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    ECE 2308 Transport Planning & Devt I.-priNT READY

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    This document is a past exam paper for the course ECE 2308: Transportation Planning & Development. It contains instructions for candidates taking the exam as well as 4 questions covering various topics in transportation planning. Question 1 has three parts covering (a) access control definitions and levels, (b) the key structural elements of roads and how ancient engineers ensured their function, and (c) methods for economically appraising highway projects. Questions 2-4 each have two parts focusing on additional transportation planning topics such as bridge location surveys, causeway construction, urban road network patterns, highway development and appraisal in Kenya, and transportation surveys and highway improvement project costing.

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    This document is a past exam paper for the course ECE 2308: Transportation Planning & Development. It contains instructions for candidates taking the exam as well as 4 questions covering various topics in transportation planning. Question 1 has three parts covering (a) access control definitions and levels, (b) the key structural elements of roads and how ancient engineers ensured their function, and (c) methods for economically appraising highway projects. Questions 2-4 each have two parts focusing on additional transportation planning topics such as bridge location surveys, causeway construction, urban road network patterns, highway development and appraisal in Kenya, and transportation surveys and highway improvement project costing.

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    This document is a past exam paper for the course ECE 2308: Transportation Planning & Development. It contains instructions for candidates taking the exam as well as 4 questions covering various topics in transportation planning. Question 1 has three parts covering (a) access control definitions and levels, (b) the key structural elements of roads and how ancient engineers ensured their function, and (c) methods for economically appraising highway projects. Questions 2-4 each have two parts focusing on additional transportation planning topics such as bridge location surveys, causeway construction, urban road network patterns, highway development and appraisal in Kenya, and transportation surveys and highway improvement project costing.

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    Supplementary/Special Paper ECE 2308: Transportation Planning & Development

    DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY


    UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS - 2013/2014

    THIRD YEAR SUPPLEMENTARY/SPECIAL EXAMINATION FOR THE


    DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING
    ECE 2308: TRANSPORTATION PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT

    DATE: 25TH MARCH 2014 TIME: 11.00AM-1.00PM

    INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

    ▪ This paper contains FOUR questions


    ▪ Attempt QUESTION ONE (1) and any other TWO questions
    ▪ QUESTION ONE (1) carries 30 Marks while the rest carry 20 Marks each
    ▪ Use a scientific non-programmable calculator
    ▪ Erasers, pens and pencils will be required
    ▪ ALL workings should be shown on the provided answer booklets
    ▪ Cell phones and any written materials are NOT allowed in the examination room

    1 | This Paper Consists of2Printed Pages, PTO


    Supplementary/Special Paper ECE 2308: Transportation Planning & Development

    QUESTION ONE (1)


    a) Define the term “Access Control” and state the levels of access control as is exercised in
    Kenya’s rural road. (10 Marks)

    b) The road as it is today comprises of four key structural elements. State the elements and
    elaborate on their functions. How did the ancient engineers ensure their functional
    sufficiency? (10 Marks)

    c) Discuss in detail the following methods as they are used to economically appraise
    highway improvement and traffic management project proposals. Illustrate with
    equations where applicable (10 Marks)
    (i) Net Present Value
    (ii) Internal Rate of Return
    (iii) Benefit Cost Ratio
    QUESTION TWO (2)
    a) Detail the steps involved in bridge locations surveys (6 Marks)

    b) Illustrating with a sketch, describe how a causeway was constructed during the
    construction of pyramids in Egypt (10 Marks)
    c) Explain how the radial pattern of urban road networks develops (4 Marks)

    QUESTION THREE (3)


    a) The road is the most popular mode in Kenya. How has it developed and what is its
    current status in terms of conditions and network coverage? (10 marks)

    b) Why is economic appraisal of a highway carried out? Elaborate the steps involved in a
    highway economic appraisal. (10 Marks)

    QUESTION FOUR (4)


    a) Describe the stages involved in transportation survey based on land-use activity
    (10 Marks)

    b) Explain the term ‘highway improvement’. What items constitute initial costing of a
    highway improvement project? (10 Marks)

    2 | This Paper Consists of2Printed Pages, PTO

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