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  • The sewage discharge in a detritus tank of a treatment plant is 576 litres/sec with flow velocity of 0.2 m/sec. If the ratio of width to depth is 2, the depth is


  • Options
  • A. 100 cm
  • B. 110 cm
  • C. 120 cm
  • D. 150 cm.

  • Correct Answer
  • 120 cm 


  • Waste Water Engineering problems


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    • 1. Pick up the correct statement from the following :

    • Options
    • A. Inlets are provided on the road surface at the lowest point for draining rain water
    • B. Inlets are generally provided at an interval of 30 m to 60 m along straight roads
    • C. Inlets having vertical openings, are called curb inlets
    • D. Inlets having horizontal openings, are called horizontal inlets
    • E. All the above.
    • Discuss
    • 2. For estimating the peak run off the rational formula Q = 0.0278 KpA was evolved by

    • Options
    • A. Kinchling
    • B. Lloyd Davis
    • C. Frubling
    • D. all the above.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The most effective arrangement for diverting excess storm water into a natural drainage, is

    • Options
    • A. leaping weir
    • B. overflow weir
    • C. siphon spill way
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 4. The detention time (t) of a settling tank, may be defined as the time required for

    • Options
    • A. a particle to travel along its length
    • B. a particle to travel from top surface to bottom sludge zone
    • C. the flow of sewage to fill the tank
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The maximum depth of sedimentation tanks, is kept

    • Options
    • A. 3 m
    • B. 3.5 m
    • C. 4 m
    • D. 4.5 m.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Discrete or granular particles change their

    • Options
    • A. size
    • B. shape
    • C. weight
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 7. 'Cowl' is provided at

    • Options
    • A. lower end of ventilating column
    • B. upper end of ventilating column
    • C. upper end of the manhole
    • D. first step in manhole.
    • Discuss
    • 8. Large diameter sewers subjected to external pressure alone, are reinforced

    • Options
    • A. near the inner surface of the pipe
    • B. near the outer surface of the pipe
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. with elliptical cage
    • E. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. The angle subtended by the surface of sewer water with partial flow, at sewer centre is 120°, the depth of sewerage is

    • Options
    • A. 20 cm
    • B. 25 cm
    • C. 40 cm
    • D. 50 cm
    • E. 60 cm.
    • Discuss
    • 10. During putrifaction process of sewage the gas given off, is

    • Options
    • A. carbon dioxide
    • B. hydrogen
    • C. ammonia
    • D. methane
    • E. all the above.
    • Discuss


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