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Irrigation Engineering Practice Test 8


Correct Answer: 2 points | Wrong: -1 point
Grades: A* (100% score) | A (80%-99%) | B (60%-80%) | C (40%-60%) | D (0%-40%)
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1. As the height of a proposed dam is increased, the cost per unit of storage initially increases and then decreases.

2. Tension cracks in the dam may sometimes lead to the failure of the structure by?

3. What is the recommended formula for top width of a very low dam?

4. In order to keep the saturation line in a canal embankment well within the toe, it is necessary to provide _____________________

5. Provision of sufficient freeboard eliminates _______________

i. Over-topping failure
ii. Erosion of U/s face
iii. Erosion of D/s face
iv. Cracking due to frost action
v. Gully formation

Which of the following is/are correct?

6. What is the value of horizontal destabilizing force caused by the formation of waves in a storage reservoir having a fetch of 52 km due to high wind of 172 km/h?

7. When the reservoir is empty, the single force acting on it is the self-weight of the dam which acts at a distance of ____________

8. Which of the following is not used as WERs?

9. Which of the following zone in Zoned type embankment prevents piping through cracks?

10. The effects of capillary fringe are on the slightly safer side and are neglected.


 

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