Irrigation Water Resources Engineering QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Civil Engineering : Irrigation Water Resources Engineering QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS :: part3 : 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.For wave action in dams, the maximum height of freeboard is generally taken to be equal to

0.5 hw

0.75 hw

1.25 hw

1.50 hw

7.The most suitable material for the central impervious core of a zoned embankment type dam is

clay

coarse sand

silty clay

clay mixed with fine sand

8.A divide wall is provided

at right angle to the axis of weir

parallel to the axis of weir and up-stream of it

parallel to the axis of weir and down-stream of it

at an inclination to the axis of weir

9.Which of the following spillways is least suitable for an earthen dam ?

ogee spillway

chute spillway

side channel spillway

shaft spillway

10.When the reservoir is full, the maximum compressive force in a gravity dam is produced

at the toe

at the heel

within the middle third of base

at centre of base

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