CE 6010 PAVEMENT ENGG, Final year, Department of Civil Engineering, Model Exam Questions

Answer ALL Questions
PART A – (10 x 2 = 20 Marks)

1.What do you mean by pavement ?
2.Defineresilent modulus ?
3.Differentiate between flexible pavement and rigid pavement ?
4.State the components of flexible pavement ?
5.What are dowel bars ?
6.Mention the types of joints in rigid pavements ?
7.List the types of defects in flexible pavements ?
8.Define skid resistance ?
9.What do you mean by soil stabilization ?
10. Different types of stabilization techniques?


                                                        PART B – (5X16=80 Marks)

1.a.What are the different types of pavements?
b.Explain the stress and deflection in pavements under repeated loading?
2.a.i.Design a flexible pavement for the following details:          (8mark)
      Number of commercial vehicle in each direction = 500
      Construction period = 2 years
      Annual traffic growth rate = 7.5%
      CBR value = 6%
    Road type = SH
    Pavement width = 7 m
    Design period = 20 years 
ii.Differentiate between flexible and rigid pavements (8mark)
                                                 (or)
b.i.Explain in detail about the IRC method of flexible pavement design . Discuss the limitation of this method.
3.a.i.Explain the stepwise procedure for designing concrete pavements .(8mark)
ii.Explain the design consideration for spacing of expansion and contraction joint. (8mark)
                                                  (or)
b.What are the objectives of joint in cement concrete pavement? Sketch the different types of                 joints used in pavement construction .indicate the principle of design .
4.a.Describe the symptoms , causes and remedial measures for the different types of failures in flexible pavements?
                                                  (or)
b.i.Explain the procedure for the structural evaluation of pavements.?(8mark)
ii.Explain the method of pavement evaluation?
5.a.Explain details about soil stabilizes testing and field control stabilization.
                                                  (or)
b.Explain the procedure for geosynthetics in roads?