Q. _____________ foundation is used when bed soil is soft.

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Q. The intermediate support of a bridge superstructure is called as ___________

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Q. ___________ piers are adopted for well foundations.

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Q. _______ piers are used, when the height of pier is large as in case of viaducts, fly overs.

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Q. The projection of the piers on the upstream side is known as ________

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Q. The end support of a bridge is __________

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Q. The projection of the pier on the downstream side is known as ________

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Q. ____________ piers are suitable when foundations are of steel cylinder caisson type.

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Q. A solid shaft of circular in section is subjected to torque which produces maximum shear stress in a shaft. Calculate the diameter of the shaft.

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Q. When two dissimilar shafts are connected together, then the shaft is __________

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Q. __________ torque occurs along with maximum shear stress due to combined bending and torsion.

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Q. When a shaft is subjected to pure twisting then the type of stress developed is ________

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Q. The torque which produces unit twist per unit length is ________

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Q. The level of top of weir can be termed as __________

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Q. ________ possesses less silting and scouring.

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Q. In __________ there will be no means for silt disposal.

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Q. _________ is a pure water pressure.

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Q. __________ causes of uplift of structure.

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Q. ________ protects the weir from erosive forces during floods.

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Q. Gross storage – Dead storage is _______

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