Highway Engineering - Engineering

Q1:

For a 6.6 m wide two lane pavement, berms are provided on either side having a width of

A l.00 m

B 1.25 m

C 1.50 m

D 1.75 m

E 2.00 m

ANS:C - 1.50 m

This is talking about the embankment roads beside a canal. The width of formation in these cases is the top of the embankment. The berm is used to protect the bank. The minimum width is kept 1.5m.