Railway and Airport Engineering


Question 1
For a 2^{\circ} curve on a high speed Broad Gauge (BG) rail section, the maximum sanctioned speed is 100 km/h and the equilibrium speed is 80 km/h. Consider dynamic gauge of BG rail as 1750 mm. The degree of curve is defined as the angle subtended at its center by a 30.5 m arc. The cant deficiency for the curve (in mm,round off to integer) is ________________
A
45
B
65
C
57
D
28
GATE CE 2021 SET-2   Transportation Engineering
Question 1 Explanation: 
\begin{aligned} \text { Length of curve }&=\text { Radius } \times \text { Degree of curve }\\ \frac{30.5 \times 180}{2^{\circ} \times \pi}&=R\\ R &=873.76 \mathrm{~m} \\ C_{d} &=C_{t h}-C_{a c t} \\ C_{\mathrm{act}} &=\frac{G V^{2}}{127 R}=\frac{1750 \times 100^{2}}{127 \times 873.76}=157.70 \mathrm{~mm} \\ C_{\mathrm{ev}} &=\frac{G V^{2}}{127 R}=\frac{1750 \times 80^{2}}{127 \times 873.76}=100.930 \mathrm{~mm} \\ C_{\mathrm{def}} &=C_{\mathrm{act}}-C_{t h}=157.70-100.930=56.77 \mathrm{~mm} \\ &=57 \mathrm{~mm} \end{aligned}
Question 2
The longitudinal section of a runway provides the following data:
\begin{array}{|c|c|} \hline \text { End-to-end runway (m) } & \text { Gradient (\%) } \\ \hline 0 \text { to 300 } & +1.2 \\ \hline 300 \text { to } 600 & -0.7 \\ \hline 600 \text { to } 1100 & +0.6 \\ \hline 1100 \text { to } 1400 & -0.8 \\ \hline 1400 \text { to } 1700 & -1.0 \\ \hline \end{array}
The effective gradient of the runway (in %, round off to two decimal places) is _____________
A
0.12
B
0.32
C
0.54
D
0.69
GATE CE 2021 SET-1   Transportation Engineering
Question 2 Explanation: 
Assuming RL of start of runway as datum i.e., RL = 0 m)

\begin{aligned} \text { Effective gradient } &=\left[\frac{\text { Maximum difference in reduced level }}{\text { Total runway length }}\right] \\ &=\left[\frac{4.5-(-0.9)}{1700} \times 100\right] \% \\ &=0.3176 \% \simeq 0.32 \% \end{aligned}


Question 3
For the hottest month of the year at the proposed airport site, the monthly mean of the average daily temperature is 39^{\circ}C. The monthly mean of the maximum daily temperature is 48^{\circ}C for the same month of the year. From the given information, the calculated Airport Reference Temperature (in ^{\circ}C), is
A
36
B
39
C
42
D
48
GATE CE 2020 SET-2   Transportation Engineering
Question 3 Explanation: 
\begin{aligned} T_a&=39^{\circ}C\\ T_m&=48^{\circ}C\\ ATR&=T_a+\left ( \frac{T_m-T_a}{3} \right )\\ &=39+\left ( \frac{48-39}{3}\right )\\&=42^{\circ}C \end{aligned}
Question 4
The appropriate design length of a clearway is calculated on the basis of 'Normal Takeoff' condition. Which one of the following options correctly depicts the length of the clearway?
A
A
B
B
C
C
D
D
GATE CE 2020 SET-1   Transportation Engineering
Question 4 Explanation: 
For normal take off condition:
\begin{aligned} \text{Clearway} &\ngtr \frac{1}{2}(1.5 \; \text{of take off distance}\\ &-1.15 \text{of lift off diatance}) \\ &\ngtr \frac{1}{2}(1.15 \times 1625 -1.15 \times 875) \\ &\ngtr 431.25m \end{aligned}
So clearway is less then for 432 m.
Question 5
A broad gauge railway line passes through a horizontal curved section (radius = 875 m) of length 200 m. The allowable speed on this portion is 100 km/h. For calculating the cant, consider the gauge as centre-to-centre distance between the rail heads, equal to 1750 mm. The maximum permissible cant (in mm, round off to 1 decimal place) with respect to the centre-to-centre distance between the rail heads is_____
A
157.5
B
182.6
C
126.4
D
187.6
GATE CE 2019 SET-2   Transportation Engineering
Question 5 Explanation: 
For a railway track
\begin{array}{l}\mathrm{Allowable}\;\mathrm{cant}=\frac{\mathrm G.\mathrm V^2}{127\mathrm R}\;\;\mathrm{where}\;\mathrm V\;\mathrm{is}\;\mathrm{in}\;\mathrm{km}/\mathrm{hr}=100\\\mathrm{Allowable}\;\mathrm{cant}=\frac{1750\times100^2}{127\times895}=157.5\;\mathrm{mm}\end{array}


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