Department of Civil Engineering

VELAMMAL Engineering College, Chennai – 600 066

Code A
( an Autonomous Institution )
Academic Year 2019 - 2020
Unit Test I
CE 8604 BE 3rd Year Regln 2017 25 Marks 12 50 to 01 35 PM
Highway Engg Civil Engg 6th Sem January 29, 2020 45 Minutes

Part A 5 Questions * 2 Marks Each 10 Marks

A1 Draw the typical cross section of an Urban 4 lane Highway. ( CO 1 )
A2 Define IRC, CRRI and NHAI ( CO 1 )
A3 Define Obligatory Points with examples for both the categories ( CO 1 )
A4 Define Urban Heat Island ( CO 1 )
A5 List the classifications of Highways in India under Urban Roads category ( CO 1 )

Part B Answer any Two Questions ( 2 * 7 ½ marks Each ) 15 Marks

A6 Describe the road development projects schemes India from pre-historic period.
A7 Describe the tools and techniques used in the Modern methods for Highway
Alignment studies. ( CO 1 )
A8 List down and elaborate the various beneficial and harmful effects of Highway
projects on Environment and Ecology ( CO 1 )

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Department of Civil Engineering

VELAMMAL Engineering College, Chennai – 600 066
Code B
( an Autonomous Institution )
Academic Year 2019 - 2020

CE 8604 BE 3rd Year Regln 2017 25 Marks 12 50 to 01 35 PM

Highway Engg Civil Engg 6th Sem January 29, 2020 45 Minutes

Part A 5 Questions * 2 Marks Each 10 Marks Each

B1 Draw the typical cross section of a Rural Highway. ( CO 1 )
B2 Define MoRTH, CRF and HRS. ( CO 1 )
B3 Define the salient points of Golden Quadrilateral. ( CO 1 )
B4 List out 5 types of Surveys related to Highway Alignment studies. ( CO 1 )
B5 Define and Describe RoW, FW and CW for Highways. ( CO 1 )

Part B Answer any Two Questions ( 2 * 7 ½ marks Each ) 15 Marks

B6 List the recommendations of Jayakar Committee and the actions taken. ( CO 1 )
B7 Describe the different factors influencing the Alignment of Highways. ( CO 1 )
B8 Describe the procedure, and tools used in Alignment of Roads using GIS. ( CO 1 )