Exam 7: Indian Road Congress, Central Road Organisation, and Road Construction

The road surfacing should be

When the rainfall is more, flatter gradients should be provided in the side drains and the road.

The maximum super-elevation on hill roads should not exceed

The headquarter of the Indian Roads Congress is at

Retaining wall is constructed usually on the

According to IRC recommendations, the maximum spacing of a transverse expansion joint in unreinforced concrete pavements for a slab thickness of 20 cm should be

The Central Road Organisation (C.R.O.) was set up in

The width of the class 9 roads is

When the exposed surface of a pavement dries and shrinks more than the underlying concrete, a phenomenon known as

The instantaneous speed of a vehicle as it passes a point in a highway is known as

A road connecting two towns is called a

When the valley curves are designed as square parabola, the stopping sight distance should be equal to head-light beam distance.

Which of the following statement is correct?

The enoscope is used to determine

The increase in traffic constitutes the

The purpose of traffic signals is to

The camber of road should be approximately equal to

Transition curves are not provided on highways.

The wearing course in the case of flexible pavements consist of

The super-elevation is