Quiz #10

[John QPE]

A culvert is proposed to facilitate drainage along a horizontal curve on Route 100. The segment of road has a design speed of 55 mph and an ADT of 5,000. The radius of curvature equals 1,500 ft and the foreslope is at 0.25 ft/ft. The clear-zone distance in feet for the culvert headwall is most nearly?

A. 24

B. 30

C. 39

D. 29

 

[ptatohed]

My friend gets C. I'll hold off on including his solution until more people have a chance to take a crack.

PS NCEES always puts their answer choices in ascending order.

 

[John QPE]

Does this friend not own a computer with internet access?

 

[ptatohed]

Does this friend not own a computer with internet access?

Yeah, but he's not a member. I just copy and paste your quizes and send to him. Even though he just took the exam and thinks/hopes he passed, he still did your quiz.

Is the answer correct?

 

[John QPE]

39' is correct. I'll wait to see if anyone else chimes in before posting the solution.

 

[John QPE]

Anyone else want to give this a shot?

 

[ptatohed]

Anyone else want to give this a shot?

Q, your speaking to an empty auditorium. Very few people are studying let alone actively participating in the exam prep forum 5 months before the next exam. Don’t expect it to ‘heat up’ around here for another 3 or so months.