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

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Highway engineering May-2015

PSBTE • DIPLOMA • Cvil Engineering • 5th • May-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 privilege to use road by the traffic is termed as _______________________.

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Dec 2018
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a. The privilege to use road by the traffic is termed as _________.

May 2016 The privilege to use road by the traffic is termed as ___________.
NHAI is working under the guidance of ________________________.

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May 2017
NHAI is working under the guidance of ……….
The ruling gradient recommended in plain area is _________________ .

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Dec 2018
The ruling gradient recommended in plain area is _________.
Carriage way is protected by well constructed ____________________.

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Crushed rock is a _______________ road aggregate.

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May 2018
Crushed rock is a _________ road aggregate.

May 2017
Crushed rock is a……..road aggregate.

Dec 2009 Crushed rock is a _______ road aggregate.
Bitumen and _________________ are most commonly used binders.

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WBM road is an example of ______________________.

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May 2018
WBM road is an example of___________.

Dec 2018
WBM road is an example of __________.

Dec 2016 WBM road is an example of _________________ .
Joints are required to be constructed in ___________________ roads.

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Cement stabilization reduces ________________________ characteristics of clayey soils.

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May 2019 Fill in the blank: Cement stabilization reduces ________ characteristics of clayey soil.
Hair pin bend is located on a hill side having ___________________________ slope.

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Dec 2019 Hair pin bend is located on hill side having slope.
The removal of rain water from surface of the road is termed as ________________.

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Dec 2018
The removal of rain water from surface of the road is termed as________.
Capillary rise reduces __________________________of sub grade.

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Dec 2018
Capillary rise reduces _________of sub grade.

Dec 2018
Capillary rise reduce ____________ of sub grade

The rollers used for compacting cohesive soils is __________________

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May 2022 The rollers used for compacting cohesive soil is __________

May 2009 _____ roller is useful for compacting clayey soil.
A large space erected at the airport for housing aircrafts is called ________________.

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The portion of airport adjacent to hangers used for loading & unloading of aircrafts is called ______.

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May 2022 The portion of airport adjacent to hangers used for loading and unloading of aircrafts is called __________
Define Indian road congress & what are its functions.

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May 2021 What is Indian road congress? What is its function?

Write short note on camber & why it is provided.

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Define stopping & passing sight distance.

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May 2022 Explain stopping sight and passing (or overtaking) sight distance.

May 2021 Explain passing sight distance.

May 2021 Explain stopping sight distance.

May 2019 Define overtaking sight distance.

May 2018
Explain stopping sight & passing sight distance.

May 2017
Define stopping sight distance and passing sight distance.

May 2016 Define stopping sight distance with the help of sketches.

Dec 2016 Explain stopping sight distance and passing sight distance.
What are the requirements of an ideal road alignment.

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May 2022 What is road alignment? What are the requirements of an ideal road alignment?

May 2022 What are the requirements of an ideal alignment road?

May 2021 Give five requirements of ideal road alignment in plain area.

May 2020 Explain the factors governing alignment for a road in plain area.

May 2019 Explain the factors controlling the alignment of road in plain area.

Dec 2019 What is road alignment?

Dec 2018
What are the requirements of an ideal road alignment?

May 2017
What are the factors affecting road alignment?
Define cutback & emulsion.

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May 2021 What do you mean by cutback and emulsion?

Dec 2009 Define cut back and emulsion.

What are causes of landslides.

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May 2021 What are the causes of landslides?

May 2020 What are the causes of landslides?

May 2019 What are the causes of landslides?

Dec 2009 What is landslide?
What is super elevation & why it is provided.

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May 2018
What is Super elevation & why it is provided?

Dec 2018
What is super elevation and why it is provided?

Dec 2016 What is super elevation and why is it provided?

May 2010 Explain the methods of providing super elevation.

May 2010 Explain the methods of providing super elevation.

Dec 2009 Explain super elevation.
What are causes of failure of bituminous roads.

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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?

Dec 2015 What are the different causes of failure of bitumen roads?
Write short note on Taxiway.

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May 2022 Write a short note on taxiway.

May 2019 Write a short note on taxiway.

Dec 2019 Write short note on Taxiway and apron.

May 2016 Write short note on taxiway.

Name & explain different types of curves provided on highways.

Long Answer 10 Marks May-2015 • PSBTE DIPLOMA

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Dec 2016 Explain various types of road curves.
Explain softening point test with neat sketch.

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May 2022 Explain softening point test with a neat sketch.

Dec 2016 Explain softening point test with neat sketch.
What is Subgrade Soil? What is its function? Explain CBR test to evaluate the strength of soil subgrade.

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

Dec 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 are water bond macadam roads? Explain the procedure for its construction.

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Draw the cross section of hill road in cutting showing its various parts.

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Dec 2018
Draw the cross section of hill road in cutting showing its various parts.

May 2008 Draw the typical cross section of hill road partly in cutting and partly in filling.

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