GATE Exam Questions - Engineering

Q1:

Design rate of super elevation for horizontal highway curve of radius 450 m for a mixed traffic condition, having a speed of 125 km/hour is

A 1.0

B 0.05

C 0.07

D 0.154

ANS:D - 0.154

For mixed traffic, super elevation can be calculated.

It should be V^2 / 225R.
Since this value is less than 0.07, the super elevation of 0.154 may be adopted.