Highway Engineering: Pavement Types Quiz

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Which type of pavement reflects the deformation of subgrade and subsequent layers to the surface?

  • Reinforced pavement
  • Flexible pavement (correct)
  • Rigid pavement
  • Stabilized pavement

What type of pavement is associated with rigidity or flexural strength, with load distribution over a wide area of subgrade soil?

  • Flexible pavement
  • Composite pavement
  • Permeable pavement
  • Rigid pavement (correct)

What is the primary requirement of an ideal pavement to distribute wheel load stresses to a safe value on the sub-grade soil?

  • Thinness
  • Thickness (correct)
  • Porosity
  • Roughness

What is the key function of pavement in terms of providing comfort to road users even at high speed?

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What is the purpose of having an impervious surface in a pavement?

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