TRANSPO AND HIGHWAY ENGINEERING Flashcards
1
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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
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2
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What are the two components in stopping sight distance
A. Reaction and braking distance
B. Passing and maneuver distance
C. Car headlight and surface distance
D. Grade and road curvature distance
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3
Q
The primary consideration in the design of geometric cross sections for highways, runways, and taxiways
A. Drainage
B. Parking Space
C. Shoulders
D. Railway
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4
Q
These are normally parabolas centered about the point of intersection f the vertical tangents they join
A. Vertical tangent
B. Vertical curve
C. Grade
D. Elevation
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B
