Transportation Engineering MCQ with Answers

Transportation Engineering MCQ with Answers

41) Castor angle is defined as the angle

Answer is:

formed by the longitudinal axis of the aircraft and the direction of movement of the nose gear

42) The runway length after correcting for elevation and temperature is 2845 m. If the effective gradient on runway is 0.5 percent then the revised runway length will be

Answer is:

3030 m

43) Assertion A : Depth and width required at the entrance to a harbour are more than those required in the channel.Reason R : The entrance to a harbour is usually more exposed to waves as compared to the harbour itself.Select your answer based on the coding system given below

Answer is:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

44) When a ship floats at its designed water line, the vertical distance from water line to the bottom of the ship is known as

Answer is:

draft

45) The maximum harbour depth below lowest low water is generally equal to (i) loaded draft + 1.2 m when bottom is rock (ii) loaded draft + 1.8 m when bottom is soft (iii) loaded draft + 1.2 m when bottom is soft (iv) loaded draft + 1.8 m when bottom is rock Of these statements

Answer is:

(iii) and (iv) are correct

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