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Transportation Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 34 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Mobility & Access






2. Interchanges or intersections with unexpected or unusal maneuvers; changes in cross sectionl areas of concentrated demand






3. Multiple curves connected directly together go from large radii to smaller radii (similar to spiral curves)






4. Interstate - Principal Arterial - Minor Arterial - Major & Minor Collector - Local






5. Term used to describe the way in which highway designers try to fit the highway to the terrain while maintaining design standards fro safety and performance






6. Flexible: asphalt concrete; rigid: portland cement concrete






7. Roadways: AASHTO Green Book & TxDOT Roadway Design Manual Rail: American Railway Eng. Ass.






8. Asphalt: alligator - longitudinal - reflection - pothole - rutting - pumping --- Concrete: corner breaks - durability cracks - longitudinal crack - joint seal failure - scaling/spalling - blowup






9. Interstate + Freeway/Expressway - Principal Arterial - Minor Arterial - Collector - Local






10. Sight distance - horizontal alignment - vertical alignment - combo of vert. and horiz. alignment - minimum cross slope - edge radii - ISD - freeway ramp junctions - horiz. and vert. clearances






11. 2.5






12. Must be able to see far enough to stop before the intersection






13. Grades - length






14. The distance required to react and brake -- does not impact geometric design until it is applied to the characteristics of design such as vertical curve length






15. Two curves with different radii connected back to back in the same direction






16. Vertical point of curvature; PVC = PVI - g1^2(L)/2






17. Curves - curves with spirals - broken back - compound curves - reverse curves






18. Speed without any impacts of delay (TMS)






19. Uses parabolic curve for variable radius; length is determined by the rate of change; length along the curve is the projected horizontal distance






20. Infrastructure - vehicles - operators






21. Design for function NOT volume; (Ex. Roads designed only on volume: Briarcrest Drive and Rock Prairie Rd)






22. Distance required to permit control of the vehicle to avoid collisions






23. Vertical point of tangency; PVT = PVI + g2^2(L)/2






24. Uses circular curves for constant radius; curves require superelevation; the length is measured along the curve between its beginning and ending point






25. Selected speed used to determine the various geometric design features of the roadway (controls your horizontal adn vertical curves)






26. Rate per million entering vehicles






27. 11.2 fps^2






28. Average speed of drivers (SMS)






29. Must be able to see far enough to be able to cross the road from a stop






30. Principal Arterial (freeway is the highest class) - Minor Arterial - Collector - Local Roads and Streets






31. Rate per hundred million vehicle miles of travel






32. Superelevation - side friction - radius






33. Provide lateral guidance and support vehicles






34. Climate conditions - terrain - type of area (rural or urban); and frequency of slow moving vehicles