PAVEMENT ANALYSIS DESIGN

1. The tyre pressure on commercial vehicle on Highway vary from

a 1.0 to 1.5 MN/m2
b. 0.50 to 0.70 MN/m2
c. 0.1 to 0.5 MN/m2
d. 1.0 to 1.5 MN/m2

2. The Poissons ratio for all soils is generally taken around

a. 1.0
b. 0.50
c 0.15
d. 1.53.

3.The two layer system for analying stresses in pavement is developed by

a. Burmister
b. Bousinessqs
c. Westergaard
d. Bradbur

4. IRC 37-2001 revised version for flexible pavement design has been designed as
a. 4-layer
b. 3-layer
c. 2-layer
d. 1-layer

5. The IRC catalogue covers soils having CBR value in the range of
a. 2 - 10
b. 10 20
c. 20 - 30
d. 30 40

6. Tandem axle means

a. one axle
b. two axle
c. three axle
d. no axle

7. The modulus of subgrade reaction K is equal to __________ Where pis the pressure
and is the deflection.
a. p /
b./ p
c. p x
d. p

8. In calculating radius of relative stiffness l according to westergaaards equation stands

for
a. load ratio
b. poissons ratio
c. Westergaard constant
d. Bradbury constant

9. The region in which the load stresses are found to be not so critical in the design of rigid
pavement for highway is _________
a. Corner region
b. Edge region
c. interior region
d. intermediate region

10. In the absence of accurate data, a growth rate of ____________% can be assumed
a. 3.5
b. 7.5
c. 12.5
d. 16.5