Exam Details
| Subject | Transportation Engineering | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Diploma in Civil Engineering (DCLE - G) | |
| Department | School of Engineering & Technology (SOET) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | June, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
List the various modes of transport used in India.
Give the merits and demerits of each mode of transport.
Draw a full-page typical cross-section of: a road going through an urban area; and a road passing through a non-urban area.
Compare and contrast rigid and flexible pavements.
Draw a cross-section of a road/pavement suitable in water-logged areas.
Briefly explain the following:
Design of highways, district roads, and village roads.
Long term road plan (1961-1981) of India, and its objectives.
Use of laterite, limestone and sandstone in roads.
Utility of Loco sheds, and signals in railways.
Discuss the outline of the following:
Layout and design features of a good artificial harbour.
Control of movement of aircraft on the runways.
Construction of Gabion walls and their advantages.
What are obligatory points on a road alignment? Why are curves provided in the alignment?
What is the importance of sight distance on road curves?
Why and how is super-elevation provided in roads?
Draw a cross-section of a road that is suitable in a desert.
Discuss the method of construction of such a road.
A bridge is to cross over a river, flowing in an alluvial soil. The maximum discharge of the river is 1360 cumec, and f =0·55. Find the optimum length of the waterway required. Also find the depth of foundation of the piers that is to be adopted.
Give the requirements of a good railway station.
Draw a manual of maintenance of a railway track, clearly giving the various operations involved.
7. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Inland water transport in coastal areas
Layout of an airport
Use of ballast and sleepers in railway tracks
Give the merits and demerits of each mode of transport.
Draw a full-page typical cross-section of: a road going through an urban area; and a road passing through a non-urban area.
Compare and contrast rigid and flexible pavements.
Draw a cross-section of a road/pavement suitable in water-logged areas.
Briefly explain the following:
Design of highways, district roads, and village roads.
Long term road plan (1961-1981) of India, and its objectives.
Use of laterite, limestone and sandstone in roads.
Utility of Loco sheds, and signals in railways.
Discuss the outline of the following:
Layout and design features of a good artificial harbour.
Control of movement of aircraft on the runways.
Construction of Gabion walls and their advantages.
What are obligatory points on a road alignment? Why are curves provided in the alignment?
What is the importance of sight distance on road curves?
Why and how is super-elevation provided in roads?
Draw a cross-section of a road that is suitable in a desert.
Discuss the method of construction of such a road.
A bridge is to cross over a river, flowing in an alluvial soil. The maximum discharge of the river is 1360 cumec, and f =0·55. Find the optimum length of the waterway required. Also find the depth of foundation of the piers that is to be adopted.
Give the requirements of a good railway station.
Draw a manual of maintenance of a railway track, clearly giving the various operations involved.
7. Write short notes on any two of the following:
Inland water transport in coastal areas
Layout of an airport
Use of ballast and sleepers in railway tracks
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- Construction Equipment
- Construction Management
- Construction Supervision and Building Maintenance
- Irrigation Engineering
- Prestressed Concrete
- Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
- Technical Documentation
- Transportation Engineering