Port and Harbour Engineering (3170623) MCQs

MCQs of Seaport Maintenance

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1.
Excavation of bed below water is called ______________.
(a) Dredging
(b) Silting
(c) Erosion
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (a)

2.
Maintenance dredging is common for _______________.
(a) River Harbours
(b) Harbours having tidal basins
(c) Both A & B
(d) Dry docks
Answer:

Option (c)

3.
The type of material excavated during maintenance dredging will be _____________.
(a) Rocky
(b) Sandy
(c) Silty
(d) Both B & C
Answer:

Option (d)

4.
The ______________ dredging system is satisfactory in case of ______________ dredging work while ______________dredging system is satisfactory for ______________ dredging work.
(a) direct labour, capital, contract, maintenance
(b) contract, capital, direct labour, maintenance
(c) capital, direct labour, maintenace, contract
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (b)

5.
Which of the following structures is heaviest?
(a) Seawall
(b) Bulkhead
(c) Revetment
(d) Groynes
Answer:

Option (a)

6.
Which of the following seawalls receives least wave thrust?
(a) Sloping
(b) Vertical
(c) Steeped
(d) Both B & C
Answer:

Option (a)

7.
Which sea wall absorbs the greatest wave thrust?
(a) Sloping sea wall
(b) Vertical sea wall
(c) Concave faced sea wall
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (c)

8.
The stability of revetment is governed by ______________.
(a) Size of stones
(b) Slope at which stones are laid
(c) Both A & B
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (c)

9.
A low wall or sturdy barrier built out into the sea from a beach to check erosion and drifting is called _____________.
(a) Sea wall
(b) Breakwater
(c) Groyne
(d) None of the above
Answer:

Option (c)

10.
Which of the following bulkhead's anchorage is suitable where existing ground level is at or above the bottom of the anchor?
(a) Sheet pile deadman anchorage
(b) Simple deadman anchorage
(c) Battered pile anchorage
(d) Frame pile anchorage
Answer:

Option (b)

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