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GATE Civil Engineering · Highway Geometric Design · 2000-2025

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2025 Q64

On a two-lane highway, a horizontal curve of radius 300 m is provided. The design speed is 80 km/h. If the longest wheelbase of vehicle expected on this highway is 7 m, then the ex...

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2025 PYQ

On a two-lane highway, a horizontal curve of radius 300 m is provided. The design speed is $80 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{h}$. If the longest wheelbase of vehicle expected on this high...

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2024 Q28

In general, the outer edge is raised above the inner edge in horizontal curves for

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2024 Q62

A horizontal curve of radius 1080 m (with transition curves on either side) in a Broad Gauge railway track is designed and constructed for an equilibrium speed of 70 kmph. However,...

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2024 PYQ

In general, the outer edge is raised above the inner edge in horizontal curves for

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2023 Q35

For a horizontal curve, the radius of a circular curve is obtained as 300 m with the design speed as 15 m/s. If the allowable jerk is 0.75 m/s³, what is the minimum length (in m, i...

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2022 Q28

A horizontal curve is to be designed in a region with limited space. Which of the following measure(s) can be used to decrease the radius of curvature?

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2022 PYQ

A horizontal curve is to be designed in a region with limited space. Which of the following measure(s) can be used to decrease the radius of curvature?

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2021 Q15

A highway designed for 80 km/h speed has a horizontal curve section with radius 250 m. If the design lateral friction is assumed to develop fully, the required super elevation is

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2018 Q25

While aligning a hill road with a ruling gradient of 6%, a horizontal curve of radius 50 m is encountered. The grade compensation (in percentage, up to two decimal places) to be pr...

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2018 Q54

A 7.5 m wide two-lane road on a plain terrain is to be laid along a horizontal curve of radius 510 m. For a design speed of 100 kmph, super-elevation is provided as per IRC: 73-198...

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2017 PYQ

While aligning a hill road with a ruling gradient of 6%, a horizontal curve of radius 50 m is encountered. The grade compensation (in percentage, up to two decimal places) to be pr...

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2017 PYQ

A super-elevation e is provided on a circular horizontal curve such that a vehicle can be stopped on the curve without sliding. Assuming a design speed v and maximum coefficient of...

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2015 PYQ

A superspeedway in New Delhi has among the highest super-elevation rates of any track on the Indian Grand Prix circuit. The track requires drivers to negotiate turns with a radius...

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2014 PYQ

A road is being designed for a speed of 110 km/hr on a horizontal curve with a super elevation of 8%. If the coefficient of side friction is 0.10, the minimum radius of the curve (...

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2009 PYQ

The value of lateral friction or side friction used in the design of horizontal curve as per India Roads Congress guidelines is

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2007 PYQ

While designing a hill road with a ruling gradient of 6%, if a sharp horizontal curve of 50m radius is encountered, the compensated gradient at the curve as per the Indian Roads Co...

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2000 PYQ

The ruling minimum radius of horizontal curve of a national highway in plain terrain for a ruling design speed of 100 km/hour with e = 0.07 and f = 0.15 is close to

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2000 PYQ

Design rate of super elevation for horizontal highway curve of radius 450 m for a mixed traffic condition, having a speed of 125 km/hour is

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