Civil Engineering MCQs

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For a flood control reservoir, the effective storage is equal to_______________?


a useful storage – valley storage

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b useful storage + surcharge storage

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c useful storage + surcharge storage + valley storage

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duseful storage + surcharge storage -valley storag

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The total capacity of a reservoir is 25 million cubic metres and dead storage is 5 million cubic metres. If the average volume of sediment deposition is 0.10 million cubic metre per year, then the usefulness of the reservoir will start reducing after_________________?


a 50 years

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b150 years

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c200 years

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d250 year

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View Answer 50 years

The uplift pressure on a dam can be controlled by_________________? 0 1) constructing cutoff under upstream face 2) constructing drainage channels bet-ween the dam and its foundation 3) by pressure grouting in foundation The corret answer is?


a only (1)

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b both (1) and (2)

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cboth (1) and (3)

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d(1), (2) and (3)

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View Answer (1), (2) and (3)

Horizontal acceleration due to earthquake results in______________?


ahydrodynamic pressure

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b inertia force into the body of the dam

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cboth (A) and (B)

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dnone of the above

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View Answer both (A) and (B)

The major resisting force in a gravity dam is___________________?


awater pressure

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bwave pressure

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cself-weight of dam

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d uplift pressure

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View Answer self-weight of dam

The maximum permissible eccentricity for no tension at the base of a gravity dam is__________________?


aB/2

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bB/3

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cB/4

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dB/6

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View Answer B/6

As compared to gravity dams, earthen dams__________________?


aare costlier

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bare less susceptible to failure

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crequire sound rock foundations

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drequire less skilled labour

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Seepage through embankments in an earthen dam is controlled by_______________?


a drainage filters

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b relief wells

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cdrain trenches

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dprovision of downstream berms

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View Answer drain trenches

Main purpose of mean water training for rivers is________________?


aflood control

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b to provide sufficient depth of water in navigable channels, during low water periods

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c to preserve the channel in good shape by efficient disposal of suspended and bed load

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d all of the above

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The flow of water after spilling over the weir crest in chute spillway and side channel spillway respectively are_________________?


aat right angle and parallel to weir crest

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bparallel and at right angle to weir crest

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cparallel to weir crest in both

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dat right angle to weir crest in both

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