Session No.14001 Phase I Course for IRSE(P) 2012 ex. Batch. Tutorial on LWR : Multiple choice questions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

. A length greater than ..m will normally function as LWR on BG(a) 200 (b) 250 (c) 300 Longest length of LWR under Indian conditions(a) Greater than one block section (b) 100 (c) one block section Breathing length can be expressed as. (a) AEt (b)

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Gap at SEJ while in mean position with 52 kg rail(a) 40mm (b) 60mm (c) 120mm Tongue rail of SEJ shall always be laid .on double line section(a) Opposite to the direction of traffic (b) Facing to the direction of traffic Whentm = 350C, whether 90R rail can be distressed at 410C (a) No. (b) Yes Cold weather patrolling is started when the rail temp falls to less than.. (a) td-200C (b) td+20c (c) td-300c Hot weather patrolling is done when the rail temp exceeds. (a) td+200c (b) td+100c (c) td

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9. In case of manual compaction of ballast, track is consolidated by the passage oftones of traffic on B.G.(a) 1lac (b) 3 lacs (c) 2 lacs 10. In case mechanical compaction of ballast, track is consolidated by the passage of atleasttones of traffic on B.G.(a) 50,000 (b) 20,000 (c) None of these thermometer most commonly used for recording rail temperature(a) continuous recording type (b) dial type (c) embedded type Width of ballast shoulder on either side of common tangent point of a reverse curve sharper than 1500m radius(a) 450mm (b) 500mm (c) 600mm Girder on which LWR/CWR is not permitted shall be isolated by a minimum of ..well anchored track on either side(a) 36m (b) 24m (c) 12m Points & crossings shall be isolated from LWR by the providing .normal rail lengths duly anchored (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 LWR/CWR shall not be continued over girder bridges with OAL not more than..on MG(a) 10m (b) 30m (c) 20m

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ballast section on the approaches of bridge upto 50m shall be heaped upto.. (a)footrail (b) below head (c) none of these Maximum OAL of girder bridge on which LWR/CWR with 52kg rail can be permitted(a) 27m (b) 43m (c) 11m Max. distance apart where rollers are provided during distressing (a) at every 20th sleeper (b) at every 15th sleeper (c) none of these Total no. of reference marks to be provided in LWR(a) 12 (b) 10 (c) 14 maintenance of LWR.CWR shall be done when the rail temp. is below (a) td+100C (b) td+200C (c) td When temp. exceeds td+200C after maintenance without compaction of ballast a S/R of.kmph on BG will follow(a) 50 (b) 40 (c) 30 While slewing the track, the angle of planting crow bar shall not be(a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) none of these Lifting of track other than concrete sleepers shall not be done more than .mm in one stage(a) 50 (b) 30 (c) 25 While replacing GR pads of more than one sleeper atleast..sleepers in between shall be kept intact(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 20 While doing casual renewal of sleepers one sleeper in consecutive sleepers shall be replaced at a time(a) 15 (b) 30 (c) 20 Oiling & Greasing of SEJs shall be done once in a . (a) fortnight (b) month (c) week SEJs shall be inspected once in a in 2 coldest and 2 hottest months of the eyar and once in 2 months in remaining period. (a) week (b) fortnight (c) month LWR/CWR shall be distressed if the SEJ differs by more than .from theoretical range(a) +10 (b) +30 (c) +20 No. of buffer rails in zone III & IV on B.G.(a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 A gap of . mm shall be provided at each FP joint of buffer rail (a) 6mm (b) 7.5mm (c) 5mm Length of buffer rail on BG(a) 5.5m (b) 6m (c) 6.5m for carrying out major works like deep screening etc. when rail temp. is likely to exceed beyond td+100C during work, temporary deep screening shall be carried out at .. (a) tmax-100C (b) tmax (c) tmax+100C For carrying out repair of rail fracture, the material taken out must be(a) less than material taken out (b) more than material taken out (c) equal to material put in Destressing done at higher temperature than specified will cause.. (a) Buckling (b) fracture (c) none of these Welded panel distressed at lower temperature shall cause .stresses at higher temperature(a) compressive (b) tensile (c) none of these

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A rail fracture has caused 40mm gap. Punch mark shall be provided at a distance equal to. (a) L+2 weld gaps 2 saw cuts + gap at fracture (b) L+2 weld gaps 2 saw cuts (c) none of these Competency certificate for LWR/CWR maintenance for a supervisor shall be valid for .years(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 Min. supervisory level for toutine track maintenance on LWR/CWR(a) Mate (b) PWS (c) JE P.Way Breathing length of LWR/CWR exhibits the movement of(a) rail sleeper frame (b) rail done (c) sleeper alone Gap. g has been created on a rail fracture, punch mark from the fractured ends of rail has been marked at a distance equal to a & b on either side. Relationship which shall hold good when rail closure of L length is inserted. (a) a+b+1=L+2x25-g (b) a+b+g+1=L2x25 a+b+1=L+2x25 Destressing by tensor can be done when tp is(a) more than td (b) less than td (c) equal to td Hot weather patrolman has a beat of . (a) 2 km on single line track (b) 1 km on single line track 2 km on double line track For track circuiting in lWR track . Shall be used(a) insulated block joints (b) glued joint G31 (c) glued joint G35 Max. curvature permitted for laying LWr is . (a) 20 (b) 40 (c) 10 while doing through packing manually on LWR, opening of sleepers is limited to (a) 100 sleepers may be opened at a time (b) no restriction on number but temperature restriction to be observed (c) only 30 sleepers to be opened within a temp. of td+100C & Td-300C For maintaining LWr on CST-9(a) reverse jaw sleepers are removed (b) LWR can not be laid on CST-9 reverse jaw sleepers are provided Emergency repairs to a buckled track involve(a) cut rail piece by machine & slew back the track (b) Gas cut & slew back to original alignment (C) wait for temperature to go down before slewing an expansion of 4mm & contraction of 3mm takes at SEJ during rising & failing temp. from the standard gap of 20mm. Permissible range of gap with heavier section of rail shall be (a) 16mm to 23mm (b) 26mm to 33 mm (c) 14mm to 3 mm LWR can be continued over bridges without bearings like slabs, arches (True/False) Thermal force per degree centigrade for 60 kg rail(a) 1.638T (b) 1.9T (c) none of these When gap at the SEJ is giving problem both in winter as well as in summer, it indicates (a) lower ballast resistance (b) higher ballast resistance When gap at the SEJ is comfortable in winter but closes in summer, it indicates (a) higher distressing temp. (b) lower distressing temp. *****

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