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This document is an exam for a Transportation Engineering course, consisting of 8 questions worth a total of 56 marks. The questions cover various topics in transportation engineering, including different modes of transportation, highway design components and camber, sight distance calculations, types of pavements and pavement distresses, advantages of common rail gauge, components of permanent way and importance of rail, creep in rail, points and crossings components, traffic control devices and warning signs, types of parking, harbour components and functions, definitions of traffic flow parameters, types of traffic surveys and significance of delay studies, considerations for airport site selection, airport components and importance of taxiways, uses of super elevation, and tests on aggregates. Students must attempt 4 questions out of the

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Gujarat Technological University

This document is an exam for a Transportation Engineering course, consisting of 8 questions worth a total of 56 marks. The questions cover various topics in transportation engineering, including different modes of transportation, highway design components and camber, sight distance calculations, types of pavements and pavement distresses, advantages of common rail gauge, components of permanent way and importance of rail, creep in rail, points and crossings components, traffic control devices and warning signs, types of parking, harbour components and functions, definitions of traffic flow parameters, types of traffic surveys and significance of delay studies, considerations for airport site selection, airport components and importance of taxiways, uses of super elevation, and tests on aggregates. Students must attempt 4 questions out of the

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Seat No.: ________ Enrolment No.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY


BE- SEMESTER–V (NEW) EXAMINATION – WINTER 2020
Subject Code:3150611 Date:29/01/2021
Subject Name:Transportation Engineering
Time:10:30 AM TO 12:30 PM Total Marks: 56
Instructions:
1. Attempt any FOUR questions out of EIGHT questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
MARKS

Q.1 (a) What are the different modes of transportation? Write the importance 03
of it in context to socio-economic development.
(b) Draw the detail cross section of highway, showing all the components 04
of it. Explain the use of Camber
(c) Define sight distance. Derive an expression for calculation of stopping 07
sight distance on a highway.

Q.2 (a) Differentiate between Flexible and Rigid Pavement 03


(b) Write the objective and classification of highway maintenance works 04
(c) Write in detail the reason of failure and suggestion for improvement 07
of following distresses in pavement
(i) Potholes, (ii) Elegator cracking
Q.3 (a) What are the advantages of common rail gauge throughout the nation? 03
(b) Draw the cross section of permanent way showing all components of 04
it. Write the importance of rail.
(c) Write a note on “Coning of wheel” 07

Q.4 (a) Define Creep in rail. Write the theory behind it 03


(b) Draw the diagram of the “Points & Crossing” showing all components 04
of it in detail
(c) Write a note on “Junction and terminal” 07
Q.5 (a) What are the different traffic control devices? Explain in detail about 03
the warning sign.
(b) Enlist the different types of parking? Explain at list one advantage of 04
each type of parking.
(c) Draw the typical diagram of harbour showing all components. Write 07
down the importance of Jetty, turning basin and Breakwater.

Q.6 (a) Define: (i) Running Speed 03


(ii) Spot Speed
(iii) Volume
(b) Enlist different types of traffic surveys. What is the significance of 04
Delay studies?
(c) What are the different points to be taken care while selecting the site 07
for airport?
Q.7 (a) Enlist the different components of Airport. Explain the importance of 03
Taxiway.
(b) Where and why super elevation is required? 04
(c) Enlist the test on aggregates. Explain any one in detail. 07

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Q.8 (a) Differentiate between Dry dock & Wet dock 03
(b) Explain in detail about where and why transition curve is required? 04
(c) Derive an expression for finding the extra widening required on 07
horizontal curve

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