Unit wise question bank

1. Question Bank
Name of subject:- Transportation Engineering
Class:- fourth year
Unit I
1. State any contributions made by Jayakar committee for the road development in India.
2. What are the objectives of highway research board?
3. State the classification of roads according to Nagpur road plan.
4. What is ideal alignment?
5. Give some reasons for the poorstate of road development in India?
6. What are the main features in roman roads?
7. What are the advantages of road transportation?
8. Give the various characteristics of roadways.
9. What is mean by tresaguet construction?
10. Define the objectives of Twenty year Road development plan
11. How do you calculate the total length of metalled road & NH & SH & MDR?
12. What are the recommendations made by the jayakar committee?
13. What is mean by Bombay Road Plan?
14. Define IRC.
15. What are the objectives of Highway Research Board?
16. What are the requirements of ideal alignment?
17. What are the factors controlling highway alignment?
18. What are the stages in engineering surveys?
19. Briefly explain the engineering surveys needed for locating a new highway?

2. Question Bank
Name of subject:- Transportation Engineering
Class:- fourth year
Unit II
1. Define traffic engineering and its scope.
2. Explain different resistances to be considered in vehicle movement.
3. Discuss the various traffic studies and what are the objectives of carrying out traffic volume
studies?
4. Explain the followings with examples:
I) Regulatory sign
II) Warning sign
III) Informatory sign
5. Briefly explain at grade and grade separated intersection.
6. Explain various design factors of road lighting.
7. Write the objectives of accident studies . also mention various causes of accidents.
8. In detail explain road user characteristics.
9. List the objectives and uses of
I) Origin and destination studies.
II) Parking studies.
10. Enumerate the basic principles of traffic regulation.
11. Explain the factors determining skid resistance.
12. Explain
I) Traffic system management
II) Traffic demand management
13. Write a note on road safety audit.

3. Question Bank
Name of subject:- Transportation Engineering
Class:- fourth year
Unit III
1. What do you understand by non-passing sight distance?
2. Write down the requirements of an ideal transition curve
3. What is mean by minimum gradient in highway? Why it is provided?
4. What is the factor governing super elevation of a road surface?
5. What is mean by super elevation?
6. Define stopping sight distance.
7. State PIEV theory.
8. Briefly explain illumination sight distance.
9. What is mean by geometric design?
10. What are the elements in geometric design?
11. What are the design factors are allowed in geometric design?
12. Define the formula for centrifugal force?
13. What is meant by centrifugal ratio and effects of ratio?
14. Explain the analysis of super elevation?
15. a valley curve is formed due to two gradients +3.5% and -2.75%.if the design speed of this
highway is 80kmph, determine the stopping sight distance and design the valley curve to fulfill
both comfort and head light distance conditions.
16. What are the objectives of widening of road pavement at horizontal curves? Derive an
expression for the extra widening.
17. Explain the procedure for calculating the length of valley curve.
18. Derive the formula for calculating super elevation on horizontal curves.
19. Explain the factors influencing overtaking sight distance

4. 20. Calculate the stopping sight distance required to avoid head on collision of two cars
approaching opposite directions at a speed of 75kmph and 85kmph.assume that the reaction time
of drivers be 2.5 secs and co-efficient between road surface and tyres be 0.4.
21. Explain the steps involved in the design of hill roads
22. Explain the general principles to be followed in the design of horizontal alignment.
23. Calculate the SSD for design of 70 kmph for two way traffic and one way traffic road. Take
reaction=2.5 seconds and coefficient of friction=0.35.

5. Question Bank
Name of subject:- Transportation Engineering
Class:- fourth year
Unit IV
1. Give a brief write up on importance of desirable properties of road aggregates. Describe the
laboratory procedure for determination of toughness property of road aggregates.
2. Differentiate between tar and bitumen.
3. Describe the laboratory procedurefor determination of hardness property of bitumen.
4. Describe salient characteristics of cutbacks and emulsions and describe under what
circumstances each one used.
5. What is stripping of bitumen? What are the adverse effects? How is the extent of bitumen
stripping estimated in the lab.
6. Explain the steps in bitumen mix design.
7. Describe the chemical composition of bitumen and list the desirable requirements of bitumen.
8. Explain the uses of bitumen emulsions.
9. List the different types of cutbacks. When are these used.
10. How bitumen is produced?
11. Explain the steps in preparation of sub-grade. How is the adequacy of the compaction in the
field evaluated.
12. List and explain the desirable properties of bituminous mix.
13. Explain the procedure for determining optimum bitumen content, for a bituminous mix, by
Marshall test.

6. Question Bank
Name of subject:- Transportation Engineering
Class:- fourth year
Unit V
1. Briefly explain the pavement components and function of components.
2. Write comparison between flexible and rigid pavement.
3. Explain briefly design factors to be considered in design of pavement.
4. With a sketch describe the significance of design wheel load and contact pressurein design of
pavement.
5. Write a notes on:-
I) Roughness measurement.
II) Falling weight deflectometer.
6. Explain the failures in rigid pavement.
7. Explain different modes of pavement evaluation.
8. List the types of joints and explain briefly.
9. List and explain the desirable properties of subgrade.
10. List potthe difference between highway pavement and airfield pavement.
11. Explain the significance of ESWL in pavement design.
12. Explain the different types of flexible pavement failure.
13. What are the causes of formation of waves and corrugations in flexible pavement? Suggest
remedial measures.
14. What are the various types of joints in C.C. pavements? Explain their functions with neat
sketches.
15. Explain briefly pavement evaluation.

7. Question Bank
Name of subject:- Transportation Engineering
Class:- fourth year
Unit VI
1. Enlist requirements of an ideal railway track.
2. Write short notes on:-
I) Lock Spike.
Ii) Chairs and keys
Iii)Composite sleeper index
Iv)stress distribution under ballast
3. Define:-
I) Capacity of railway track
Ii) Sleeper density
Iii) Creep of rail
Iv) Turn out
v) Switch Angle
vi) Long Welded rail
vii) Theoretical nose of crossing
4. Enlist various forces acting on railway track. Explain any two in detail.
5. Enumerate various factors affecting choice of gauge.
6. Explain causes of rail failure.
7. Enlist various measures to minimize wear of rail.
8. What are the causes of failure of railway embankment?. Suggest remedial measures to check it.
9. Enlist data to be collected and drawings to be prepared for planning a bridge.
10. Enlist general works of maintenance for bridges.
11. Enlist various methods of assessing safe carrying capacity of bridge. Explain any one in

8. detail.
12. Explain: Rebuilding of bridges.
13. Explain functions of bridge bearings.
14. Enlist Ideal bridge site characteristics.
15. Classify the bridges in various types considering various factors.
16. Enlist various types of low costbridges. Explain any one in detail with sketches.
17. Enlist data to be collected and drawings to be prepared for planning a bridge.
18. Enlist general works of maintenance for bridges.
19. Give the procedure of routine maintenance of railway track.
20. Write a short note on broad gauge and narrow gauge