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Dams In Strength of Materials MCQ Questions & Answers

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

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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

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Question 3

______ is the over flow section or portion of the dam.

A. Heel
B. Toe
C. Spillway
D. Gallery

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Question 4

_______ is openings extending from upstream to downstream of the dam.

A. Guide banks
B. Divide voids
C. Sluices
D. Spillway

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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

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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

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Question 7

FTL Stands for ________

A. Free tank level
B. Full tank level
C. Full top level
D. Fill toe level

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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

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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

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Question 10

The elementary profile of a dam is generally a ________

A. Isosceles triangle
B. Right angled triangle
C. Scalene triangle
D. Equilateral triangle

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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

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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

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Question 13

The obstruction or a barrier built across the stream or river is called _____________

A. Barrage
B. Weir
C. Dam
D. Reservoir

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Question 14

Water stored in dam is expressed in _______

A. Mega cumec metres
B. Million cubic metres
C. Metric cumec
D. Million cusec metres

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Question 15

Which of the following forces do not act on the dam?

A. Silt pressure
B. Wave pressure
C. Creep pressure
D. Uplift

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