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GATE CE 2020 Transport Engg. & Survey Quiz 6 (App update required to attempt this test)

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Question 1

A soil subgrade has following data;

1) Soil passing 75μ sieve is 55%

2) liquid limit= 40%

3) Plastic limit=20%

then Group index will be

Question 2

The data given below pertain to the design of a flexible pavement.

Initial traffic = 1350 cvpd

Traffic growth rate = 7% per annum

Design life = 15 years

Vehicle damage factor = 2.50

Distribution factor = 1.05

The design traffic in terms of Million standard axles (MSA) to be catered would be.

Question 3

In a Marshall sample, the bulk specific gravity of mix and aggregates are 2.324 and 2.546 respectively. The sample includes 5% of bitumen (by total weight of mix) of specific gravity 1.10. The theoretical maximum specific gravity of mix is 2.441. The void filled with bitumen (VFB) in the Marshall sample (in %) is _______

Question 4

A typical Marshall test graph is shown in the figure below. The quantity on the y-axis is

Question 5

The total thickness of flexible pavement assuming single layer elastic theory, using the following data, will be ________ cm.
Design wheel load = 5200 kg
Tyre pressure = 7.2 kg/cm2
Elastic modulus = 160 kg/cm2
Permissible deflection = 0.25 cm
Traffic coefficient= 1
Rainfall coefficient=1

Question 6

The result of one day axle load of trucks on a road is given below. Find the number of repetition of standard 80KN axle in a year (nearest integer)

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