INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHRAGPUR End-Spring Semester 2005-2006 (2" year B.Tech.) pate Time. 3 Hours Ful Marks: 60 Department: Civil Engineering No. of Students: 47 Sub, No, CE23002 ‘sub. Name: Transportation Engineering Instructions: (i) Use separate Answer Sstipts for Group A & Group B. ii) Answer ALL Questions GROUP A Question-+ Design the following geometric features for a horizontal curve of railivs 230 m on a two-lane Notional Highway passing through a rolling terrain and carrying mixed traffic wih a desiga speed of 80 Kmph. The length of wheeibase of Jongest vehicle is 6.0m, wicth of the road on tangent is 7.0 m, and superetevation is proved by tolaie o paveriel about the conve line. Assume other dala, if necessary, as per recommendations of the indian Roads Congress. _af Supereievation >) Extra widening ) Length of transition curve d) Intermediate Sight Distance (ISD) and required set-back distance assuming that the iength of the circular curve is more than ISD [aezeaetreayat4 Question-2 a) Detive the following relationship. Where, L is the required minimum iangth of vertical summit curve (L) to satisfy the requirement of Gesign overtaking sight distance (S}, and 91 he deviation angle, New. BS, : aw ‘While aligning a hill road with a ruling gradient of 6 percent, a horizontal curve of radius 60 mis encountered. Find the compensated gradient at the curve. ) Discuss various types of gradient recommended by the IRC for design of vertical alignment cd} Why itis meaningful to attempt to infuence the travel demand? Discuss different ways of infivencing the travel demand fe}, Write short notes on: {i} Effect of grade on design overtaking sight distance {il Methods of introducing extra waning on horizontal curves [48 2424(143)+(242)} 916 Page | of 2GROUP B Question-t 2) What are Alligator and Reflection cracks? Lisl of the specific causes for these distresses ‘and suteble fepair measures. [Answer should be spesilic and not general] b) Draw the volumetries of bituminous mix and show all parameters such as air voids. absorbed bilumen, volume of aggregates, etc, 07 it? c) Find the air voids in the compacted mixture using following data, ~ Te by weight of mix (Coarse Aggregate _ 65 Fine Aggregate and Filet 2. Bitumen 7 Given that unit weight of compacted mixture = 2.31 ginfem*. What will happen to % air voids if (} % of bitumen is increased by 0.2 (% by weight of mix) and reduce the % of fine aggregate by same amount (i} % of Coarse aggregate Is increased by 0.4 % by weight end reduce % bitumen by equal amount [343+4]=10 Question-2 a) Distinguish between Marshal and SUPERPAVE mix design approaches, b}. Distinguish between Bituminous concrete, prem carpet, WEM and WiMt types of layers wilh respect Io thickness. prevmix or nol prevmin, max & min size of aggregate roy Cresersurfacelvearing course! an" ests on aggregate spgete by C resi Namie of the test on] jLayer Type — min) | yet | Oe ‘aggregates as per! oe bg son ERIE bo ne c) fly explain the structural #véluation of pavements using impulse load based Baty oo eels ts eid [4+3+3]510 Question-3 2} Distinguish between flexible and rigid pavement in terms of load distribution (use sketch aiso). stzessfloads considered, critical cambination of stresses used in Ine pavement design, performance criteria used b) Discuss, briefy, about the Hot Mix Asphatt factors affeciing compaction S}_ Discuss how road roughness data is use‘u at network and project level? [4+343]=10 END. Page 2 of 2