Transport

1. Asignistobegiveninaturnoff.Thevalueof85thpercentilespeedis50km/h.Theturnoffisto
beapproachedat25km/h.Theperceptionreactiontimeis1.25secanddecelerationrateis
0.3g.Theminimumdistanceofthesigntobeplacedbeforetheturnofftohavesafeturning.
2. Anengineeriswillingtoidentifythespeedcharacterisiticsofanexpressway.Theconfidence
levelis95percentandallowablespeedis0.1km/h.Hecollected230spotspeeddataandthe
averagespeedofthevehiclesaregiven.Didthepersonnelcollectedsufficientdata?
3. Shortnoteon:
(i)
Rackedinsurfacedracing
(ii)
Sandwichsurfacedressing
4. Multiplechoice:
(i)
Thewaytoreducepavementlayerthicknessbyimprovinggradequality,
(ii)
Thereinrforcementinanr.c.cslabisgiveninhor/ver/both/orwiredmesh
(iii)
Thevalueofcarcrashisfound40ina15.5milehighwaysegmentinoneyear.TheADT
is5000vehicle.Findtherateofcarcrashinper100millionvehiclemile.
Structure
1. True/false
(i)
BNBCpublishedfirstin1994
(ii)
Thereductionfactorofcolumnforaccidentaleccentricityis0.85
2. TheSFD,BMDofthefollowingpost,neglectingselfwaight:

2k/ft

6ft
6ft

5ft

3. Thewidth,effectivedepthandreinforcementofabeamsectionisgiven.fc=3000psiandfy=
60000psi.Findifthetensioncontrolsectionisprovidedandthedesignstrength.(formula
given)
Geotech
1. Multiplechoice:
(i)
Thetimefactorfor50%consolidation,

(ii)
Thevalueofporosotyisgiven,voidratiois
(iii)
Theangleofinternalfrictionis30degree,findactiveandpassiveearthpressurecoeff.
(iv)
Thebearingcapacityfactorofalongpilewith(L/D)>50
(v)
Findthedepthoftensioncrackwherec,unitweightaregiven.
2. Describethefactorsaffectingthebearingcapacityofashallowfoundationrestinginclaysoil
3. Thevolumeofaborrowpitis1.1ft3.Thesoilofthispithaswetwtof130lbanddrywtof119
lb.Thespecificgravityis2.7.Findthedegreeofsaturation.
4. Thediais24inanddepthis100ftofafrictionpile.Coeffofadhesionis0.5.theunconfined
compressivestrengthis2000psf.Findtheultimatebearingcapacityofthepile.
Environment
1. True/false:
(i)
TheBODvaluefoundfromthe1storderreactionisapproximatelythevalueofNBOD.
(ii)
Inagravitywastewaterpipelinesystem,theselfcleansingvelocityshouldbeattainedat
leasttwiceaday
(iii)
Theonlydisinfactantchemicalsthatcanbeusedforwastewatertreatmentarechlorine
andozon.
(iv)
Tricklingfiltersystemneedsmoreskilledoperationandmaintenancethanactivated
sludgesystem.
2. Showthediagramofdifferentphasesofthelifecycleofbacteria.
3. Thedefinitionof(i)sewer,(ii)sewage,(iii)sullage
WRE
1. Theareaforirrigationis400ha.Thedutyis200ha/cumec.Findthedesigndischargeatthe
canaltakeoff.
2. Thefieldcapacityandmoisturedepthare27cmand19cm.Therootzonedepthandapparent
specificgravityaregiven.Thetimerequiredtoirrigate2haareain60l/srate.
3. TheriverGangaflows(bankfull)inarateof25000m3/sec.Findthe(i)hydraulicgeometry,(ii)
thescouredepth,withbedmaterialsizeof0.15mm.
4. Thevalueofdimensionlesseffectivestressis0.045.findthe(i)effectivevelocity,(ii)thevalueof
incipientdepthofawideriverchannelwiththebedsedimentsizeof0.2mmwithlongitudinal
riverbedslopeof0.0001.Assumeanyvalue.
5. Thevalueofpressure,elevationanddiaofapointPinapipesectionaregiven.Anotherpointis
Qwhoseelevationanddiaaregiven,pressurehastobemessured.GivendischargefromPtoQ
is2m3/secandhL=1m.
6. Thevalueofpeakofa6hfloodhydrographis35m3/sec.Thebaseflowis10m3/sec.Thevalue
ofrainfalldepthis3.25cmandinfiltrationrateis0.125cm/day(forgotunit).Find(i)thepeakof
6hunithydrograph,(ii)runoffcoefficient.
7. Thevalueoftotaldirectrunoffisgiveninm3.Thevalueofdepthofrainfallis4cmandrunoff
coefficientis0.5.findtheareaofthecatchment.

8. Whatisabesthydraulicsection?Showthebesttriangularhydraulicsectionisonehalfofa
square.