Exam Details
| Subject | Transportation &Traffic Engineering | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | B.Tech. Civil (Construction Management) / (Water Resources Engineering)/ (Aero Space Engineering) BTCM-BTWRE | |
| Department | School of Engineering & Technology (SOET) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
1. Answer any two of the following:
Discuss the various factors that are considered for road alignment.
Describe the stages of road surveys in detail.
Give the flow chart for the Urban Transportation Planning Process (UTPP).
2. Answer any two of the following:
Calculate the stopping sight distance on a highway at a descending gradient of for a design speed of 80 kmph. Assume other data as per IRC recommendations.
Derive an expression for mechanical widening of a road on a horizontal curve.
State the types of gradients as per IRC and mention their values.
3. Answer any two of the following:
Describe the construction technique of a W.B.M. road.
An axle load of 130 kN is transmitted to a pavement through a tyre which is inflated to a pressure of 0·7 MN/m^2. Assuming Boussineq's condition to hold and E =20 MN/m^2. Calculate the deflection at the pavement surface. Take J.1 0·4.
List out the tests conducted on pavement aggregates and discuss anyone.
4. Answer any two of the following:
Calculate the radius of the turnout curve for a turnout 1 in 8 1/2. Calculate the value of lead. The heel divergence is 136 mm. The gauge is broad gauge. The front straight leg of vee-crossing is 864 mm. The switch angle is 1° 27".
State and classify traffic signs with neat sketches.
State and classify stations and yards.
5. Answer any two of the following:
State the requirements of an airport pavement.
What is wear in rails How can it be minimised? Explain.
Draw a neat labelled sketch of ballast profile. Explain how the thickness of ballast is calculated.
6. Answer any two of the following:
What are docks and harbours State and explain their types.
Discuss the salient features of Ropeway Transportation.
What is Inland water transport? State its merits and demerits.
7. Write notes on any two of the following:
Laying of Railway Track
Runway and Taxiway of Airport
Relaying of Railway Track
Discuss the various factors that are considered for road alignment.
Describe the stages of road surveys in detail.
Give the flow chart for the Urban Transportation Planning Process (UTPP).
2. Answer any two of the following:
Calculate the stopping sight distance on a highway at a descending gradient of for a design speed of 80 kmph. Assume other data as per IRC recommendations.
Derive an expression for mechanical widening of a road on a horizontal curve.
State the types of gradients as per IRC and mention their values.
3. Answer any two of the following:
Describe the construction technique of a W.B.M. road.
An axle load of 130 kN is transmitted to a pavement through a tyre which is inflated to a pressure of 0·7 MN/m^2. Assuming Boussineq's condition to hold and E =20 MN/m^2. Calculate the deflection at the pavement surface. Take J.1 0·4.
List out the tests conducted on pavement aggregates and discuss anyone.
4. Answer any two of the following:
Calculate the radius of the turnout curve for a turnout 1 in 8 1/2. Calculate the value of lead. The heel divergence is 136 mm. The gauge is broad gauge. The front straight leg of vee-crossing is 864 mm. The switch angle is 1° 27".
State and classify traffic signs with neat sketches.
State and classify stations and yards.
5. Answer any two of the following:
State the requirements of an airport pavement.
What is wear in rails How can it be minimised? Explain.
Draw a neat labelled sketch of ballast profile. Explain how the thickness of ballast is calculated.
6. Answer any two of the following:
What are docks and harbours State and explain their types.
Discuss the salient features of Ropeway Transportation.
What is Inland water transport? State its merits and demerits.
7. Write notes on any two of the following:
Laying of Railway Track
Runway and Taxiway of Airport
Relaying of Railway Track
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- Agricultural Legislation and Management
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- Building Services
- Chemistry
- Computer Applications
- Computer Programming and Numerical Analysis
- Concrete Technology & Construction Techniques
- Construction Management-I
- Construction Management-II
- Construction Works Supervision
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- Quantity Surveying & Valuation
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- Soil Conservation and Agronomy
- Soil Mechanics
- Soil Science
- Strength of Materials
- Structural Analysis
- Structural Design- |
- Structural Design- II
- System Methods
- Technical Writing
- Testing for Quality Control
- Transportation &Traffic Engineering
- Waste Water Treatment
- Water Resources Planning