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    This document is a question paper for a Civil Engineering examination on Highway Engineering. It contains 3 parts with multiple choice and long answer questions. Part A contains 10 short answer questions. Part B contains 5 long answer questions worth 13 marks each. Part C contains 1 long answer question worth 15 marks on explaining the effects of highways on the environment and ecology or explaining the privatization of highways. The questions cover topics like highway research, pavement types and maintenance, geometric design elements, surveys for alignment, camber, uses of polymer modified bitumen, rigid pavement failure criteria, flexible pavement definition, and highway project formulation criteria.

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    This document is a question paper for a Civil Engineering examination on Highway Engineering. It contains 3 parts with multiple choice and long answer questions. Part A contains 10 short answer questions. Part B contains 5 long answer questions worth 13 marks each. Part C contains 1 long answer question worth 15 marks on explaining the effects of highways on the environment and ecology or explaining the privatization of highways. The questions cover topics like highway research, pavement types and maintenance, geometric design elements, surveys for alignment, camber, uses of polymer modified bitumen, rigid pavement failure criteria, flexible pavement definition, and highway project formulation criteria.

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    This document is a question paper for a Civil Engineering examination on Highway Engineering. It contains 3 parts with multiple choice and long answer questions. Part A contains 10 short answer questions. Part B contains 5 long answer questions worth 13 marks each. Part C contains 1 long answer question worth 15 marks on explaining the effects of highways on the environment and ecology or explaining the privatization of highways. The questions cover topics like highway research, pavement types and maintenance, geometric design elements, surveys for alignment, camber, uses of polymer modified bitumen, rigid pavement failure criteria, flexible pavement definition, and highway project formulation criteria.

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    This document is a question paper for a Civil Engineering examination on Highway Engineering. It contains 3 parts with multiple choice and long answer questions. Part A contains 10 short answer questions. Part B contains 5 long answer questions worth 13 marks each. Part C contains 1 long answer question worth 15 marks on explaining the effects of highways on the environment and ecology or explaining the privatization of highways. The questions cover topics like highway research, pavement types and maintenance, geometric design elements, surveys for alignment, camber, uses of polymer modified bitumen, rigid pavement failure criteria, flexible pavement definition, and highway project formulation criteria.

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    Reg. No.

    Question Paper Code : 40313

    B.E./B.Tech. DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021.

    Sixth Semester

    Civil Engineering

    CE 8604 –– HIGHWAY ENGINEERING

    (Regulations 2017)

    Time : Three hours Maximum : 100 marks

    Answer ALL questions.

    PART A — (10  2 = 20 marks)

    1. Write short notes on Highway Research Board.

    2. List out the salient features of Macadam roads.

    3. List the types of pavement maintenance.

    4. Write a short note on pavement strengthening.

    5. Enlist the elements involved in highway geometric design.

    6. State the various engineering surveys to determine the highway alignment.

    7. Give the significance of providing camber in road.

    8. Mention the uses of polymer modified bitumen.

    9. List the failure criteria of rigid pavements.

    10. Define flexible pavement.

    PART B — (5  13 = 65 marks)

    11. (a) Explain in detail about lucknow developmental plan in the phase of
    highway planning. (13)

    Or
    (b) Discuss in detail about the obligatory points controlling highway
    alignment. (13)
    12. (a) Design the rate of super elevation for a horizontal highway having a
    curve of radius 450 m with a design speed of 120 kmph. (13)

    Or
    (b) Elaborate how PIEV theory is linked with reaction time of a driver? (13)

    13. (a) Write a design procedure of IRC for Rigid pavement. (13)

    Or
    (b) Explain about the different types of cracks in flexible pavements. (13)

    14. (a) Elaborate the viscosity and penetration laboratory test on bituminous
    materials. (13)

    Or
    (b) Elaborate any three quality controls testing on road aggregates with its
    IRC recommendations. (13)

    15. (a) Describe structural and non-structural method of evaluation of


    pavements. (13)

    Or
    (b) Describe the criteria that are followed during a highway project
    formulation. (13)

    PART C — (1  15 = 15 marks)

    16. (a) Explain the different effects on Environment and Ecology of the
    surroundings due to a highway project. (15)

    Or
    (b) What you understand by privatization of highways? Explain with its
    advantages. (15)

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