Recent questions in Transportation Infrastructure

Which one of the following statements is TRUE?Cant deficiency is related to train moving faster, and Cant excess is related to train moving slower.Cant deficiency is rela...

The primary purpose of the Windrose diagram is for the design oflength of a runway.orientation of a runway.width of a runway.gradient of a runway.

After applying the correction for elevation and temperature, the runway length is $700 \: \mathrm{m}$. The corrected runway length (in $\mathrm{m}$) for an effective grad...

The point where the road alignment changes from a tangent to a curve is known as $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$Point of deflectionPoint of intersectionPoint of curvePoint of tangency

​​​​​​The maximum degree of the curve that can be used for railways in a mountainous region is$10$$20$$50$$40$

​​​​​As per the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the basic runway length is increased by $x(\%)$ for every $y(\mathrm{~m})$ raise in elevation from the M...

The number of trains and their corresponding speeds for a curved Broad Gauge section with $437 \mathrm{~m}$ radius, are$20$ trains travel at a speed of $40 \mathrm{~km} /...

The base length of the runway at the mean sea level $\text{(MSL)}$ is $1500 \; \text{m}.$ If the runway is located at an altitude of $300 \; \text{m}$ above the $\text{(M...

The stopping sight distance $\text{(SSD)}$ for a level highway is $\text{140 m}$ for the design speed of $\text{90 km/h}$. The acceleration due to gravity and deceleratio...

For a $2^{\circ}$ curve on a high speed Broad Gauge $\text{(BG)}$ rail section, the maximum sanctioned speed is $\text{100 km/h}$ and the equilibrium speed is $\text{80 k...

The shape of the most commonly designed highway vertical curve iscircular (single radius)circular (multiple radii)parabolicspiral

A highway designed for $\text{80 km/h}$ speed has a horizontal curve section with radius $\text{250 m}$. If the design lateral friction is assumed to develop fully, the r...

A two lane, one-way road with radius of $50$ m is predominantly carrying lorries with wheelbase of $5$ m. The speed of lorries is restricted to be between $60$ kmph and $...

A super-elevation $e$ is provided on a circular horizontal curve such that a vehicle can be stopped on the curve without sliding. Assuming a design speed $v$ and maximum ...

A road is being designed for a speed of $110$ km/hr on a horizontal curve with a super elevation of $8 \%$. If the coefficient of side friction is $0.10$, the minimum rad...

The perception-reaction time for a vehicle travelling at $90$ km/h, given the coefficient of longitudinal friction of $0.35$ and the stopping sight distance of $170$ m (a...