Dam Design and Construction MCQs

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Q141.
Which of the following component of a buttress dam is also called counterfort?

a.

Corbel

b.

Buttress

c.

Lateral brace

d.

Sloping deck

Discuss
Answer: (b).Buttress
Q142.
Which of the following type of dam requires very strong and stable foundations and is not in use as much as the other types?

a.

Multiple dome-type dams

b.

Massive head type dam

c.

Columnar buttress type dam

d.

Deck slab type dam

Discuss
Answer: (c).Columnar buttress type dam
Q143.
Which of the following is the earliest recorded multiple arch buttress dam?

a.

Meer Alam dam in India

b.

The Coolidge dam in Arizona

c.

Rodriguez dam in Mexico

d.

Idduki dam in Kerela, India

Discuss
Answer: (a).Meer Alam dam in India
Q144.
In a simple deck slab buttress dam of a given height, the buttress spacing can be increased by increasing the upstream slope.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q145.
The base width of a rock-fill dam in comparison to that of an earthen dam is _______________

a.

much larger

b.

much smaller

c.

sometimes large sometimes smaller

d.

almost equal

Discuss
Answer: (b).much smaller
Q146.
On moderate foundations and particularly in seismic areas, the type of dam which can preferably be considered for construction is ___________________

a.

masonry gravity dam

b.

earthen dam

c.

rock-fill dam

d.

arch dam

Discuss
Answer: (c).rock-fill dam
Q147.
According to Terzaghi, the ratio of D₁₅ of filter to D₁₅ of base material should be _____________

a.

> 5

b.

< 4

c.

4 to 5

d.

< 5

Discuss
Answer: (c).4 to 5
Q148.
Which of the following is not provided in order to control the possibility of sand boiling?

a.

Relief wells

b.

Drain trenches

c.

Vertical cut-offs

d.

Berms

Discuss
Answer: (c).Vertical cut-offs
Q149.
The seepage forces within the filter are controlled up to permissible small magnitudes when the ratio of D₁₅ of filter to D₁₅ of base material is ___________________

a.

between 5 to 40

b.

less than 5

c.

between 5 to 20

d.

less than 4

Discuss
Answer: (a).between 5 to 40
Q150.
The buttresses of a free deck buttress dam are provided at ‘x’ m clear spacing and buttress thickness is proposed to be ‘t’ m. The buttress section can then be designed like the section of a concrete gravity dam by considering the effective unit weight of water = Surcharge factor (S) x actual unit weight of water. The value of this surcharge factor is given as _____________

a.

S = (x + t)/x

b.

S = (x + t)/t

c.

S = (x + t)/(x + 1)

d.

S = (x + t)/(t + 1)

Discuss
Answer: (b).S = (x + t)/t
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