Highway Engineering

Rapid curing cutback bitumen is produced by

blending bitumen with (GATE 1999)
a) Kerosene
b) Benzene
c) Diesel
d) Petrol
The standard plate size in a plate bearing test for
finding modulus of subgrade reaction (k) value
(GATE 2000)
a) 100 cm diameter
b) 50 cm diameter
c) 75 cm diameter
d) 25 cm diameter
Bituminous materials are commonly use in highway
construction because of their good
(GATE 2000)
a) Tensile and compression properties
b) Binding and water proofing properties
c) Shear strength and tensile properties
d) Bond and tensile properties
The minimum value of CBR (%) required for
granular sub base as per MORTH specification is
(GATE 2001)
a) 5
b) 10
c) 15
d) 20
Bitumen is derived from (GATE 2002)
a) Destructive distillation of coal tar
b) Destructive distillation of petroleum
c) Fractional distillation of petroleum
d) Naturally occurring ores
A. Hardness 1. Water adsorption
B. Porosity 2.Impact test
C. Toughness 3.Soundness test
D. Durability 4.Abrasion test
(GATE 2003)
A. Resistance to flow 1. Ductility test
B. Ability to deform under load 2. Penetration test
C. Safety 3. Flash and fire point

(GATE 2005)
Bituminous concrete is a mix comprising of
A. Fine aggregate, filler and bitumen
B. Fine aggregate and bitumen
C. Coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, filler and
bitumen
D. Coarse aggregate, filler and bitumen
(GATE 2005)
If aggregate size of 50-40 mm is to be tested for
finding out the portion of elongated aggregates
using length gauge, the slot length of the gauge
should be
A. 81 mm
B. 45 mm
C. 53 mm
D. 90 mm
(GATE 2006)
The consistency and flow resistance of bitumen
can be determined from which of the following?
A. Ductility test
B. Penetration test
C. Softening point test
D. Viscosity test
(GATE 2007)
A. Crushing test 1. Hardness
B. Los angeles abrasion test2. Weathering
C. Soundness test 3. Shape
D. Angularity test 4. Strength
(GATE 2007)
The specific gravity of paving bitumen as per
IS73-1992 lies between
A. 1.10 and 1.06
B. 1.06 and 1.02
C. 1.02 and 0.97
D. 0.97 and 0.92
(GATE 2008)
A combined value of flakiness and elongation index is to be
determined for a sample of aggregates. The sequence in
which the two tests are conducted is

A. Elongation index test followed by flakiness index test on

the whole sample.
B. Flakiness index test followed by elongation index test on
the whole sample.
C. Flakiness index test followed by elongation index test on
non-flaky aggregates
D. Elongation index test followed by flakiness index test on
non-elongated aggregates
(GATE 2008)
In highway pavement emulsions are mainly used
in
A. Surface dressing
B. Patching and maintenance
C. Bitumen macadam
D. Asphalt concrete
(GATE 1995)
Mud pumping is commonly associated with
A. Bituminous penetration macadam construction
B. Cement concrete pavement on granular
subgrade
C. Premixed bituminous construction
D. Cement concrete pavement on clay subgrade
(GATE 1997)
Alligator or map cracking is the common type of
failure in
A. Concrete pavements
B. Bituminous surfacing
C. Gravel roads
D. WBM construction
(GATE 1997)
Road roughness is measured using
A. Benkelman beam
B. Bump integrator
C. Dynamic cone penetrometer
D. Falling Weight Deflectometer
(GATE 2012)
An important purpose of prime coat is to
A. Promote the bond between the base and wearing
courses
B. Promoting the adhesion between an existing
wearing surface and a subsequent wearing
surface
C. Promote the bond between the subbase course
and the subgrade
D. Increases the stability of the subgrade
The shape of the STOP sign according to IRC67-
2001 is
A. Circular
B. Triangular
C. Octagonal
D. Rectangular
(GATE 2008)
As per IRC 67 – 2001, a traffic sign indicating the speed
limit on a road should be of
A. Circular shape with red border and white background
B. Triangular shape with red border and white
background
C. Triangular shape with red background and white
border
D. Circular shape with red background and white border
(GATE 2010)
In signal design as per IRC specifications, if the
sum of the ratios of normal flow to saturation flow
of two directional traffic flow of 0.50 and the total
lost time per cycle is 10 seconds, the optimum cycle
length in seconds is
A. 100
B. 80
C. 60
D. 40
(GATE 2007)
The value of camber recommended for CC roads
in areas of heavy rainfall is
A. 1 in 25
B. 1 in 33
C. 1 in 40
D. 1 in 50
(GATE 1997)
The reaction time for calculation of stopping
distance may be assumed as
A. 5 seconds
B. 2.5 seconds
C. 0.5 seconds
D. 10.0 seconds
(GATE 1997)
The superelevation needed for a vehicle travelling
at a speed of 60 kmph on a curve of radius 128 m
on a surface with coefficient of friction of 0.15 is
A. 0.071
B. 0.015
C. 0.022
D. Zero
(GATE 1997)
If an ascending gradient of 1 in 50 meets another
ascending gradient of 1 in 30 then the deviation
angle is
A. 1/50
B. 1/75
C. 1/30
D. 8/150
(GATE 1997)
Width of carriageway for a single lane is
recommended to be
A. 7.5 m
B. 7.0 m
C. 3.75 m
D. 5.5 m
(GATE 2000)