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A concrete gravity dam having a maximum reservoir level at 200 m and the RL of the bottom of the dam 100 m. The maximum allowable compressive stress in concrete is 3000 KN/m2 and the specific gravity of concrete is 2.4. Calculate the height of the dam and check whether it is a high dam or low dam.
Consider the following statements
1. Bhakra Nangal Dam is the highest gravity dam in India.
2. It is the second largest reservoir in India in term of water holding capacity.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
Tilaiya Dam, Konar dam, Maithon Dam and Panchet Hill Dam have been constructed under:
If the depth of water in a dam is 'h' and 'A' is the transverse area of dam and 't' is the thickness of the dam. How, the pressure of dam wall depend on?
On which river Bhakhra Nangal Dam is constructed?
Which of the following states sharess the hydro power generated through Bhakra Nangal Dam?
1. Punjab
2. Rajasthan
3. Uttarakhand
4. Gujarat
Select the correct answer
The district of Rajasthan which gets maximum irrigation facility from Bhakra Nangal Dam is :
The base width of a solid gravity dam is 35 m and the specific gravity of dam material is 2.45. What is the approximate allowable height of the dam having an elementary profile without considering the uplift?
The vertical stress at the toe was found to be 3.44 MPa at the base of the gravity dam section. If the downstream face of the dam has a slope of 0.617 horizontal: 1 vertical, the maximum principal stress at the toe of the dam when there is no tailwater is _______________
The flownet for an earthen dam with 30 m water depth consists of 25 potential drops and 5 flow channels. The coefficient of permeability of dam material is 0.03 mm/sec. The discharge per meter length of dam is