Civil Engineering MCQs

2965 MCQs  (Page 150 of 297)

The meander pattern of a river is developed by_________________?
A. Average discharge
B. Dominant discharge
C. Maximum discharge
D. Critical discharge
An aggrading river is a_________________?
A. Silting river
B. Scouring river
C. Both silting and scouring river
D. Neither silting nor scouring river
River training for depth is achieved by_______________?
A. Groynes
B. Construction of dykes or leavees
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Groynes and bandalling
A repelling groyne is aligned________________?
A. Pointing upstream
B. Pointing downstream
C. Perpendicular to bank
D. Parallel to bank
A land is known as waterlogged_________________?
A. When the permanent wilting point is reached
B. When gravity drainage has ceased
C. Capillary fringe reaches the root zone of plants
D. None of the above