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In a syphon aqueduct
A Drainage passes over the canal and F.S.L. of the canal is below the bottom of the drainage trough
B Drainage passes over the canal and F.S.L. of the canal is above the bottom of the drainage trough
C Canal passes over the drainage and H.F.L. of the drainage is above the bottom of the canal trough
D Canal passes over the drainage and H.F.L. of the drainage is below the bottom of the canal trough
The velocity of drainage water in the barrels of a syphon-aqueduct, is normally limited to
A 1 to 2 m per second
B 2 to 3 m per second
C 3 to 4 m per second
D 4 to 5 m per second
Rectangular floors X and Y have equal area. If floor X is 12 feet by 18 feet and Floor Y is 9 feet wide, what is the length of floor Y, in feet?
A 13.5
B 18
C 21
D 24
The elevator in an eleven-storied office building travels at the rate of one floor per 1/4 minute, which allows time for picking up and letting down passengers. At the main floor and at the top floor the operator stops for 1 minute. How many complete (with return) trips will the operator makes during a 7-hour period?
A 50
B 60
C 80
D 90
The elevator in an eleven-storied office building travels at the rate of one floor per 1/4 minute, which allows time for picking up and letting down passengers. At the main floor and at the top floor the operator stops for 1 minute. How many complete (return) trips will the operator make during a 7 hours period?
A 50
B 60
C 80
D 90
If the height of the hydraulic gradient line above the floor of thickness t is h and the specific gravity of the material of the floor is G, the minimum thickness t of the floor downstream of the crest-wall, is given by the equation
A $${\text{t}} = \frac{{{\text{h}} + 1}}{{{\text{G}} + {\text{t}}}}$$
B $${\text{t}} = \frac{{{\text{h}} - 1}}{{{\text{G}} + {\text{t}}}}$$
C $${\text{t}} = \frac{{{\text{h}} - 1}}{{{\text{G}} - {\text{t}}}}$$
D $${\text{t}} = \frac{{{\text{h}} + 1}}{{\text{G}}}$$
An R.C.C. lintel is spanning an opening of 2m span in a brick wall. The height of the roof is 2.9m above the floor level and that of the opening is 2.1 m above the floor level. The lintel is to be designed for self weight plus
A Triangular load of the wall
B UDL of wall
C UDL of wall + load from the roof
D Triangular load + load from the roof
The structure constructed to allow drainage water to flow under pressure through an inverted syphon below a canal, is called
A Syphon
B Super passage
C Super-aqueduct
D Syphon aqueduct
To avoid an interruption in the flow of a syphon, an air vessel is provided
A at the inlet
B at the outlet
C at the summit
D ay nay point between inlet and outlet
The uplift pressure on the roof of an inverted syphon, is maximum when
A Drain in running dry
B Canal is running dry
C Canal is running with F.S.L.
D Drain is running with H.F.L.

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