Solved question paper for HE Dec-2015 (DIPLOMA 5th)

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Highway engineering Dec-2015

PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Cvil Engineering • 5th • Dec-2015

Highway Engineering for Punjab State Board of Technical Education Diploma in Engineering Cvil Engineering 5th semester helps students find subject-wise previous year question papers and old papers for exam preparation. It is useful for revision, understanding question patterns, and spotting frequently asked topics before the exam. Students looking for civil engineering 5th sem question paper PDF, important questions, or semester-wise paper browsing can use this page to study in a focused way. BRpaper is not the official website of the university or board, and it only shares exam preparation resources to help students review past papers more easily.

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The gentleman who looks after the design, construction and maintenance of roads is called _______.

Fill in the Blanks 1 Marks Dec-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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Carriage way and shoulders combined together is known as _______.

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May 2019 Fill in the blank: Carriage way and shoulders combined together is known as ________.

Dec 2017
Carriage way and shoulders combined together is known as _________.
Road should always cross at _______ if it comes across stream or railway line.

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The compacted soil which acts as a base to support road pavement is called _______.

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Dec 2009 The compacted natural earth surface on which road pavement rests is termed as _______.

Cement concrete roads are examples of _______ pavements.

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Dec 2017
Cement concrete roads are examples of _____________ pavements.
The stone wall constructed to protect the hill slope is _______.

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May 2018
The stone wall constructed to protect the hill slope is __________.
Road side development is termed as _______.

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Dec 2019 Road side development is termed as

May 2018
Road side development is termed as___________

Dec 2016 Road side development is termed as _________________.
Topographic maps are prepared by the department of _______.

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The points which control the road alignment are called _______.

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May 2022 The points which control the road alignment are called __________
The solution of bitumen in a solvent is called _______.

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May 2019 Fill in the blank: The solution of bitumen in solvent is called ________.

May 2016 The aqueous solution of finely divided bitumen in water is called ___________.
Road drainage is not essential aspect of highway engineering.

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The formation of pot holes is due to inadequate wearing course provide.

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Concrete road paver is used for flexible pavements.

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May 2022 Concrete road paver is used for flexible pavement.
The first modern aeroplane was invented by weight brothers.

True / False 1 Marks Dec-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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The width of carriageway recommended for two lane payment is 3.75 m.

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State IRC classification of roads.

Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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Define camber. Why is it provided? What are the disadvantages of heavy camber?

Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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May 2022 Define camber. Why it is provided? What are the disadvantages of heavy camber?

Dec 2016 Define camber. Why is it provided? What are the disadvantages of heavy camber?
Write a short note on super-elevation.

Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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May 2016 Write short note on super elevation.
What is the difference between tar and bitumen?

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May 2021 Differentiate between bitumen and tar.

May 2020 Differentiate between Bitumen and Tar.

May 2016 What is the difference between tar and bitumen?
What are the different causes of failure of bitumen roads?

Short Answer 5 Marks Dec-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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Dec 2018
What are causes of failure of bituminous roads?

May 2016 What are the common causes of failure in road pavement?

May 2015 What are causes of failure of bituminous roads.

Define landslide. Give its causes. How will you prevent it?

Long Answer 5 Marks Dec-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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May 2021 Define landslides. Explain the causes of landslides and methods to prevent these.

May 2018
What is land slide? Give causes, prevention & control measures of landslides

May 2017
Define landslide? Explain the causes of landslides and methods to prevent these.

Dec 2017
What is a landslide? What are the causes of landslide? What are the factors to prevent land sliding?

Dec 2016 What is landslide? Give causes, prevention and control measures of landslides.
State briefly the function of I.R.C.

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What is road drainage? What is its necessity?

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May 2018
What is the necessity of road drainage?

May 2008 What is road drainage? What is its necessity?
Define road maintenance. Give its necessity.

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May 2016 Define road maintenance and explain its necessity.

What is subgrade soil? What is its function? Explain CBR test to evaluate the strength of soil subgrade.

Long Answer 10 Marks Dec-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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May 2022 What is Subgrade soil? Explain CBR test to evaluate the strength of soil subgrade.

May 2015 What is Subgrade Soil? What is its function? Explain CBR test to evaluate the strength of soil subgrade.

May 2008 What is “subgrade soil\"? What is its function? Explain CBR test to evaluate the strength of soil sub grade.
What do you mean by road pavement? What are the different types of road pavements? State the merits and demerits of flexible and rigid pavements.

Long Answer 10 Marks Dec-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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May 2019 What do you mean by road pavement and explain its types.
What is soil stabilization? What are the different methods of soil stabilization?

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May 2022 What is soil stabilization? What are the different methods of soil stabilization?

May 2021 What is soil stabilization? Explain different methods employed for soil stabilization.

May 2021 What is soil stabilization? What are the different methods of soil stabilization?

May 2020 What is soil stabilization? What are the different methods of soil stabilization?

May 2019 What is soil stabilization? What are the different methods of soil stabilization?

May 2018
Explain the importance of soil stabilization.

Dec 2017
Necessity of soil stabilization.

Dec 2009 What is soil stabilization?
What are WBM roads? State their advantage and disadvantage. Describe the various steps involved in the construction of WBM roads.

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May 2022 What are WBM roads? State their advantages and disadvantages.

Define soil erosion. What are the important methods to control soil erosion?

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May 2022 Define soil erosion. What are the important methods to control soil erosion?

May 2019 Define soil erosion and explain the methods to control soil erosion.

May 2018
Define soil erosion. What are the important methods to control soil erosion?

May 2016 What are the important methods to control soil erosion?

May 2008 Define soil erosion. What are the important methods to control soil erosion?

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Yes. Previous year papers help students revise important topics, understand repeated questions, and get familiar with the exam pattern.

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Yes. This page is meant for subject-wise browsing, so students can look for Highway Engineering papers directly.

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Past papers are useful for understanding how questions are usually framed, but they should be used as preparation material rather than an official pattern guide.

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