{"id":7954,"date":"2024-04-15T02:52:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=7954"},"modified":"2024-04-15T02:52:51","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:52:51","slug":"the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/","title":{"rendered":"The attainment of super elevation by rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement A. is preferable in steep terrain B. results in balancing the earthwork C. avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain D. does not change the vertical alignment of road"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a985e6994cda\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    is preferable in steep terrain                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    results in balancing the earthwork                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    does not change the vertical alignment of road                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: D. does not change the vertical alignment of road.<\/p>\n<p>Superelevation is the banking of a road to counteract the centrifugal force experienced by vehicles traveling around a curve. It is achieved by rotating the pavement about the inner edge of the pavement. This does not change the vertical alignment of the road, which is the shape of the road&#8217;s surface as it rises and falls.<\/p>\n<p>Option A is incorrect because superelevation is not preferable in steep terrain. In fact, it is often avoided <div class=\"telegram-channel-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/pscnotes2025\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"telegram-channel-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"telegram-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 496 512\">\r\n                    <path fill=\"white\" d=\"M248,8C111,8,0,119,0,256s111,248,248,248s248-111,248-248S385,8,248,8z M362,177L320,367c-3,14-10,18-20,14l-56-41l-27,26 c-3,3-5,5-10,5l4-63L323,196c5-5-1-7-8-3l-98,62l-42-13c-9-3-10-9,2-14l162-63C351,160,365,164,362,177z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Join Our Telegram Channel\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> in steep terrain because it can make the road more dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Option B is incorrect because superelevation does not result in balancing the earthwork. The earthwork is the material that is excavated or filled to create the roadbed. Superelevation does not affect the amount of earthwork that is required.<\/p>\n<p>Option C is <div class=\"youtube-subscribe-container\">\r\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCNHT8lW-JmLC68rjBfZhdkg?sub_confirmation=1\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"youtube-subscribe-button\">\r\n            <span class=\"youtube-icon\">\r\n                <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\">\r\n                    <path d=\"M549.7 124.1c-6.3-23.7-24.8-42.3-48.3-48.6C458.8 64 288 64 288 64S117.2 64 74.6 75.5c-23.5 6.3-42 24.9-48.3 48.6-11.4 42.9-11.4 132.3-11.4 132.3s0 89.4 11.4 132.3c6.3 23.7 24.8 41.5 48.3 47.8C117.2 448 288 448 288 448s170.8 0 213.4-11.5c23.5-6.3 42-24.2 48.3-47.8 11.4-42.9 11.4-132.3 11.4-132.3s0-89.4-11.4-132.3zm-317.5 213.5V175.2l142.7 81.2-142.7 81.2z\"\/>\r\n                <\/svg>\r\n            <\/span>\r\n            Subscribe on YouTube\r\n        <\/a>\r\n    <\/div> incorrect because superelevation does not avoid the drainage problem in flat terrain. Drainage is the process of removing water from the road surface. Superelevation does not affect the drainage of the road.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Subscribe on YouTube<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[652],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The attainment of super elevation by rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement A. is preferable in steep terrain B. results in balancing the earthwork C. avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain D. does not change the vertical alignment of road<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The attainment of super elevation by rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement A. is preferable in steep terrain B. results in balancing the earthwork C. avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain D. does not change the vertical alignment of road\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"MCQ and Quiz for Exams\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-04-15T02:52:51+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rawan239\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The attainment of super elevation by rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement A. is preferable in steep terrain B. results in balancing the earthwork C. avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain D. does not change the vertical alignment of road","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The attainment of super elevation by rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement A. is preferable in steep terrain B. results in balancing the earthwork C. avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain D. does not change the vertical alignment of road","og_description":"Join Our Telegram Channel Subscribe on YouTube","og_url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/","og_site_name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","article_published_time":"2024-04-15T02:52:51+00:00","author":"rawan239","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"rawan239","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/","name":"The attainment of super elevation by rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement A. is preferable in steep terrain B. results in balancing the earthwork C. avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain D. does not change the vertical alignment of road","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website"},"datePublished":"2024-04-15T02:52:51+00:00","dateModified":"2024-04-15T02:52:51+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-attainment-of-super-elevation-by-rotation-of-pavement-about-the-inner-edge-of-the-pavement-a-is-preferable-in-steep-terrain-b-results-in-balancing-the-earthwork-c-avoids-the-drainage-problem-in\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"mcq","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/category\/mcq\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Civil engineering","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/category\/mcq\/civil-engineering\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Highway engineering","item":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/category\/mcq\/civil-engineering\/highway-engineering\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"The attainment of super elevation by rotation of pavement about the inner edge of the pavement A. is preferable in steep terrain B. results in balancing the earthwork C. avoids the drainage problem in flat terrain D. does not change the vertical alignment of road"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#website","url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/","name":"MCQ and Quiz for Exams","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/5807dafeb27d2ec82344d6cbd6c3d209","name":"rawan239","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d97f17072bfa490596c8f78363955d55?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d97f17072bfa490596c8f78363955d55?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"rawan239"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com"],"url":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/author\/rawan239\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7954"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7954"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7954\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7954"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7954"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7954"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}