TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING REFRESHER 11. For transportation planning which of the following should be in proper order?

I. Situation and its problems II. Search for solutions

1. The four principal carriers for freight services EXCEPT: III. Specification and Construction IV. Evaluation of alternatives
a. rail b. water c. air d. pipeline V. Choice of Project

2. For visual perception in human response process, it is the ability to see fine details of an object. a. I,III, II,V, IV b. I, II, IV, V, III c. III, I, II, V, IV d. I, II, V, III, IV
a. Color Vision b. Acuity
c. Peripherals d. Depth perception 12. Compute the braking distance for a car moving at an initial velocity of 60 kph and a final
velocity of 20 kph, if the slope of the roadway is +0.06 , the coefficient of friction between the
3. Wharves and quays are platforms built parallel to the shore to breakwater within the harbour, pavement and tires is 0.20 and the perception-reaction time is 0.5 seconds.
to berth vessels for loading and unloading cargo. They are divided according to the type of wall a.
construction as the following:
a. Gravity wall 13. The distance in kms. between Central Terminal and Carriedo LRT stations is 5 kms. if the rail
b. Piled projection with or without artificial retention of soil has a headway of 15 mins and an average speed of 40 kph, determine the number of trains to
c. Sheet pile wall and continuous wall supported by piles be operated. (N = 120L/HS)
d. All of these a.

4. The frog angle of a railroad track in Busan is 8 degrees. Find the frog number. 14. The following mooring accessories EXCEPT:
a. a. Double mooring bitt b. Single mooring bitt
c. Cleat d. Chock
5. *(CE BOARD) It is defined as the number of vehicles per unit distance occupying a section of
roadway at an instant time and is usually measured in vehicles per mile or per kilometre. 15.
a. Capacity b. Volume c. Density d. Flow

6. In performance measures module, it is described as this delay is caused by the sustained

periods of oversaturation.
a. Uniform Delay b. Incremental Delay
c. Residual Demand Delay d. Approach Delay

SITUATION 1: A 18° simple curve is to be designed in Commonwealth Avenue. The angle of friction is set
to be 15° .

7. What is the standard speed limit in Commonwealth Avenue?

a. 60 kph b. 45 c. 90 d. 100

8. What is the radius of this curve?

a.

9. Find the superelevation in three significant digits.

a.

10. The following data were taken on five vehicles caught by laser guns travelling a 2 km portion of
Macapagal Blvd wherein the speed limit is 60 kph.

VEHICLE Time
1 1.0
2 1.15
3 1.4
4 0.88
5 1.64
Calculate the time mean speed.
a.