Interview - Possible Questions

Team Leader/Resident Engineer

1. Introduce yourself and tell us briefly your past experience 3 minutes.

2. Have you done sometime rigid pavements and please explain why longitudinal joints are
provided. What is the purpose and how it executed at site.

Ans: The longitudinal joints are provided to take care of differential shrinkage and swelling in the
concrete slab due to rapid change in subgrade moisture

3. What are the types of joints in rigid pavements.

Ans: The different types of joints are 1) Longitudinal joints 2) Transverse joints. And again the
transverse joints are of a) Contracting Joints b) Construction Joints and c) Expansion Joints

4. What is the difference between construction joints and contraction joints. What is the purpose
of providing it?

Ans: The difference between contraction joint and construction joint is basically is in its depth.
Construction joints are of full depth and are provided at the end of the day’s work (transversely).
Whereas, the Contraction joints are to allow the temperature stresses and at an interval of 4-5m
(transversely).

5. How and when cutting of rigid pavements are carried out and what purpose it serves.

Ans: The cutting of rigid pavements are to take care of resulting thermal stresses and to avoid
cracking of slab due to development of these stresses irregular and damage the pavement.

6. Why and when, grooming of Rigid pavement surface essential and carried out.

Ans: Groming of Rigid pavement is done when the surface finishing is uneven and the roughness
index is not satisfied.

7. How construction joints are made.

Ans: The construction joints are made at the end of the day’s work and are full depth joints duely
placing dowels covered with sheaths and shutters.

8. What are the procedures for joint of rigid pavement and flexible pavement.

Ans:

9. Why rigid pavement at toll plaza is essentially laid.

Ans: Vehicles frequently brake and accelerate within a small distance. As a result, the pavement
deteriorates at a higher rate compared to normal bituminous pavement. Hence, toll lanes near
toll plazas are constructed as heavy reinforced concrete rigid pavements.
10. What is full form of ASTM and AASHTO

Ans: American Society for Testing of Materials and American Association of State Highway and
Transport Officials

11. What are the IRC-SP Manual for 2/4/6 lane and express way.

Ans: IRC SP 72 – 2-lane Manual, IRC SP 84 – 4-lane Manual, IRC SP 87 – 6lane Manual

12. What is the procedure for using New materials in Highways.

Ans: New materials shall be enlisted with NHAI/Ministry approved list of materials or those must be
certified by CRRI/CSIR for their quality and standards. The materials shall be tested in NABL
accredited laboratory. Also the Contractor/Concessionaire has to provide an undertaking if not in
the list of Ministry approved materials.

13. What is the frequency of Video Recording.

Ans: Monthly Drone Video.

14. In case of accidents at construction site , what steps are required to be taken.

Ans: Work zone safety norms shall be checked and implemented as per relevant IRC Codes.

15. What is the Construction and Demolition Act 2016.

Ans:

16. What are the Environmental and Mitigation measures.

Ans: The control and measure to reduce noise, air pollution and water pollution due to the proposed
project is Environmental and mitigation measures.

17. What is TQM Total Quality Manual. (IRC-12).

18. What is the level /class of Quality and what level we adopt. (Q1, Q2, Q3 and Q4.)

19. What is the difference between Quality Assurance and Quality Control. - QA- The Govt system in
place to monitor the Quality Control efforts of the contractor. 1. tests necessary to make a
decision on acceptance 2. Performed by owner QC- The contractor systems in place during the
construction to manage , control and document his activities in order to comply with contract
requirements.1. Tests necessary to control a product 2. Determine quality of products being
produced,3. Performed by contractor.

20. How do you measure riding quality of Highways.

21. How do you measure super elevation, and what is the limit.

22. How do you decide nos of lane to be provided at toll plaza.

23. What are required highways lighting and ellumination at street light and Toll Plaza.

24. What is the width of lane of toll plaza and lane width for extra wide vehicles.
25. How plastic waste can be used in Highways construction.

26. What are the vertical clearance of VUP/LVUP/PUP.

27. What are the test of Piles. Explain how is being carried out. (Initial, Routine and Integreted.

28. What are the Testing frequency of pile load test.

29. What is scour depth and what is the use. Explain.

30. Define skew angle of bridge. How the length of bridge measured.

31. What are type of bridge, like cable stayed/ Extra dose/suspension/cantilever etc.

1. Why Mastic Asphalt layer is not being compacted by roller. How it is laid & Compacted.
What is the percentage of Bitumen in Mastic Asphalt and what other materials are used
in what qualities. How it is prepared.

32. Explain what is the difference between Proctor and modified proctor compaction test.

33. What is capillary rise and how it can be protected/arrested.

34. Do you know politer grouting.

35. What are the standard procedure for adopting new materials.

36. What are the type of median barriers and shoulders barriers.

37. What is PLR and what is the effects of delayed payments to contractors. What is the limiting
time for release of payments.

38. What is the difference between IPC and stage payments.

39. How do you take care of waterlogged area.

40. Explain CTB concrete treated base and procedures.

41. What is French drain , fabric filter and pipe with filters .

42. EMP Environmental mitigation plan in plain as well as forest area.

43. What is the main reason of rutting and failure of flexible pavements.

44. How many types of cracks occurs in flexible pavement and what is the treatment for
rectification.

45. What will happen when over compact the pavements.

46. How do you regulate traffic during construction of highways. What safety norms /provision
should be placed at construction zone.

47. What equipments are essential in highways petrol vehicles.

48. What are main components of safety audit.

49. What are the surface defects identification methods.

 50. What are the steps for setting of Laboratory in projects.

51. What is Frequency of Road safety Audit .

52. What is the SSD and ISD. (Intermediate Sight Distance).

53. What is the Minimum curve radius.

54. What is minimum super elevation.

55. What are the Types of joints. Contraction joint, Construction joints, Expansion joints and
Longitudinal Joints (required to avoid top drowning cracking)

56. What is Continuously reinforced concrete pavement, (CRCP)- High volume commercial vehicle
and closers of road is difficult for maintenance.

57. What is HAM.

58. What is EMP Environment Mitigation Plan. (There are four type of Pollution may occur 1, Air
pollution, 2.water pollution, 3.soil Pollution, 4.noise pollution, which needs to be
control/restrict.)

59. What are the applicable permits are required be taken by the contractors for execution of
highways projects.

60. How do you measure/calculate Time over Run /EOT. What are the factors to be considered for
Time over run/EOT.

Bridge / Structural Engineer

1. Have you done Well foundation, where it is provided, what precautions are taken.

2. What are the limits of tilt and shift of well foundation.

3. What is limit of tolerance of shift of Pile Foundation – Tolerance – 75 mm.

4. What are the types of pile testing say - Initial / Routine / Integrative test , what is the frequency
of load test - ?  Explain the procedure of load testing.

5. Why and when Liner used and upto what depth

6. What is the purpose of Bento nite and what should be the density of Bentonite .

7. What is Scoure Depth and what is the precautionary measure needed w.r.t. scoured depth.

8. What do you mean by Bridge Length – A.A /Dirt wall to Dirt wall.

9. Difference Between – cable Stayed Bridge / Extradose bridge / Suspension Bridge /

10. Define skew angle of bridge.

11. What are the standard span of ROB fixed by Railways/RDSO.

 12. What is Couplers and where it is used in reinforcement, which material and what should be
Strength( 125% strength of reinforcement)

13. Explain Bridge load test, Measurement / deflection / etc.

14. What should be the strength of reinforcement (fe 500), what is Galvanised Steel, where it is
used.

15. Explain Cement storing and Reinforcemnet storing procedure.

16. Effect of Sulphur on Concrete and what are the remedies.

17. What is width of bridge, for 2/4/6 lane highways.

18. What precaution is to be taken for Deck Slab laying.

19. What types of stressing are in practice and what are the procedure & precautions to be taken
during executions.

20. What precaution is required concreting in water logged surface.

21. How many types of expansion joints provided in bridges.

22. How many types of bearings are used now these days.

23. What is scouring depth and silt factor

24. What precautions are required to be taken/measure during lifting of prestressed girder.

25. What are the launching procedures of PSC Girder.

26. What is requirements and procedures for preparation of casting bed for PSC girders.

Senior Quality cum Material Expert

1. What are the steps for setting of Laboratory in projects.

2. Explain Impact Value Test and Abrasion value test.

3. What is Elongation & Flaxiness index – Measurement % by weigh.

4. How do you measure Strength of aggregate/ what are the test .

5. What is Water absorption value of aggregate .

6. Difference between Modified Proctor test and Proctor test.

7. Explain Marshal Test and how do you determine the % of bitumen in bituminous mix.

8. Explain Mastie Asphalt and compositional materials in it and its procedures.- ?

9. What is Stone Polishing Value of aggregate and where it is required.

 10. Difference between coarse & fine aggregate –

11. How to check compaction, full procedures (sand replacement method foreign material  -)

12. How do you take care of Soil Erosion, what precaution/Vegetable soil.

13. Drainage structure protection precaution filler media / Weep hole

14. Manual for Quality Management.

15. Procedure for Cube testing and beam testing (size of the beam).

16. Mix Design of DBM & BC.- Optimum Bitumen content to satisfy the specified values of a)
Marshal Stability Value, b) Flow Value, c) Voids in Mineral Aggregate (VMA), d) Voids filled by
Bitumen (VFB) and e) Air Voids in Mix.

Road Safety Expert

1. Difference between Road safety Audit & Road Safety –

2. IRC – SP – 88 Road Safety – Audit

3. What are the Type of Crash barrier – / wire rope specification  W beam etc ., at what Height
(0.75 – Depth 0.6m)

4. Which Road Safety Section in IRC:SP

5. What essential tools and equipment’s are required in highways Petrol Vehicle.

6. How to identify Black Spot and when it will be treated as rectified.

7. What are the temporary, permanent remedial measures.

8. What are 5E- ? ( Education,Encouragement,Enforcement,Evaluation and Engineering )

9. What are the Safety outfits - ?

10. What Type of Barricading are used/installed.

11. Safety Measure in Forest area Road / Noise Pollution

12. What are the precautions for Deep Excavation locations.

13. How do we measure highways lighting and how much minimum light in LUX should be available
in highways and toll plazas.

Sr. Pavements Specialist.

 1. Introduce yourself and tell us about your previous work experience.

2. What is the IRC guidelines for Design of Flexible pavement and Rigid Pavements. Name the IRC

3. How the design thickness of crust is decided. Please explain.

4. What are the factors influence to decide the crust thickness.

5. Why and where different joints are provided in rigid pavement.

6. What is the purpose of Dowel bars and tie bar in rigid pavement.

7. Defects and rectification methods in rigid as well as flexible pavement.

8. What are advantages of CTB & STBS.

9. What is Crack Relief Layer (SAMI) Stress Absorbing Membrane Interlayer. (P-26/ IRC 37-2018)

10. What is Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement (RAP) Base. ( Refer page 27-IRC 37-2018)

11. IRC 37-2018- p/27- Bitumen Emulsion/ Foamed Bitumen Treated Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement
(RAP) Base. -

12. Bituminous Layers - P-27/IRC- 37-2018, For high traffic volume roads with a design traffic of
more than 50 msa, (a) Stone Matrix Asphalt (SMA), (b) Grap Graded Mix with rubberised
Bitumen (GGRB) and Bituminous Concrete (BC).

13. What is perpetual pavement. (IRC37-2018-p 32)- Long life Pavement, having life of 50 years or
longer.

14. What is flexural strength of CTB material.

15. What is the curing period of CTB before laying of next layer.

16. Please compare the advantages of CTBS & CTB with normal pavement layer. For 50 msa traffic.
( Refer page 80 -IRC 37-2018)

S.N
Flexible Pavement Rigid Pavement
.

It transfers the wheel load to subgrade by grain to It transfers the wheel load to subgrade by slab
1.
grain mechanism. action.

2. The initial construction cost is low. The initial construction cost is high.

3. It doesn’t require joints. It requires joints.

4. Durability is low. Durability is high.

 It doesn’t distribute load uniformly. So, a good It distributes wheel load uniformly. So, there is no
5.
subgrade is required. requirement for a good subgrade.

There is no effect of temperature variation on stress

6. Temperature variation affects the stress variation.
variation.

The lifespan of flexible pavement is approximately 10 The maximum lifespan of rigid pavement is
7.
to 15 years. approximately 20 to 30 years.

8. Repair work is simple. Repair work is complex.

9. The maintenance cost is high. The maintenance cost is low.

10.  It doesn’t require curing.

It requires curing.

11. Poor night visibility due to the use of asphalt. Good night visibility due to the use of concrete.

 
No glare due to sunlight.
12. High glare due to sunlight.
(Glare: shine with a strong or dazzling light.)

Easy to locate and perform underground works like

13. Hard to perform underground works.
repairing or finding pipes.

14. Its thickness is more. Its thickness is less.

The bearing capacity of the subgrade influences The bearing capacity of the subgrade doesn’t
15.
design. influence its design.

Aggregate and bitumen are used as the key

16. Concrete and steel are used as key materials.
materials.
 Stability depends upon the interlocking of Stability depends upon joints between the slabs of
17.
aggregates, particle friction, and cohesion. concrete.

The settlement is permanent. It is not capable of

18. It is capable of resisting settlements to some extent.
resisting settlement.

It is susceptible to heat, oils, greases, and It is highly resistive to heat, oil, greases, and
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chemicals. chemicals.

20. Rolling ( Compacting ) of the surface is needed. Rolling ( Compacting ) of the surface is not needed.

21. It has a low flexural strength. It has high flexural strength.

22. The force of friction is less. The force of friction is high.

23. It is more comfortable for travel. It is less comfortable for travel.