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For the upstream face of an earthen dam, the most adverse condition for stability of slope is_______________?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
For the upstream face of an earthen dam, the most adverse condition for stability of slope is_______________?

A. sudden drawdown
B. steady seepage
C. during construction
D. sloughing of slope

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

Generally the weir is aligned at right angles to the direction of the main river current because______________?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
Generally the weir is aligned at right angles to the direction of the main river current because______________?

A. it ensures less length of the weir
B. it gives better discharging capacity
C. it is economical
D. all of the above

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

A divide wall is provided_______________?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
A divide wall is provided_______________?

A. at right angle to the axis of weir
B. parallel to the axis of weir and up-stream of it
C. parallel to the axis of weir and down-stream of it
D. at an inclination to the axis of weir

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

Silt excluders are constructed on the________________?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
Silt excluders are constructed on the________________?

A. river bed upstream of head regulator
B. river bed downstream of head regulator
C. canal bed upstream of head regulator
D. canal bed downstream of head regulator

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

The minimum size of stone that will remain at rest in a channel of longitudinal slope S and hydraulic mean depth R is given by______________?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
The minimum size of stone that will remain at rest in a channel of longitudinal slope S and hydraulic mean depth R is given by______________?

A. 4RS
B. 11 RS
C. 7RS
D. 15 RS

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

Wetted perimeter of a regime channel for a discharge of 64 cumecs as per Lacey’s theory will be_________?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
Wetted perimeter of a regime channel for a discharge of 64 cumecs as per Lacey’s theory will be_________?

A. 19 m
B. 38m
C. 57m
D. 76m

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

For a proportional outlet, the flexibility is______________?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
For a proportional outlet, the flexibility is______________?

A. zero
B. between zero and 1
C. 1
D. greater than 1

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

If the critical shear stress of a channel is xc, then the average value of shear stress required to move the grain on the bank is___________________?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
If the critical shear stress of a channel is xc, then the average value of shear stress required to move the grain on the bank is___________________?

A. 0.5 xc
B. 0.75 TC
C. xc
D. 1.33 TC

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

Which of the following is a flexible outlet ?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
Which of the following is a flexible outlet ?

A. submerged pipe outlet
B. Kennedy’s gauge outlet
C. Gibb’s outlet
D. none of the above

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology

Which of the following types of falls use parabolic glacis for energy dissipation ?

August 13, 2021January 18, 2019 by admin
Which of the following types of falls use parabolic glacis for energy dissipation ?

A. vertical drop fall
B. glacis fall
C. Montague type fall
D. inglis fall

Categories Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering and Hydrology
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