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B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATION, APRIL/MAY 2010

Civil Engineering

Fourth Semester

CE2255 HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

(Regulation 2008)
Time: Three hours

Maximum: 100 Marks

Answer ALL Questions

PART A (10 2 = 20 Marks)
State any two contributions made by Jayakar Committee for the road
development in India.

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1.

Define ruling gradient and exceptional gradient.

3.

What do you understand by non-passing sight distance?

4.

Write down the requirements of an ideal transition curve.

5.

How do you calculate the ESWL at given depth below the pavement for a dual
wheel assembly?

2.

What is radius of resisting section?

7.

Define flaky aggregates.

8.

What is the purpose of applying tack coat in bituminous road construction?

9.

When is overlay needed in pavements?

10.

What is unevenness index?

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6.

PART B (5 16 = 80 Marks)

(a)

(i)

State and explain the economic factors influencing highway

alignments.
(8)

(ii)

Briefly explain the role of MORTH and IRC in highway

development.
(8)

11.

Or

Compare the three Twenty year road development plan in India. Also
discuss the merits of each one of them.
(16)

(a)

A valley curve is formed due to two gradients +2.5% and 1.75%. If the
design speed of this highway is 80 kmph, determine the stopping sight
distance and design the valley curve to fulfill both comfort and head light
sight distance conditions.

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12.

(b)

Or

What are the objectives of widening of road pavement at horizontal

curves? Derive an expression for the extra widening.

(a)

(i)

State the limitations of CBR method of pavement design.

(ii)

Using the following data, design the flexible pavements layers

CBR of the sub-grade soil = 5%

13.

(b)

(6)
(10)

CBR of poorly graded gravel sub-base = 15%

CBR of WBM = 80%
Design life = 15 years

Annual rate of increase in the heavy vehicles = 7.5%

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No. of heavy vehicles per day during last count = 200

No. of years between the year of completion and year of last count =
3 years.
Assume any other data found required.
Or

14.

(a)

(i)

What are the objectives of joints in cement concrete pavement?

Sketch the different types of joints used in pavement construction.
Indicate the principle of design.
(10)

(ii)

Explain mud pumping. What are the causes for mud pumping and
how it can be prevented?
(6)

(b)

Describe how impact value of aggregate and specific gravity of bitumen

are found by experiment in laboratory?
(16)
Or

(b)

Explain the construction procedure of the following types of roads.

Dense Bituminous Macadam.

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(i)
(ii)

15.

(a)

(8)

Classify the different types of failures in flexible pavement and mention

the important causes of each.
(16)
Or

(i)

Explain the principle and uses of Benkelman Beam test.

(ii)

Describe the complete procedure of carrying out Benkelman Beam

test to evaluate the pavement with model calculation.
(10)

(b)

Bituminous Concrete.

(8)

(6)

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PARTA-

Maximum : 100 marks

ALL questions.

(10 x 2 = 20

narks)

1.

What are the significant recoBmendations of Jayakar eomlxittee repoit?

2.

What are the objectives of the engineering surveys?

3.

What is super elevation?

4.

where the vertical curves are provided?

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6.

7.

Differentiate between cut-back bitumen and bitumen emulsions.

8.

What is the purpose of applying tack coat in bitusinuous road construction?

9.

What are ea ed pot holes? How they are formed?

10.

List the t)'pes of cracks forEred in the cement concrete roads

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2OO8)

Define pavement.

List out vaiious types ofjoi-uts in r:igid pavemellis

pARTB-(5x16=80marks)
Wr:ite short note on

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(a) IRC
(b) CRRI
(c) NHAI
(d) MORTH.

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(12)
12. (a) How rural roads are classi-fied? Explain'
(4\
'b) State the elements ofroad ma-rgin.
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13. Calculate the stopping sight distance requrred to avoid head on-collision kmph
.pp*""ning fio; op"poslt" directiors at s speed of 75 knph aid -85
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f.i*lorr l"t**rr.o.d surface and t,'res are 0 4

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74.

Describe the various tlpes ofhonzontal curves'

15.

Expbn: briefly

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

Radius of relative stiJlness

Interior loading
Edge loading

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20.

IRC.

(16)

Describe the penetration test, viscosity test, specific gravity test aad softening
(16)
'
point test for-bitumen

18.

(16)

detail the lecommenaled ilesiga procedure for design of rigid

pavements by
17.

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Equivalent radius ofresisting stiffness'

Or

Explain

16.

(16)

(a)
(b)

.Or

Discuss the IRC recommendations for highway

&ailage'

Write the construction procedure ofbitumireous road?

Descdbe the tlTical failures io rigid pavements'

(8)
(8)

(16)

Or

Explain the various methods of pavement evaluation'

(16)

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QUESTION PAPER CODE :21204

B.E/B.TECH. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY/JUNE 2013
Fourth Semester
Civil Engineering
CE 2255/CE 1255A/CE 46/CE 406- HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
(Regulation 2008/2010)
Time : 3hours

Maximum : 100 marks

( Use of Tables and charts in IRC 37 & IRC 58 are Permitted)

Answer All Questions
PART- A (10*2= 20 Marks)
1) What is ideal alignment?
2) Define chamber?
3) What is meant by super elevation?
4) State PIEV therory?
5) What is ESWL?
6) Explain Rigid pavement?
7) Mention a few desirable properties of highway materials?
8) Write the importance of California bearing ratio?
9) Give examples for surface defects in pavements?
10)
What is pavement evaluation?

PART B- (5*16=80 Marks)

11). (a). Explain the requirments of Ideal alignment.
(or)
(b). Explain the classification and cross section of Urbun Roads?
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12). (a). Explain the factors affecting sight distances.

(or)
(b). Explain the steps involved in the design of hill roads.
13). (a). Explain the functions of the components of flexible pavements.
(or)
(b). Explain the factors governing the structural design of pavements.
14). (a). Explain the importance and produce of field density test and
crushing strength test?
(or)
(b). Discuss the merits and Demerits of cement concrete roads?
15). (a). Explain the metods of strengthening damaged pavements?
(or)
(b). Discuss the causes for the disintegration of flexible pavements.

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