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Transportation Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 34 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Average speed of drivers (SMS)






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






3. 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






4. Mobility & Access






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






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






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






8. Grades - length






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Rate per million entering vehicles






15. Infrastructure - vehicles - operators






16. 11.2 fps^2






17. 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






18. 2.5






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






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






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






22. Superelevation - side friction - radius






23. Rate per hundred million vehicle miles of travel






24. Speed without any impacts of delay (TMS)






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






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






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






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






29. Provide lateral guidance and support vehicles






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






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






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






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






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