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Highway Engineering 1 lecture 2

Pauline Leota 29 questions Updated 6 Aug 2016

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  1. 1What are key differences between an Urban Road(UR) and a Rural Road (RR)?
    1. Aa UR has a kerb and channel
    2. BAn UR is black with grey stones and the RR is grey with black stones
    3. CAn UR has a footpath and a RR has none
    4. DA RR has a subsoil drain
    5. EThe RR has been strengthen to take live stock walking on it
    6. FThe RR has a feathered edge
  2. 2What are the similarities between a Urban Road and a Rural Road?
    1. ACamber-usually 3%. under channel drains, waterproofing surface, road boundaries, pavement layers
    2. BCamber 6%, footpaths, berms, kerbs and pavement layers
    3. CThere are no similarities between a Urban road and a rural road
  3. 3Other differences between urban roads and rural roads are: cost, environmental issues, design, maintenance, surface water management, resource consent process
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  4. 4What are the road user expectations when it comes to the design of a road?
    1. ADirect route between two points
    2. BUseable in all weather conditions
    3. CProvides a smooth comfortable surface
    4. Dallows traffic to ravel safely at a reasonable uniform cruising speed
    5. EIs pleasing to the eye and has lots of nice scenery
    6. Fhas petrol stations every 500m
  5. 5What are the consultation requirements?
    1. ACommunicating with the community even though the construction is a Permitted activity
    2. BConsidering Risks
    3. CInclude time, cost implications, resources and raising community expectations
    4. DTake into consideration the principles of the Treaty of waitangi
    5. Eall of the above
  6. 6What is the best practice for consultation
    1. AHold initial discussions with community leaders, key agencies and local government politicians to gauge the level of understanding and support for the proposed project
    2. BClearly state the issues that are being consulted on
    3. CDisseminate information and educational material to the community on the rationale for the project
    4. DIncluded community leaders etc in the site selections process and scoping of the community interest
    5. ESeek legal advice - compliance with the ACT is crucial
    6. Fall above
  7. 7There are 18 Factors to consider for a new alignment. Learn 5 of them for the test
    1. A1. keep grades and curvature to the minimum necessary to satisfy the service requirements of the highway
      2. Always provide adequate sight distance and avoid sudden changes in sight distance especially near intersections
      3. Avoid having a sharp horizontal curve on or adjacent to a pronounced vertical curve
      4. Locate the highway wherever possible along property boundaries not through the middle of blocks of land particularly farm land
    2. B5. Where it is practical maximize use of existing highway alignment to reduce land purchase costs
      6. Avoid areas or objects of historical, recreational or cultural significance
      7. Never have two roads intersecting near a bend or at the top or bottom of a hill
      8. Avoid at grade intersections with railway lines. If possible cross the railway where it enters a cutting
    3. C9. Keep road and stream crossing to a sensible minimum and if possible have crossing at right angles
      10. Avoid horizontal curves in bridges, tunnels or culvert structures
      11. Avoid where possible unstable ground prone to erosion or land slips
      12. Avoid low lying land prone to flooding
      13. Avoid if possible locations with rock close to the surface
    4. D14. In hilly terrain the highway should cross ridges at their lowest point. Avoid creating severe breaks n the natural skyline
      15. Minimize destruction of natural forest areas where some felling is necessary locate the road on a curve to preserve an unbroken background and minimize visual impact.
      16. Avoid placing a road at right angles to natural drainage pattern
      17. Balance volumes of cut and fill within a section of road to avoid need to purchase or tip large quantities of fill
      18. To relieve the monotony of driving on a long straight road it is an advantage to site it so as to give a view of some prominent feature ahead.
    5. EAll of the above
  8. 8The highway location process is an iterative (repetitive) one where a design is gradually refined until the most suitable location is decided upon.
    1. ATrue
    2. BFalse
  9. 9The highway location process is:
    1. A1. choose site
      2. buy the land
      3. decide where to place the road
      4. Draw it on a map
      5. Take it to council for approval
    2. B1. Fix end points of alignment
      2. Examine the region containing both end pints and all feasible routes between them
      3. Decide on a number of broad bands in which to concentrate further investigations (8 to 16km wide for major motorway)
      4. Narrow bands down to corridors 3-8kms wide
      5. Compare three corridors in detail and select the best
      6. Generate a route within the selected corridor 1-1.5km wide
      7. Search route area and locate one or more possible alignments up to 30 m wide
      8. Select final alignment
  10. 10What are the elements of a Roadway
    1. ALane
    2. BMedian
    3. CTraffic Islands
    4. DRight and left turn lanes
    5. EMedian openings
    6. FShoulder
    7. GCarriageway

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Quiz for lecture 2 highway Engineering
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Created on 12 May 2015 · updated on 6 Aug 2016
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