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stopping sight distance

GATE Civil Engineering · Highway Geometric Design · 1987-2024

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2024 Q63

A vertical summit curve on a freight corridor is formed at the intersection of two gradients, +3.0% and -5.0%. Assume the following: Only large-sized trucks are allowed on this cor...

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2024 PYQ

A car is travelling at a speed of 60 km/hr on a section of a National Highway having a downward gradient of 2%. The driver of the car suddenly observes a stopped vehicle on the car...

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2024 PYQ

A vertical summit curve on a freight corridor is formed at the intersection of two gradients, +3.0% and −5.0%. Assume the following: - Only large-sized trucks are allowed on this c...

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2023 Q23

Which of the following is equal to the stopping sight distance?

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2023 PYQ

Which of the following is equal to the stopping sight distance?

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2022 Q62

A parabolic vertical crest curve connects two road segments with grades +1.0% and -2.0%. If a 200 m stopping sight distance is needed for a driver at a height of 1.2 m to avoid an...

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2022 PYQ

A parabolic vertical crest curve connects two road segments with grades +1.0% and $$-$$2.0%. If a 200 m stopping sight distance is needed for a driver at a height of 1.2 m to avoid...

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2021 Q54

The stopping sight distance (SSD) for a level highway is 140 m for the design speed of 90 km/h. The acceleration due to gravity and deceleration rate are 9.81 m/s² and 3.5 m/s², re...

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2014 PYQ

The perception-reaction time for a vehicle travelling at 90 km/h, given the coefficient of longitudinal friction of 0.35 and the stopping sight distance of 170 m (assume g = 9.81 m...

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1999 PYQ

The reaction time for calculating stopping sight distance may be assumed as

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1991 PYQ

If the design speed is 80kmph, perception reaction time is 3sec and coefficient of friction is 0.5, then the SSD is ________.

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1988 PYQ

A vehicle traveling on dry, level pavement at 80kmph had the brakes applied. The vehicle traveling 76.5 m before stopping. what is the coefficient of friction that has developed?

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1987 PYQ

The distance traveled by a moving vehicle during perception time and break reaction time is known as

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