Docks And Harbor Engineering MCQ Questions & Answers

The maximum harbour depth below lowest low water is generally equal to
(i) loaded draft + 1.2 m when bottom is rock
(ii) loaded draft + 1.8 m when bottom is soft
(iii) loaded draft + 1.2 m when bottom is soft
(iv) loaded draft + 1.8 m when bottom is rock

A) (i) and (ii) are correct B) (i) and (iii) are correct C) (ii) and (iv) are correct D) (iii) and (iv) are correct

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Answer: Option D

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If H is the height of the wave expected, then the height of the breakwater is generally taken as

A) 1.2 H to 1.25 H above the datum B) 1.2 H to 1.25 H above the low water level C) 1.2 H to 1.25 H above the high water level D) 1.2 H to 1.25 H above the mean sea level

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Answer: Option C

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Which of the following structures protects the shore by trapping of littoral drift?

A) groynes B) sea walls C) revetments D) moles

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Answer: Option A

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A ship is berthed in a chamber and lifted by principles of buoyancy Such a chamber is called.

A) Dry dock B) Wet dock C) Floating dock D) Refuge dock

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Answer: Option C

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Minimum width of ship clearance shall be (where “B” is beam of the design vessel)

A) B or 30 m B) 1.5 B or 50 m C) 1.5 B D) 50 m

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Answer: Option A

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As per Berlin's formula, the length of wave in meters is given by
(Where 't' is the period in seconds for two successive waves to pass the same section.)

A) 1.3412 B) 1.5612 C) 1.7412 D) 1.9412

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Answer: Option B

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The most popular method of construction of wall breakwaters is

A) Barge method B) Staging method C) Low level method D) none of the above

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Answer: Option B

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When a wave strikes a vertical breakwater in deep water, it is reflected back and on meeting another advancing wave of similar amplitude merges and rises vertically in a wall of water. This phenomenon is called

A) Surf B) Clapotis C) Fetch D) Swell

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Answer: Option B

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