MAHARAJA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MYSORE

Department of Civil Engineering

III - Internal Test

USN 4 M H

VII Semester Date: 19/11/2013

Time: 1.15 Hour Max. Marks: 25
Highway Geometric Design [10CV755]

Answer any ONE full question from each part

Part – A
1. Define highway drainage and explain its significance. 5M
2. Explain the requirements of highway drainage system.. 5M
Part –B
3. Derive an expression for overtaking sight distance 10M
4. The surface water from longitudinal side drain from across one half a bituminous pavement
surface of total width 7.0m, shoulder and adjoining land of width 8.0m on one side of the
drain. On the other side of the longitudinal drain, water flows across from reserve land with
grass and 2% cross slope towards the side drain, the width of this strip of land being 25m.
The runoff coefficient of the pavement, shoulder and reserve land with grass surface are
0.8,0.25 and 0.35 respectively. The length of the stretch of land parallel to the road from
where water is expected to flow to the side drain is about 400m.Estimate the quantity of
runoff flowing in the drain assuming 25 years period of frequency.
Design the cross section and slope of the side drain in loamy soil with manning’s
coefficient=0.022 and suitable speed of flow=0.8m/sec. 10M

Part –C
5. Explain the sub-surface drainage system with neat sketch by
(a) Lowering of water table.
(b) Control of seepage flow.
(c) Control of capillary rise. 10M
6. Explain the step by step procedure for design of filter sand. 10M