Dam Design and Construction MCQs

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Q71.
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
Q72.
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
Q73.
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
Q74.
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
Q75.
When the reservoir is empty, the maximum vertical stress equal to ________________

a.

At heel = 2W/B and at toe = 0

b.

At heel = 0 and at toe = 2W/B

c.

At heel = toe = zero

d.

At heel = toe = 2W/B

Discuss
Answer: (a).At heel = 2W/B and at toe = 0
Q76.
The two-dimensional stability analysis of gravity dams proves better for U-shaped valleys than for V-shaped valleys.

a.

True

b.

False

c.

May be True or False

d.

Can't say

Discuss
Answer: (a).True
Q77.
Calculate the value of minimum base width for an elementary triangular concrete gravity dam supporting 72 m height of reservoir water and full uplift? (Take specific gravity of concrete as 2.4 and coefficient of friction as 0.7)

a.

36.28 m

b.

39.77 m

c.

51.5 m

d.

73.5 m

Discuss
Answer: (d).73.5 m
Q78.
For usual values of permissible compressive stress and specific gravity of concrete, a high concrete gravity is the one whose height exceeds ______________

a.

48 m

b.

70 m

c.

88 m

d.

98 m

Discuss
Answer: (c).88 m
Q79.
For triangular dam section of height H for just no tension under the action of water pressure, self-weight and uplift pressure, the minimum base width required is _____________

a.

H / (S-1)

b.

H / S^1/2

c.

H / (S – 1)⁻¹

d.

H / (S-1)^1/2

Discuss
Answer: (d).H / (S-1)^1/2
Q80.
If the eccentricity of the resultant falls outside the middle third, the ultimate failure of the dam occurs by ______________

a.

tension

b.

crushing

c.

sliding

d.

overturning

Discuss
Answer: (a).tension
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