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Devices mounted on a fixed support (permanent) or portable support (temporary) whereby a specific message is conveyed by means of words or symbols placed or erected for the purpose of REGULATING, WARNING, or GUIDING TRAFFIC.
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Signs that inform road users to traffic laws & regulations which if disregarded will constitute an offense.
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HIGHWAY ENGINEERING
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Devices mounted on a fixed support (permanent) or portable support (temporary) whereby a specific message is conveyed by means of words or symbols placed or erected for the purpose of REGULATING, WARNING, or GUIDING TRAFFIC. | TRAFFIC SIGNS |
| Signs that inform road users to traffic laws & regulations which if disregarded will constitute an offense. | REGULATORY SIGNS |
| Signs that instruct users to meet certain traffic rule requirements or road conditions. | SPECIAL INSTRUCTION SIGNS |
| Warn road users of condition on or adjacent to the road that maybe unexpected or hazardous. | WARNING SIGNS |
| Warn or advice of temporary hazardous condition that could endanger road users or the men & equipment engaged on roadwork. | ROADWORK SIGNS |
| Inform & advice road users of direction, distances, routes, the location or services & points of interest. | GUIDE SIGNS |
| Signs which provide means of displaying essential traffic information on wide multi-lane roads, where some degree of lane use control is required or where side-of-road clearance is insufficient to accommodate a road sign. | OVERHEAD SIGNS |
| Warning devices used to supplement other controls & devices necessary to alert motorist of construction & maintenance activities or constructions in the roadway. | FLASHING LAMPS |
| Highway appurtenances designed to prevent vehicular penetration from the travel way to areas behind the barrier such as to minimize damage to impacting vehicles & their occupants & to reduce the risks of injuries to pedestrians & workers. | BARRIERS |
| Light retro-reflecting devices mounted at side of the roadway in series to indicate the roadway alignment. | DELINEATORS |
| Devices which maybe conical in shape or tubular-shaped capable of performing channelization of traffic which maybe set on the surface of the roadway or rigid attached for continued use. | TRAFFIC CONES |
| Roadwork devices consisting of pre-cast concrete sections, sandbag & other which maybe used to guide traffic at the construction site. | TEMPORARY CURBING |
| Devices used in place of rigid barrier posts or traffic cones which a minimum of 450mm by 50mm wide with alternative bands of contracting color as seen approaching traffic for delineation of traffic. | BOLLARD |
| Standard color used as background for STOP SIGNS | |
| Red | |
| Legend color for signs having white, yellow, orange, flourescent orange, flourescent yellow, green background as chevron for hazard markers. | Black |
| Roadwork sign | yellow |
| For most signs & legends for some colored background | White |
| Direction signs | Green |
| Service sign | Blue |
| Is serve as background color for all tourists facility directional & information signs. | BROWN |
| Color for signs related in pedestrian movement, school zone, & roadwork hazard markers to give additional emphasis & guidance to vehicle operators. | Flourescent yellow green |
| Color for roadwork signs whose legends related to personal working. | Flourescent Orange |
| Signs used to guide devices through a changes in horizontal alignment of the road. | Chevron Sign 🔰 |
| On open country roads with NO (blind corner's) not closely bordered by habitation, the maximum speed for PASSENGER CARS & MOTORCYCLE is; | 80 kph |
| On open country roads with NO "blind corners" not closely bordered by habitation, the maximum speed for MOTOR TRUCKS & BUSES. | 50 kph |
| On through streets or Boulevard clear of traffic, with maximum speed for PASSENGER CARS & MOTORCYCLE; | 40 kph |
| On through streets or Boulevard clear of traffic, with no "Blind corner's when so designated, the maximum speed for MOTOR TRUCKS & BUSES; | 30 kph |
| On city & municipality streets, with light traffic, when not designated through streets, the maximum speed for PASSENGER CARS, MOTORCYCLE, MOTOR TRUCKS & BUSES; | 30 kph |
| Through crowded streets, approaching intersection at "Blind corners", passing school zone passing other vehicles which are stationary, or for similar dangerous circumstances, the maximum speed for PASSENGER CARS, MOTORCYCLE, MOTOR TRUCKS & BUSES; | 20 kph |
| The maximum speed for CARS & MOTORIST in high-risk pedestrian areas is; | 30 kph |
| The maximum speed for CARS & MOTORIST in Low-risk pedestrian areas is; | 60 kph |
| The speed limit appropriate on roads where there are no footpaths & pedestrian are required to walk on the road is; | 40 kph |
| The speed limit appropriate on a high standard duplicated carriageway road where there is only occasional access from adjoining properties; | 80 kph |
| The speed limit appropriate on a very high standard expressways which have low crash rate is; | 100 kph |
| The speed limit appropriate on lower standard expressways | 80 to 90 kph |
| It is the maximum number of vehicles, which have a reasonable expectations of passing over a given section of a lane or a roadway in one direction or in both directions during one hour under prevailing road & traffic conditions; | Road Capacity |
| Ideal capacity of a road is | 2000 vph |
| It is refers to the physical or environmental conditions of work or employment, which substantially comply with the provisions of this standards | Safety |
| It is the recognition and control of hazards in the workplace. | Occupational safety and Health |
| The datum line for design of port facilities in accordance with chart which being used by Philippine ports Authority | MLLW - Main Lower Low Water |
| The PPA (Philippines Ports Authority) requires that water level that guarantees about water depth for safety of the ships berthing on a certain ports and harbor, below the mean lower low water should be equal to:_______ | 0.15m - 0.40m |
| Standard sign shape for pedestrian and school crossing sign. | Pentagon |
| Standard sign shape for facility information signs, instruction signs, guide and destinations of point of interest. | Rectangle |
| Standard sign shape for directional signs, roadwork signs, signs for special purposes and supplementary plates for warning signs. | Rectangle |
| Standard sign shape for warning signs | Equilateral triangle |
| Standard sign shape for additional information | Circle |
| Standard sign shape for regulatory signs | Circle |
| Standard sign shape for GIVE WAY sign | Equilateral triangle |
| Standard sign shape for STOP sign | Octagon |
| Highway Appurtenances designed to prevent vehicular penetration form the travel way to areas behind the barrier such as to minimize damage to impacting vehicles & their occupants, &bto reduce the risks of injuries to pedestrians and works. | Barriers |
| The layer of the pavement which FINALLY CARRIES the load from the road. | Sub-Grade |
| The component of the road structure which RECIEVES the traffic load & transfer it to the subgrade. | Base |
| One or more LAYERS OF CRUSHED AGGREGATE which are bonded by Bituminous materials and a seal coat load on top | Surface dressing or surface coarse |
| A 20mm thick PREMIX LAYER over which is laid a seal coat | Bitumen Carpet |
| A layer consisting of PROPERLY DESIGNED MIX of coarse aggregate, fine aggregate and filler & Bituminous binder | Asphalt Concrete |
| A mixture of bitumen fine aggregate and Filler is Suitable proportion heated to about 200 degrees in special cooker bin. | Mastic Asphalt |
| Layered structure placed over a soil-grade for forming road | Pavement |
| The layer in a road pavement which provides RESISTANCE to wear & hear due to traffic | Wearing coarse |
| Partof load structure which is immediately about the Sub-Grade & composed of stone boulders or superior soil. | Sub-base |
| A road madenof coarse aggregate mechanically interlocked by walling and binded together with screening dust | Water bound macadam |
| An application of hot bitumen mTerial given to the old surface to provide adhesion to the old & new road surface. | Tack Coat |
| A layer of stone shipping coat bind over a hit bitumen to make the surface water-proof. | Prime Coat |
| A very thin surface applied over a bitaminous pavement to make it impervious | Seal coat |
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