Transportation Engineering - Railway Engineering
GATE Civil Engineering · 6 questions across 4 years (2019-2026) · 10% recurrence rate
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Cant C on a Broad Gauge railway track is calculated for an equilibrium speed V (in km/h), dynamic gauge G (in mm) and radius of curve R (in m) using formula/formulae:
Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
The number of trains and their corresponding speeds for a curved Broad Gauge section with 437 m radius, are • 20 trains travel at a speed of 40 km/hr • 15 trains travel at a speed of 50 km/hr • 12 trains travel at a spee...
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, a few years after construction, the Rai...
For a 2º curve on a high speed Broad Gauge (BG) rail section, the maximum sanctioned speed is 100 km/h and the equilibrium speed is 80 km/h. Consider dynamic gauge of BG rail as 1750 mm. The degree of curve is defined as...
A broad gauge railway line passes through a horizontal curved section (radius = 875 m) of length 200 m. The allowable speed on this portion is 100 km/h. For calculating the cant, consider the gauge as centre-to-centre di...