Q. Cracks developed in the body of dam section can be avoided by ________

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Q. ______ is the over flow section or portion of the dam.

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Q. _______ is the common type of spillway used in gravity dams.

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Q. Which of the following is not a failure of a rectangular dam?

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Q. Structural failures contribute about _______________ in the failure of dam.

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Q. The free board is provided in dams to avoid _______________

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Q. By providing ______________ gully formation can be avoided.

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Q. The maintenance of the reservoirs, above _____________ Ha comes under irrigation department.

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Q. Which of the following process will you prefer to prevent the leakage of water in the dam foundation?

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Q. ______ grouting increases the bearing capacity of soil.

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Q. According to IS, the specific gravity of a good building stone used in heavy dams should be ______

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Q. Hardness can be measured using _______

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Q. Granite has been widely used for dams construction because of _______

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Q. The range of slenderness ratio in dams varies from ________

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Q. _______ is provided for installation of control equipment of valves in dams.

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Q. The ratio of the volume of voids to the volume of given soil mass is __________

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Q. Sand layer is an example of ______________

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Q. ________ keeps the phreatic line within the dam section.

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Q. Calculate the self-weight of the masonry of the rectangle dam of 10 m height and 4 m wide. Consider specific weight of masonry as 20kN/m³.

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Q. Water-cement ratio varies normally from ______________ to __________

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