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  • The proposed dam shown in the below figure is 90 m long and coefficient of permeability of the soil is 0.0013 mm/second. The quantity of water (m3) that will be lost per day, by seepage is (rounded to the nearest number):
    The proposed dam shown in the below figure is 90 m long and coefficient of permeability of the soil


  • Options
  • A. 55
  • B. 57
  • C. 59
  • D. 61

  • Correct Answer
  • 61 

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    • 1. The value of the camber recommended for cement concrete roads in areas of heavy rainfall is :

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    • A. 1 in 25
    • B. 1 in 33
    • C. 1 in 40
    • D. 1 in 50
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    • 2. The Bowen ratio is defined as :

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    • A. Ratio of heat and vapour diffusivities.
    • B. Proportionality constant between vapour heat flux and sensible heat flux.
    • C. Ratio of actual evapotranspiration and potential evapotranspiration.
    • D. Proportionality constant between heat energy used up in evaporation and the bulk radiation from a water body.
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    • 3. For the strip footing on a saturated clay, for the given failure surface as shown in the below figure, the bearing capacity equation takes the form : (where Cu - undrained shear strength ?u - angle of internal friction B - width of strip footing qc - ultimate bearing capacity of soil)

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    • A. 5.7 Cu
    • B. 5.14 Cu
    • C. 4? Cu
    • D. 2? Cu
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    • 4. The order or the flexibility matrix for a structure is,

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    • A. equal to the number of redundant forces
    • B. more than the number of redundant forces
    • C. less than the number of redundant forces
    • D. equal to the number of redundant forces plus three
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    • 5. A waste water sample diluted to 100 times with aeration water had an initial dissolved oxygen (DO) of 7.0 mg/l and after 5 days of incubation at 20°C, the DO was zero. The BOD of waste water is :

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    • A. 700 mg/l
    • B. 100 mg/l
    • C. cannot be determined
    • D. 7mg/l
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    • 6. The removal of dissolved organic matter occurs in

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    • A. slow sand filters
    • B. trickling filters
    • C. rapid sand filters
    • D. dual media filters
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    • 7. Excessive fluoride in drinking water causes

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    • A. Alzheimer's disease
    • B. Mottling of teeth and embrittlement of bones
    • C. Methemoglobinemia
    • D. Skin cancer
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    • 8. A 1 : 30 model of an ogee spillway crest records an acceleration of 1.3 m/s2 at a certain location. The homologous value of the acceleration in the prototype in m/s2 , is

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    • A. 0.043
    • B. 0.237
    • C. 1.300
    • D. 7.120
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    • 9. A reinforced concrete wall carrying vertical loads is generally designed as per recommendations given for columns. The ratio of minimum reinforcements in the vertical and horizontal directions is

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    • A. 2 : 1
    • B. 5 : 3
    • C. 1 : 1
    • D. 3 : 5
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    • 10. The degree of static indeterminacy of the rigid frame having two internal hinges as shown in the figure below, is

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    • A. 8
    • B. 7
    • C. 6
    • D. 5
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