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GATE Civil 2021 Set 2 | Question: 54
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 deceleration rate are $\text{9.81 m/s$^{2}$}$ and $\text{3. ... /reaction time (in $\text{s}, \textit{round off to two decimal places}$) used in the $\text{SSD}$ calculation is ________________________

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...

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GATE2019 CE-1: 45
Average free flow speed and the jam density observed on a road stretch are $60 \: km/h$ and $120$ vehicles/km, respectively. For a linear speed-density relationship, the maximum flow on the road stretch (in vehicles/h) is _______

Average free flow speed and the jam density observed on a road stretch are $60 \: km/h$ and $120$ vehicles/km, respectively. For a linear speed-density relationship, the ...

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GATE2019 CE-2: 34
A flexible pavement has the following class of loads during a particular hour of the day. $80$ buses with $2$- axles ( each axle load of $40 \: kN$) $160$ trucks with $2$-axles (front and rear axle loads of $40 \: kN$ and $80 \: kN$, respectively) The equivalent standard axle load repetitions for this vehicle combination as per $IRC:37-2012$ would be $180$ $240$ $250$ $320$

A flexible pavement has the following class of loads during a particular hour of the day.$80$ buses with $2$- axles ( each axle load of $40 \: kN$)$160$ trucks with $2$-a...

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GATE2020 CE-2-20
For an axle load of $15$ tonne on a road, the Vehicle Damage Factor (round off to two decimal places), in terms of the standard axle load of $8$ tonne, is __________.

For an axle load of $15$ tonne on a road, the Vehicle Damage Factor (round off to two decimal places), in terms of the standard axle load of $8$ tonne, is __________.

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GATE2018 CE-2: 16
Peak Hour Factor (PHF) is used to represent the proportion of peak sub-hourly traffic flow within the peak hour. If $15$-minute sub-hours are considered, the theoretically possible range of PHF will be $0$ to $1.0$ $0.25$ to $0.75$ $0.25$ to $1.0$ $0.5$ to $1.0$

Peak Hour Factor (PHF) is used to represent the proportion of peak sub-hourly traffic flow within the peak hour. If $15$-minute sub-hours are considered, the theoreticall...

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GATE Civil 2021 Set 2 | Question: 24
In a three-phase signal system design for a four-leg intersection, the critical flow ratios for each phase are $0.18, 0.32$, and $0.22$. The total loss time in each of the phases is $\text{2 s}$. As per Webster's formula, the optimal cycle length (in $\text{s}, \textit{round off to the nearest integer}$) is _______________

In a three-phase signal system design for a four-leg intersection, the critical flow ratios for each phase are $0.18, 0.32$, and $0.22$. The total loss time in each of th...

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GATE2018 CE-1: 54
Given the following data: design life $n=15$ years, lane distribution factor $D=0.75$, annual rate of growth of commercial vehicles $r=6 \%$, vehicle damage factor $F=4$ and initial traffic in the year of completion of construction $= 3000$ ... , the design traffic in terms of cumulative number of standard axles (in million standard axles, up to two decimal places) is _____

Given the following data: design life $n=15$ years, lane distribution factor $D=0.75$, annual rate of growth of commercial vehicles $r=6 \%$, vehicle damage factor $F=4$ ...

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GATE2019 CE-2: 23
A vehicle is moving on a road of grade $+4 \%$ at a speed of $20 \: m/s$. Consider the coefficient of rolling friction as $0.46$ and acceleration due to gravity as $10 \: m/s^2$. On applying brakes to reach a speed of $10 \: m/s$, the required braking distance (in m, round off to nearest integer) along the horizontal, is ______

A vehicle is moving on a road of grade $+4 \%$ at a speed of $20 \: m/s$. Consider the coefficient of rolling friction as $0.46$ and acceleration due to gravity as $10 \:...

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GATE2017 CE-1: 17
A runway is being constructed in a new airport as per the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommendations. The elevation and the airport reference temperature of this airport are $535 \: m$ above the mean sea level and $22.65^{\circ}C$, respectively. Consider the ... length of runway corrected for the temperature is $2223 \: m$ $2250 \: m$ $2500 \: m$ $2750 \: m$

A runway is being constructed in a new airport as per the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) recommendations. The elevation and the airport reference temper...