Q. The effects of capillary fringe are on the slightly safer side and are neglected.

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Q. Which of the following line acts as a dividing line between dry (or moist) and submerged line?

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Q. Stone pitching or riprap is generally provided to avoid _______________

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Q. Provision of sufficient freeboard eliminates _______________

i. Over-topping failure
ii. Erosion of U/s face
iii. Erosion of D/s face
iv. Cracking due to frost action
v. Gully formation

Which of the following is/are correct?

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Q. The collection and removal of water before it acquires high downward velocities is ensured by provision of ____________________

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Q. In order to prevent the possibility of the cross-flow towards the earthen embankments, it is necessary to provide _____________________

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Q. Sloughing is the process of _________________

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Q. In foundation slide failure___________________________

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Q. What is the most critical condition of slide of the U/s slope?

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Q. When the reservoir is full, the slope which is most likely to slide is _____________________

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Q. In order to keep the saturation line in a canal embankment well within the toe, it is necessary to provide _____________________

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Q. Which of the following failures generally occur due to the development of unaccounted pore pressures?

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Q. Which of the following method is also called as the Slices method?

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Q. In Fellenius method for small values of angle of internal friction of soil, the critical arc passes ________________

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Q. What is the correct expression of equivalent liquid unit weight?

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Q. Calculate the maximum shear-stress induced if the horizontal average shear stress induced in u/s portion of the dam at the base is 36.45 kN/m².

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Q. Calculate the factor of safety at the point of maximum shear if unit shearing resistance is 97.9 kN/m² and the maximum shear-stress induced is 55.72 kN/m². Check whether the dam is safe or unsafe.

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Q. A rock toe and a horizontal filter is provided on the downstream base of an earthen dam in order to _________________

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Q. What is provided in the form of a transition zone between the homogenous embankments-fill and rock toe?

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Q. The length of horizontal blanket should be equal to _________________

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