GATE CE 2025 Set 2 — Question 43

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MCQ+2 / -0.67EasyStopping Sight DistanceCross-Section & Sight DistanceTransportation EngineeringFlexible Pavement FactorsPavement DesignCBR MethodHighway CapacityIntersections & Signals

Transportation Engineering → Cross-Section & Sight Distance → CBR Method

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Match the following in Column I with Column II. Column I Column II (1) Vehicle Damage Factor A. Stability of subgrade soil (2) Passenger Car Unit B. Capacity of a roadway (3) Perception Reaction Time C. Design rigid pavement (4) California Bearing Ratio D. Design flexible pavement E. Stopping sight distance

Column I	Column II
(1) Vehicle Damage Factor	A. Stability of subgrade soil
(2) Passenger Car Unit	B. Capacity of a roadway
(3) Perception Reaction Time	C. Design rigid pavement
(4) California Bearing Ratio	D. Design flexible pavement
	E. Stopping sight distance

Correct answer (A) (1)-(D); (2)-(B); (3)-(E); (4)-(A) Solution The correct matches are as follows: (1) Vehicle Damage Factor (VDF): It is used to convert the number of commercial vehicles into standard axle load repetitions for the Design of flexible pavement (as per IRC 37). Thus, (1)-(D). (2) Passenger Car Unit (PCU): It is a factor used to convert different vehicle types into a common unit to determine the Capacity of a roadway . Thus, (2)-(B). (3) Perception Reaction Time: It is the time taken by a driver to react to an object, which is a critical component in calculating the Stopping sight distance (SSD) . Thus, (3)-(E). (4) California Bearing Ratio (CBR): It is a measure of the strength of the subgrade and is used to assess the Stability of subgrade soil . Thus, (4)-(A). Matching these results in: (1)-(D); (2)-(B); (3)-(E); (4)-(A), which is option (A). Turn this into a strength. Explore AI-powered practice and doubt support with Success Tracker.

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Correct answer (A) (1)-(D); (2)-(B); (3)-(E); (4)-(A) Solution The correct matches are as follows: (1) Vehicle Damage Factor (VDF): It is used to convert the number of commercial vehicles into standard axle load repetitions for the Design of flexible pavement (as per IRC 37). Thus, (1)-(D). (2) Passenger Car Unit (PCU): It is a factor used to convert different vehicle types into a common unit to determine the Capacity of a roadway . Thus, (2)-(B). (3) Perception Reaction Time: It is the time taken by a driver to react to an object, which is a critical component in calculating the Stopping sight distance (SSD) . Thus, (3)-(E). (4) California Bearing Ratio (CBR): It is a measure of the strength of the subgrade and is used to assess the Stability of subgrade soil . Thus, (4)-(A). Matching these results in: (1)-(D); (2)-(B); (3)-(E); (4)-(A), which is option (A).

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