Exam 6: Essential Terminology for Road Design and Traffic Control

The joints, parallel to the centre-line of the road, are called

The length of the tangent of a simple curve having angle of deflection ? and radius of curvature R, is equal to

The volume of traffic, that would immediately use a new or an improved road when opened to traffic, is known as

The reaction time of a driver

The major function of reinforcement, in concrete pavements, is

A complete signal-time cycle constitutes

The natural soil on which the pavement rests and to which the entire load of structure is ultimately transferred, is known as the

Design of both summit and valley curves is based on the assumption that the

The super structure of a road is called

According to Indian Roads Congress, the maximum width of a road vehicle is

For jeepable roads, the width of pavement adopted is

The longitudinal joints are provided when the width of road is more than

The shape of a vertical curve is

Alignment of a road is finally decided on the basis of

The Motor Vehicle Act was enacted in

The fundamental condition for a perfect transition curve is that radius of curvature at any point should be

If the traffic detectors are used on all the approaches to an intersection, the control signal is known as

An gradient on a road is said to be an exceptional gradient if its is

A curve at the ridge of a hill having a convex shape is called a

The longitudinal joint in concrete pavements, as recommended by IRC, is of