Download Previous Year Question paper of Highway Engineering 5th Sem Civil/4516/Feb 2021 Diploma Paper (Batch 2018 Onwards)
Highway Engineering 5th Sem Civil/4516/Feb 2021 Diploma Paper Batch 2018 Onwards
SECTION-A
Q1. Attempt any Three questions. 5×3=15
i. What is highway alignment? Write down the requirements of good highway alignment.
ii. Define “stopping sight distance” and “overtaking sight distance” along with some factors on which
they depend
iii. Define a) road shoulder with its characteristics and b) Camber along with its function.
iv. Differentiate between bitumen and tar.
v. What is road binder? Write down its functions.
vi. Write down the advantages and disadvantages of Water Bound Macadam roads.
vii. Define “landslides” and write down the control measures to prevent landslides.
SECTION-B
Q2. Attempt any one question. 1×10=10
a. Discuss the IRC classification of roads.
b. What do you understand by rigid pavements? Write down its merits and demerits.
c. What is soil stabilization? What are the different methods of soil stabilization?
d. Draw neat sketches showing typical cross-sections of hill roads in
i) Cutting ii) partly in cutting and filling iii) filling
Highway Engineering 5th Sem Civil/4516/Feb 2021 Diploma Paper