Course Code: ACE1139/ 2009 R-2009 Reg. No.

GAYATRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (AUTONOMOUS)

Madhurawada, Visakhapatnam
Affiliated to JNT University – K, Kakinada
B. Tech. VII Semester Supplementary Examinations, April– 2015
Traffic Engineering
(Civil Engineering)

Date: 16/04/2015 Time: 3 Hours Max. Marks: 60

1. Question No.1 is compulsory.
2. Answer any FOUR from Questions 2 to 8.
3. All parts of a Question must be answered in one place to get valued.

1. Answer the following in 4 or 5 sentences.

a) Enumerate traffic characteristics. 2 Marks
b) Explain PCU. 2 Marks
c) Define highway capacity. 2 Marks
d) Explain on street parking facility. 2 Marks
e) What is signal phasing? 2 Marks
f) List the detrimental effects of traffic pollution. 2 Marks
g) Illustrate centre line marking by a neat sketch. 2 Marks
h) Explain road safety audit. 2 Marks

2. Explain the traffic characteristics: a) volume, b) density and c) speed. 11 Marks

3. How does the traffic capacity influence the design of traffic flow? Explain. 11 Marks

4. Explain the methods of providing parking facilities in urban areas. 11 Marks

5. What are the general principles to be observed in providing traffic signs? 11 Marks

6. What are the methods used for traffic control? 11 Marks

7. Discuss the methods to be adopted for reducing noise pollution due to traffic flow. 11 Marks

8. List the causes of road accidents and explain how these can be avoided. 11 Marks

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