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  • Boussinesq's equation for ascertaining unit pressure at a depth H on sewers due to traffic loads, is


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  • A. Boussinesq's equation for ascertaining unit pressure at a depth H on sewers due to traffic loads, is
  • B. Boussinesq's equation for ascertaining unit pressure at a depth H on sewers due to traffic loads, is
  • C. Boussinesq's equation for ascertaining unit pressure at a depth H on sewers due to traffic loads, is
  • D. Boussinesq's equation for ascertaining unit pressure at a depth H on sewers due to traffic loads, is
  • E. none of these.

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    • 1. D is the diameter of a circular sewer and ? is the side of a square section sewer. If both are hydraulically equivalent, the relationship which holds good, is

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    • A. ?D8/3 = 4 b8/3
    • B. ?D3/8 = 4 b3/8
    • C. ?D2/3 = 4 b2/3
    • D. ?D3/2 = 4 b3/2
    • E. none of these.
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    • 2. The width of a settling tank with 2 hour detention period for treating sewage 378 cu m per hour, is

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    • A. 5 m
    • B. 5.5 m
    • C. 6 m
    • D. 6.5 m
    • E. 7 m.
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    • 3. The sewage treatment in septic tanks is due to

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    • A. anaerobic decomposition
    • B. aerobic decomposition
    • C. parasitic decomposition
    • D. none of these.
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    • 4. Skimming tanks are

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    • A. used to remove the grease and oil
    • B. those from which sludge is skimmed out
    • C. tanks provided with self-cleansing screens
    • D. improved version of grit chambers.
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    • 5. If ?w is the unit weight of water, r the hydraulic mean depth of the sewer and S the bed slope of the sewer, then the tractive force exerted by flowing water, is

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    • A. ?w . r . S
    • B. ?w r1/2 . S
    • C. ?w r S
    • D. ?w r2/3 S
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    • 6. Before discharging the foul sewage into rivers, it is generally treated by

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    • A. screening
    • B. sedimentation
    • C. oxidation
    • D. sludge digestion and disinfection
    • E. all the above.
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    • 7. Oxidation process results in the formation of

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    • A. carbon dioxide
    • B. nitrates
    • C. sulphates
    • D. all the above.
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    • 8. If the diameter of a sewer is 100 mm, the gradient required for generating self cleansing velocity, is

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    • A. 1 in 60
    • B. 1 in 100
    • C. 1 in 120
    • D. none of these.
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    • 9. As compared to fresh river water, sea water contains oxygen

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    • A. 10% less
    • B. 20% less
    • C. 10% more
    • D. 20% more.
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    • 10. Which one of the following resists hydrogen sulphide corrosion

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    • A. R.C.C.
    • B. Glazed stone wares
    • C. Asbestos cement
    • D. Glazed ware.
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