Civil Engineering Questions And Answers :: Docks And Harbour Engineering: part2



Civil Engineering : Docks And Harbour Engineering QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part2 : 6 to 10

Following Civil Engineering Multiple choice objective type questions and answers will help you in BSNL JTO, GATE 2024 and IES 2024 examinations :

6.Consider the following statements. (i) Fender is the cushion provided on the face of the jetty for ships to come in contact, (ii) Slip is the space of water area between two adjacent piers where ships are berthed, (iii) Pier head is a structure constructed near the tip of a break water near the harbor entrance. Of the statements

(i) and (ii) are correct
(ii) and (iii) are correct
(i) and (iii) are correct
(i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

7.A ship is berthed in a chamber and lifted by principles of buoyancy Such a chamber is called.

Dry dock
Wet dock
Floating dock
Refuge dock

8.Which of the following conditions of loading imposes the greatest load on the foundation in case of dry docks?

when the dock is empty
when the dock is empty with the ship of maximum tonnage
when the dock is full of water
when the dock is dry and is under construction

9.For designing the dock, the proportion of ship load assumed to be borne by keel blocks is

5/8
3/8
3/16
5/16

10.Which of the following type of sea walls results in greatest protection of shore structures?

vertical sea wall
sea wall with batter
stepped sea wall
sea wall with concave face

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