Essentially the gravity dam resists the loads to which it is exposed, due to its

Related MCQs

• For safety against overturning in a gravity dam, the resultant of all the forces acting on a dam must pass
• A piece of metal of specific gravity 3.4 floats in mercury of specific gravity 13.6. What fraction of its volume is under mercury
• In case the resultant of all the forces acting on a dam passes outside the base, the dam would overturn unless
• In a Buttress dam, when the height of dam is 10 m to 25 m, the spacing of buttress is usually restricted to
• The stress in the dam should be within the specified limits for the body of dam in the foundations. If the stress at the toe and heel are excessive, they can be brought within permissible limits by
• The force acting on a gravity dam which causes stability is
• By the usual gravity analysis as per B.I.S., the permissible tensile stresses at the upstream face of the dam under earthquake loading, should not exceed
• Which one of the following is not a disadvantage due to a Buttress dam?
• The tendency for an immersed body to be lifted up in the fluid, due to an upward force opposite to the action of gravity is known as
• If the forces due to inertia, gravity and frictional resistance are insignificant, the design of a channel may be made by comparing