction, Which shape/s do you suggest in these pavements? 01 Question-3 Explain the following 2) Standard loading, tyre pressure conditions for anatysis of pavement and compare the standard load with legally permissible axle load. b) Durability of pavement with % air voids in the mix. ¢)_ Distinguish between WBM and WMM pavement layers d) Four differences between flexible and rigid paveinent fe} Any two examples of bituininous paverscnt lay under pre-mix and not pre-mix [2x S=10] END Page 2 of 2