MAKERERE UNIVERSITY

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, DESIGN, ART, AND TECHNOLOGY

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

CIV 4103: QUIZ
Date: 18th October 2011 Time: 10:00am – 12:00 pm

Instruction(s): Attempt all questions. Questions carry marks as indicated.

Question 2 (12 Marks)

a. What are the major functions of roads? 2 marks
 Accessibility- linking roads to land use functions such as work, leisure, trading,
social services, etc. (1 mark)
 Mobility- through movement of goods and people (1 mark)

b. Write short notes on the Uganda road classes according to functional classification 10
marks
 Class A- International trunk roads-
Link national roads to those of neighbouring countries, for mobility.
 Class B- National roads-
Linking provincial capitals/major cities, main centres of population and nationally
important centres, mainly for mobility

 Class C- Primary roads-

Link districts local centres of population and development areas with higher class
road. For mobility and access

 Class D- Secondary roads

Link locally important centres (rural/market centres) to each other, to a more
important centres, or to a higher class roads. For mobility and access

 Class E- Minor roads-

Provide access to land adjacent to the secondary road system.

Question 1 (20 Marks)

a. Define the following terms and state three examples for each. 5 marks
i. Interrupted flow facilities- facilities on which traffic flow is influenced by external
interruptions. Examples:
At-grade junctions, urban streets with on-street parking, driveways/accesses from roads to land uses
functions. (2.5 marks)

ii. Un-interrupted flow facilities- facilities with hardly/limited control external facilities to
traffic
flow. Examples: Motorways/freeways, national roads in Uganda, road links between junctions,
Nothernby pass in Uganda- intended for heavy goods vehicles. (2.5 marks)

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b. The following counts were taken at an intersection approach during the morning peak hour period.
Determine the hourly volume, peak rate of flow and peak hour factor (PHF). 6 marks
Time interval Volume (no. of vehicles) Rate of flow for
time interval
(veh/hr) (2 marks)
8:00-8:15 am 150
=

8:15-8:30 am 155
=

8:30-8:45 am 165

8:45-9:00 am 160
=

Total

-Hourly volume = sum of volumes over the period 8:00am – 9:00am = 630 veh/hr (1 mark)
-Peak rate of flow = highest rate of flow = 660 veh/hr in 8:30-8:45 am period. (1 mark)
Peak hour factor (PHF):
(2 marks)

c. Two sets of vehicles are timed over a km and flows are recorded. In the first set, vehicles take 52,
56, 63 and 69 seconds when flow is 1500 veh/hr. In the second set, vehicles take 70, 74, 77, 79
seconds when flow is 1920 veh/hr. Determine the speed and density. 9 marks
Speed
 1st set of vehicles:

(2 marks)

 2nd set of vehicles:

(2 marks)

Overall speed: (1 mark)

Density ( 4marks)

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 Alternatively:

Speed, u u1

u2

k1 k2
Density, k

Interpolate density values between speeds