A dam which is prevented from overturning by the action of lateral or vertical up thrust of water by its weight is called __________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Specific weight of a liquid is defined as the weight per unit volume at standard Temperature & pressure therefore specific weight of water of water is equal to ____________ kg/m3 in MKS system ?

   A. 990
   B. 995
   C. 999
   D. 1000

2. A dam which the up lift pressure of the sub-soil water by its own weight is called _________________?

   A. Buttress dam
   B. Arch dam
   C. Gravity dam
   D. Concrete dam

3. The ratio of specific weight of any liquid to the specific weight of water is called as _________________?

   A. Density of liquid
   B. Density of water
   C. Specific gravity of water
   D. Specific gravity of liquid

4. In high floods, to avoid spilling of flood water over the gates, a wall is provided from pond level to high Flood level. This wall spans for the entire length of regulator, rest on piers, sustain water pressure by its weight called_____________________?

   A. Retaining wall
   B. Divide wall
   C. Breast wall
   D. Cantilever wall

5. To dispose of the surplus water from dam, a water way is constructed called________________?

   A. Water escape
   B. Spillway
   C. Channel
   D. All are correct

6. The field capacity is the water retained by a saturated soil after free drainage of surplus water to the ground water table but the water retained by a saturated soil after being centrifuged by a centrifugal force of 1000 times that of gravity is called________________?

   A. Soil moisture
   B. Equivalent moisture
   C. Field moisture
   D. Available moisture

7. When ever a body is immersed wholly or partially in water, it is lifted up by a force equal to the weight of water displaced by the body ?

   A. Archimed’s Principle
   B. Law of gravity
   C. Newton’s law of otion
   D. None of these

8. The dam built for the purpose of diverting water from main stream to various courses of flow is called ____________________?

   A. Coffer dam
   B. Detention dam
   C. Diversion dam
   D. Gravity dam

9. The line in a flow net which shows the direction of flow of water through a soil mass beneath dam are called _________________?

   A. Equipotential lines
   B. flow lines
   C. Section lines
   D. Streak lines

10. A mine or tunnel for collecting seepage water in rock or dam is called ____________________?

    A. Water tunnel
    B. Seepage gallery
    C. Seepage tunnel
    D. Seepage Drain