Dam Design and Construction MCQs

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Q31.
Which of the following dam is also known as the Amberson dam?

a.

Multiple arch buttress dam

b.

Mushroom head buttress dam

c.

Massive head buttress dam

d.

Free deck buttress dam

Discuss
Answer: (d).Free deck buttress dam
Q32.
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
Q33.
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
Q34.
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
Q35.
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
Q36.
The Lacey’s scour depth R given by equation R = 0.473 (Q/f)^1/3 is applicable when the river width is equal to ___________

a.

actual river width

b.

regime width

c.

any contracted width

d.

span length

Discuss
Answer: (b).regime width
Q37.
Culverts are all those road bridges whose spans are up to ________

a.

6 m

b.

8 m

c.

10 m

d.

12 m

Discuss
Answer: (b).8 m
Q38.
A road bridge is proposed to be constructed across an alluvial stream with the estimated design discharge as 2500 m³/s. It is decided to adopt a total effective waterway equal to 300 m for this bridge as against the regime width of 237.5 m due to afflux considerations. If the HFL at the site is at RL 214 m, then the RL of the open foundation can be suggested as _______

a.

206.6 m

b.

208.5 m

c.

207.2 m

d.

210.2 m

Discuss
Answer: (a).206.6 m
Q39.
Calculate the value of maximum scour depth for a single span structure having normal scour depth 5m.

a.

5 m

b.

7.5 m

c.

2.5 m

d.

10 m

Discuss
Answer: (b).7.5 m
Q40.
The average grain size of the bed material is 0.16 mm for medium silt, Lacey’s silt factor is likely to be _______

a.

0.30

b.

0.45

c.

0.70

d.

1.32

Discuss
Answer: (c).0.70
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