LEARNING MODULE SURIGAO STATE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Post test
Highway Development and Planning

Name: __CYRALIE B. MAGLIPAC__________________________ Date: OCTOBER 01____

Curr. Year & Section: ___BSCE-3A___________________________ Score: _________________

Direction: Read and analyze each item and choices. Write on the space provided before the number the letter of
your best answer.
__B__ 1. The main features of the roman road do not include the following?
(a) they were built straight (b) they were strong
(c) they excavated soil until hard strata is obtained (d) the total thickness was 0.75m to 1.2 m
__A__ 2. The Tresauguet method of laying roads was developed in the year?
(a) 1764 (b) 1774 (c) 1800 (d) 1796
__C__ 3. The method of providing a definite cross slope by varying thickness of foundations under roads was
proposed by?
(a) Tresauguet (b) Metcalf (c) Telford (d) Macadam
__C__ 4. The cross slopes provided for drainage water under Macadam’s construction road is?
(a) 1 in 10 (b) 1 in 20 (c) 1 in 36 (d) 1 in 40
__D__ 5. The broken stones that were used in the construction of roads in macadam’s construction were?
(a) 10 mm and 20 mm (b) 20 mm and 40 mm (c) 30 mm and 40 mm (d) 50 and 100 mm
__D__ 6. The phases of highway planning does not include?
(a) assessment of road length (b) preparation of plan (c) five year plan (d) financing
__B__ 7. Which of the statement is incorrect? The super elevation on roads is
(a) directly proportional to width of pavement (b) directly proportional to velocity of vehicles
(c) inversely proportional to acceleration due to gravity (d) inversely proportional to radius of curvature
__D__ 8. Traffic surveys are carried out
(a) to know the type of traffic (b) to determine the facilities to traffic regulations
(c) to design proper drainage system (d) all of these
__D__ 9. The road foundation for modern highways construction was developed by?
(a) Tresguet (b) Telford (c) Macadam (d) Telford & Macadam simultaneously
__D__ 10. Width of vehicles affects the width of
(a) lanes (b) shoulders (c) parking spaces (d) All of these

CE 346 – Highway & Railroad Engineering