Dams In Strength of Materials MCQs : This section focuses on the "Dams In Strength of Materials". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Dams In Strength of Materials skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
_____ acts as an inspection chamber in Dams.
A. Spillway
B. Heel
C. Drainage gallery
D. Toe
Question 2
_____ dam which resists are the external forces by virtue of its self weight.
A. Earthen dam
B. Storage dam
C. Detention dam
D. Gravity dam
Question 3
______ is the over flow section or portion of the dam.
A. Heel
B. Toe
C. Spillway
D. Gallery
Question 4
_______ is openings extending from upstream to downstream of the dam.
A. Guide banks
B. Divide voids
C. Sluices
D. Spillway
Question 5
_______ is the common type of spillway used in gravity dams.
A. Ogee spillway
B. Trough spillway
C. Side channel spillway
D. Emergency spillway
Question 6
Cracks developed in the body of dam section can be avoided by ________
A. Construction joints
B. Contraction joints
C. Transverse joints
D. Longitudinal joints
Question 7
FTL Stands for ________
A. Free tank level
B. Full tank level
C. Full top level
D. Fill toe level
Question 8
In sliding failure, the co-efficient of friction varies from ________
A. 0.65 - 0.75
B. 0.8 - 0.9
C. 0.45 - 0.65
D. 0.85 - 1
Question 9
MDDL Stands for ________
A. Minimum draw down level
B. Maximum draw down level
C. Million drop down level
D. Mega drop down level
Question 10
The elementary profile of a dam is generally a ________
A. Isosceles triangle
B. Right angled triangle
C. Scalene triangle
D. Equilateral triangle
Question 11
The factor of safety against overturning should not be less than ______
A. 1.8
B. 2.25
C. 1.5
D. 1.75
Question 12
The minimum standard height for a construction joint is about ________
A. 1.2 m
B. 1.5 m
C. 2.1 m
D. 2.3 m
Question 13
The obstruction or a barrier built across the stream or river is called _____________
A. Barrage
B. Weir
C. Dam
D. Reservoir
Question 14
Water stored in dam is expressed in _______
A. Mega cumec metres
B. Million cubic metres
C. Metric cumec
D. Million cusec metres
Question 15
Which of the following forces do not act on the dam?
A. Silt pressure
B. Wave pressure
C. Creep pressure
D. Uplift