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Ans : In Nagpur road plan, roads are classified into five categories as per
IRC recommendations depending upon priority for development.
Find : SSD = ?
SSD = 83.68 m 2 6
Now to calculate SSD for two way traffic on a single lane
road
SSD = 2 x 83.68 1
SSD = 167.36 m
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ii) Calculate the superelevation required for a road of 7.0
m wide on curve of 260 m radius for a permissible
Ans : speed of 80 kmph. The coefficient of friction is 0.15.
Find : e = ?
e + f = V2 / (127 x R) 2
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e + 0.15 = 802 / (127 x 260) 1 06
e + 0.15 = 0.193
e = 0.301 m or 30.1 cm 1
i) Index Map
ii) Key Map
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2 Ans : i) Index Map – As this map shows general topography of the road
construction site, it helps to know overall nature of ground available in 2
the proposed alignment. It helps to decide the actual methodology of
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construction work.
ii) Key Map – As this map gives location of road with respective to
other places in the vicinity, it is important to know the cities around 2
the road, existing roads, and important places to be connected. It gives
an idea about orientation of road through birds eye view.
Types of gradient –
IRC Recommendations :
Plain rolling 1
3.3 % 5% 6%
area
Mountainous
5% 6% 7%
area
Steep area 6% 7% 8%
Purposes of camber – 4
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b) What are the factors on which design speed depends?
Ans : The design speed for particular road surface depends on following
factors.
Any
1. Type of road, 2. Road condition, 3. Importance of road, four 4
4. Nature and intensity of traffic, 1
5. Types of curves along the road, 6.Requirement of sight mark
distance, 7.Topography of area each
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4 a) Attempt any THREE of the following 12
i) What is prime coat? What purposes does it serve?
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4 4
explan
ation
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marks
&
2. Continuous bay method – In this method, the concrete sketch
mixture is placed in continuous bays with no. of transverse 2
marks
joints as shown in figure below. The half width of road is
constructed with continuous bays of 6-8 m each. After
hardening of one side strip, remaining half width is casted with
same technique. As half width is casted, no traffic delay takes
place. Moreover it gives speedy construction. The only
drawback is that more concrete is required at a time for
construction. The extra care is required to be taken for
longitudinal joints.
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ii) Define the terms : Borrow pit, Spoil banks, Lead.
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The island is so constructed that vehicles may rotate in a
particular lane and then may divert in radial direction from
rotary as shown in figure 6. As vehicles moves clockwise
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direction, direct conflicts are removed. The refusal island gives
two way movement of vehicles around the rotary. Depending
upon the shape of island, traffic rotary may be circular,
elliptical, square or rectangular type.
Ans :
2
4 4
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f) Draw a neat line sketch of JCB and show components.
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4 4
Component parts of Hot Mix Plant – The major parts of hot mix
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bitumen plant is as under.
What are the various types of curves provided in hill road? Draw
c)
sketch of any one type.
Ans : Types of curves in hill road – The following curves are provided in
hill road construction.
Any
1. Hair pin bend curve
two
2. Re-entrant curve 2
3. Salient curve amrks
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Any
one
type
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d) Explain surface drainage system in urban roads.
Thus surface drainage system helps to keep the road surface in dry
condition. It avoids direct entry of storm water in road pavement 1
in urban area.
e) Enlist eight types of equipments used for excavation work.
Ans : Types of excavating equipments – The following types of
excavating equipments are used for road construction. Any
eight
1. Bulldozers, 2. Scrappers 3. Graders, 4. Power Shovels, 5. JCB ½ 4
6. Dredgers 7. Trenchers or Ditchers, 8. Rippers, 9. Skimmers, marks
each
10.Drag lines, 11. Clam shell, 12. Hoe, 13. Tractors