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GATE Civil 2012 | Question: 44
A pavement designer has arrived at a design traffic of $100$ million standard axles for a newly developing national highway as per $IRC:37$ guidelines using the following data: design life $=15$ years, commercial vehicle count before pavement construction $=4500$ vehicles/day, ... $1.53$ $2.24$ $3.66$ $4.14$

A pavement designer has arrived at a design traffic of $100$ million standard axles for a newly developing national highway as per $IRC:37$ guidelines using the following...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 16
A well-designed signalized intersection is one in which the crossing conflicts are increased total delay is minimized cycle time is equal to the sum of red and green times in all phases cycle time is equal to the sum of red and yellow times in all phases

A well-designed signalized intersection is one in which thecrossing conflicts are increasedtotal delay is minimizedcycle time is equal to the sum of red and green times i...

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GATE2014-2-23
The average spacing between vehicles in a traffic stream is $50$ m, then the density (in veh/km) of the stream is _______

The average spacing between vehicles in a traffic stream is $50$ m, then the density (in veh/km) of the stream is _______

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GATE2017 CE-1: 34
The radius of a horizontal circular curve on a highway is $120$ m. The design speed is $60$ km/hour, and the design coefficient of lateral friction between the tyre and road surface is $0.15$. The estimated value of superrelevation required (if full lateral friction is assumed to develop), and the ... $\dfrac{1}{11.6} \text{ and } 0.24 \\$ $\dfrac{1}{12.9} \text{ and } 0.24$

The radius of a horizontal circular curve on a highway is $120$ m. The design speed is $60$ km/hour, and the design coefficient of lateral friction between the tyre and r...

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GATE Civil 2021 Set 1 | Question: 53
Spot speeds of vehicles observed at a point on a highway are $\text{40, 55, 60, 65 and 80 km/h}$. The space-mean speed (in $\text{km/h}$, $\textit{round off to two decimal places}$) of the observed vehicles is ___________________

Spot speeds of vehicles observed at a point on a highway are $\text{40, 55, 60, 65 and 80 km/h}$. The space-mean speed (in $\text{km/h}$, $\textit{round off to two decima...

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GATE2020-CE-1-45
Traffic volume count has been collected on a $2$-lane road section which needs upgradation due to severe traffic flow condition. Maximum service flow rate per lane is observed as $1280\:veh/h$ ... are Regular Commuters', the number of extra lane(s) (round off to the next higher integer) to be provided, is ______.

Traffic volume count has been collected on a $2$-lane road section which needs upgradation due to severe traffic flow condition. Maximum service flow rate per lane is obs...

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GATE2014-2-55
The chainage of the intersection point of two straight is $1585.60$ m and the angle of intersection is $140^{\circ}$. If the radius of a circular curve is $600.00$ m, the tangent distance (in m) and length of the curve (in m), respectively are $418.88$ and $1466.08$ $218.38$ and $1648.49$ $218.38$ and $418.88$ $418.88$ and $218.38$

The chainage of the intersection point of two straight is $1585.60$ m and the angle of intersection is $140^{\circ}$. If the radius of a circular curve is $600.00$ m, the...

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GATE2015-1-52
On a circular curve, the rate of superelevation is $e$. While negotiating the curve a vehicle comes to a stop. It is seen that the stopped vehicle does not slide inwards (in the radial direction). The coefficient of side friction is $f$. Which of the following is true: $e \leq f$ $f < e < 2f$ $e \geq 2f$ none of the above

On a circular curve, the rate of superelevation is $e$. While negotiating the curve a vehicle comes to a stop. It is seen that the stopped vehicle does not slide inwards ...

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GATE Civil 2021 Set 1 | Question: 35
On a road, the speed – density relationship of a traffic stream is given by $u=70-0.7k$ (where speed, $u$, is in $\text{km/h}$ and density, $k$ is in $\text{veh/km}$). At the capacity condition, the average time headway will be $0.5 \:s$ $1.0 \:s$ $1.6 \:s$ $2.1 \:s$

On a road, the speed – density relationship of a traffic stream is given by $u=70-0.7k$ (where speed, $u$, is in $\text{km/h}$ and density, $k$ is in $\text{veh/km}$). ...

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GATE2014-2-53
A pre-timed four phase signal has critical lane flow rate for the first three phases as $200$, $187$ and $210$ veh/hr with saturation flow rate of $1800$ veh/hr/lane for al phases. The lost time is given as $4$ seconds for each phase. If the cycle length is $60$ seconds, the effective green time (in seconds) of the fourth phase is ________

A pre-timed four phase signal has critical lane flow rate for the first three phases as $200$, $187$ and $210$ veh/hr with saturation flow rate of $1800$ veh/hr/lane for ...

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GATE Civil 2021 Set 1 | Question: 25
A signalized intersection operates in two phases. The lost time is $3$ seconds per phase. The maximum ratios of approach flow to saturation flow for the two phases are $0.37$ and $0.40$. The optimum cycle length using the Webster's method (in seconds, round off to one decimal place) is ______________

A signalized intersection operates in two phases. The lost time is $3$ seconds per phase. The maximum ratios of approach flow to saturation flow for the two phases are $0...

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GATE2014-1-23
The minimum value of $15$ minute peak hour factor on a section of a road is $0.10$ $0.20$ $0.25$ $0.33$

The minimum value of $15$ minute peak hour factor on a section of a road is$0.10$$0.20$$0.25$$0.33$

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