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PRACTICAL QUESTIONS FOR TRANSPO AND HIGHWAY ENGG Flashcards

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This is the application of scientific principles to the planning, design, operation, and management of transportation systems

A. Transportation Engineering
B. Highway Engineering
C. Civil Engineering
D. Traffic Engineering

A

A

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These are primarily involved in planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and operating fixed facilities

A. Carriers
B. Facility-oriented Organizations
C. Operating Organizations
D. Operating Strategies

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B

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Also known as carriers, are primarily concerned with operating fleets to provide transportation services

A. Physical facilities
B. Facility-oriented Organizations
C. Operating Organization
D. Operating Strategies

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C

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This is a highly specialized mode of transportation. It includes traditional mass transit modes such as buses, streetcars, and light rail and rail rapid transit, as well as paratransit modes such as jitneys and dial-a-ride services

A. Rail
B. Water
C. Air
D. Urban Transit

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D

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This exists wherever demand exceeds the capacity of the transportation system

A. Traffic Congestions
B. Traffic Accidents
C. Highway Congestion
D. Highway Accidents

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A

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It is a major challenge to the transportation system and the transportation engineering profession because it undermines the effectiveness and efficiency of the system

A. Traffic Congestion
B. Traffic Accidents
C. Highway Congestion
D. Highway Accidents

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A

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It is a continuing challenge for the transportation engineering profession because of public expectations that safety will continue to improve

A. Traffic Congestion
B. Traffic Acidents
C. Highway Congestion
D. Traffic Safety

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D

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Distance required to see an object 150 mm high on the roadway

A. Stopping Sight Distance
B. Passing Sight Distance
C. Breaking Distance
D. Horizontal Distance

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A

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The distance required to see an oncoming vehicle of a certain minimum size

A. Stopping Sight Distance
B. Passing Sight Distance
C. Breaking Distance
D. Horizontal Distance

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B

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It is the maximum safe speed that can be maintained over a specified section of highway when conditions are so favorable that the design features of the highway govern

A. Traffic Speed
B. Design Speed
C. Posted Speed
D. Speed Limit

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B

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These refer to drawings, usually accompanied by notes, of various, aspects or components of the design

A. Specifications
B. Estimates
C. Bid Documents
D. Plans

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D

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These are written instructions detailing how the facility is to be constructed

A. Specifications
B. Bid Documents
C. Estimates
D. Plans

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A

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These includes cost estimates for various parts of the project and are used to evaluate the acceptability of bids and financial feasibility of project

A. Specifications
B. Bid Documents
C. Estimates
D. Plans

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C

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This is a drawing of the facility as it would look to an observer directly above it

A. Plan View
B. Profile
C. Geometric Cross-Section
D. Superelevation Diagram

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A

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This drawing has elevation as its vertical axis, and horizontal distance as measured along the centerline of the facility (or other reference line), as its horizontal axis

A. Plan View
B. Profile
C. Geometric Cross-Section
D. Superelevation Diagram

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B

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This view has elevation as its vertical axis and horizontal distance, measured perpendicular to the centerline, as its horizontal axis

A. Plan View
B. Profile
C. Geometric Cross-Section
D. Superelevation Diagram

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C

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This applies to curved facilities, such as highways or railways, only. It consists of a graph with roadway or railway cross slope versus horizontal distance

A. Profile
B. Plan View
C. Geometric Cross-Section
D. Suuperelevation Diagram

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D

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The line representing the facility on profile

A. Elevations
B. Profile Grade
C. Cross-slope
D. Cross-section

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B

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These are normally specified in m/m or in percentages. In railway practice, these may be expressed in mm or inches that the high rail is above the low rail, since there is a standard horizontal distance maintained between rails

A. Elevations
B. Profile Grade
C. Cross-slope
D. Cross-section grade

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C

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These are intended primarily as a safety feature. They provide for accommodation of stopped vehicles, emergency use, and lateral support of the pavement

A. Drainage
B. Parking Space
C. Shoulders
D. Railway

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C

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The vertical alignment of a transportation facility consists of the following

A. Tangent grades and vertical curve
B. Profile and cross-section
C. Horizontal and vertical reference
D. Station and elevation

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A

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These are used to connect tangents to circular curves

A. Vertical curves
B. Transition curves
C. Horizontal tangents
D. Horizontal alignment

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B

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This determines the length of the superelevation runoff of transitional curves (spiral curves)

A. Superelevation or banking of curves
B. Centripetal acceleration
C. Speed of vehicle
D. Vehicle dynamic or appearance criteria

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D

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This traffic conflict occurs when vehicles enter a traffic stream

A. Merging conflicts
B. Diverging conflict
C. Weaving conflicts
D. Crossing conflicts

A

A

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This traffic conflict occurs when vehicles leave the traffic stream

A. Weaving conflicts
B. Diverging conflicts
C. Merging conflicts
D. Crossing conflicts

A

B

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This traffic conflict occurs when vehicles cross paths by first merging and the diverging

A. Weaving conflicts
B. Diverging conflicts
C. Merging conflicts
D. Crossing conflicts

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A

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This traffic conflict occurs when they cross paths directly

A. Weaving conflicts
B. Diverging conflicts
C. Merging conflicts
D. Crossing conflicts

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D

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This traffic solution involve assignment of the right-of-way to particular movements for particular time

A. Grade separation
B. Time-sharing
C. Space-sharing
D. Vehicle separation

A

B

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This traffic solution eliminates the crossing conflicts by placing the conflicting traffic streams at different elevations at their point of intersection

A. Grade spearation
B. Time-sharing
C. Space-sharing
D. Vehicle separation

A

A

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These quantities are normally expressed as volumes

A. Fill
B. Earthwork
C. Excavation
D. Cross-Section

A

B

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The points at which the cut or fill slopes intersect the existing ground

A. Haul point
B. Section point
C. Catch point
D. Hinge point

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C

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In earthworks, it is defined as the proportional change in volume of the material, relative to the volume it occupied in its natural state

A. Contract and expand
B. Relative density
C. Shrinkage and swell
D. Optimum density

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C

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Calculation of optimum haul strategies and earthwork costs is done by means of a ___

A. Mass diagram
B. Earthwork diagram
C. Cut and fill diagram
D. Balance diagram

A

A

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This is a graph cumulative volume of earthwork vs distance in stations from the beginning of the job, in which cut is considered to be positive and fill to be negative

A. Mass diagram
B. Earthwork diagram
C. Cut and fill diagram
D. Balance diagram

A

A

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The product of a volume of materials times the average distance it is hauled is referred to as a ___, and it is expressed in stations times cubic meters

A. Cut
B. Fill
C. Haul
D. Mass

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C

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The cost of excavation normally includes the cost of removing the material from its existing state, hauling it up to some specified distance referred to as the ___

A. Hauling distance
B. Embankment distance
C. Free haul distance
D. Excavation distance

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C

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This is the cost of any material that has to be obtained off the job site in order to make a fill

A. Cost of borrow
B. Cost of excavation
C. Cost of overhaul
D. Cost of embankment

A

A

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The longest distance material should ever be hauled is

A. Free haul distance
B. Excavation distance
C. Embankment distance
D. Limit of economic haul

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D

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This normally consists of aggregates such as gravel and crushed rock

A. Subbase
B. Base course
C. Geotextile
D. Subgrade

A

B

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These are usually local aggregate materials. They may consist of either unstabilized compacted aggregate or stabilized materials

A. Subbase
B. Base course
C. Geotextile
D. Subgrade

A

A

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These are sometimes used in constructing pavements. These are used to add strength, control moisture, and prevent the movement of fine materials into drainage layers

A. Subbase
B. Base course
C. Geotextile
D. Subgrade

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C

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For a given service life and performance index value, a ___ is determined based on the traffic loads, soil support, and other design factors

A. Structural member
B. Layer coefficients
C. Performance index
D. Resilient modulus

A

A

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A series of interconnected or interlaced cracks caused by fatigue failure of the asphalt concrete surface under repeated traffic loading

A. Block cracking
B. Transverse cracking
C. Longitudinal cracking
D. Alligator cracking

A

D

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Cracks forming large interconnected polygons, usually with sharp corners or angles. These cracks are generally caused by hardening and shrinkage of the asphalt and/or reflection cracking from underlying layers such as cement-treated base

A. Block cracking
B. Transverse cracking
C. Longitudinal cracking
D. Raveling

A

A

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Cracks approximately at right angles to the pavement center-line. These may be caused by shrinkage or differential thermal stress of the asphalt concrete or may be reflective crack

A. Drip track raveling
B. Transverse cracking
C. Longitudinal cracking
D. Raveling

A

B

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Cracks approximately at right angles to the pavement center-line. These are caused by poorly constructed construction joints and shrinkage of the asphalt concrete surface; they may also be reflective cracks

A. Drip track raveling
B. Transverse cracking
C. Longitudinal cracking
D. Raveling

A

C

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Wearing away of the pavement surface caused by the dislodging of aggregate particles and binder

A. Drip track raveling
B. Transverse cracking
C. Longitudinal cracking
D. Raveling

A

D

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Progressive disintegration of the surface between the heel paths caused by dripping of a gasoline or oil from vehicles

A. Drip track raveling
B. Transverse cracking
C. Longitudinal cracking
D. Raveling

A

A

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The exuding of bitumen onto the pavement surface, causing a reduction in skid resistance

A. Longitudinal cracking
B. Bleeding or flushing
C. Block cracking
D. Transverse cracking

A

B

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Elevation differences between adjacent slabs at transverse joints. This is usually the result of pumping, and is a major source of Portland Concrete Pavement failure

A. Faulting
B. Settlement
C. Blowups
D. Buckling

A

A

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Local sagging in the pavement caused by differential settlement, consolidation, or movement of the underlying earth mass

A. Faulting
B. Settlement
C. Blowups
D. Buckling

A

B

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Localized upward buckling and shattering of the slabs at transverse joints or cracks

A. Faulting
B. Settlement
C. Blowups
D. Buckling

A

C

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Abnormal surface wear, usually resulting from poor-quality surface mortar or coarse aggregate

A. Joint or crack spalling
B. Surface attrition or surface abrasion
C. Surface polish
D. Blowups

A

B

54
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Loss of the original surface texture due to traffic action

A. Joint or crack spalling
B. Surface attrition or surface abrasion
C. Surface polish
D. Blowups

A

C

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These models of traffic flow describe the motion of individual vehicles and their interactions with one another

A. Macroscopic
B. Microscopic
C. Macro-level
D. Micro-level

A

B

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These models of traffic flow describe the relationship among flow, speed, and density

A. Macroscopic
B. Microscopic
C. Macro-level
D. Micro-level

A

A

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Two basic types of traffic signals

A. Automatic and manual
B. Fixed time and traffic-actuated
C. Electromechanical and electronic
D. Impulse detector and presence detector

A

B

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