Docks and Harbor Engineering MCQ Civil Engineering

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Docks and Harbor Engineering MCQ

1. Which of the following are repair docks ?

  • marine railways, dry docks, floating docks, wet docks
  • dry docks, wet docks, floating docks, lift docks
  • wet docks, floating docks, lift docks, marine railways
  • wet docks, lift docks, marine railways, dry docks

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

  • Dry dock
  • Wet dock
  • Floating dock
  • Refuge dock

3. Which of the following is a fixed type mooring accessory ?

  • bollard
  • buoys
  • cables
  • anchors

4. Pick up the correct statement function following:

  • The coarse material which has a smaller angle of repose, causes a steeper beach slope
  • The coarse material which has a greater angle of repose, causes a steeper beach slope
  • The flattening out of the beach is caused due to the movement of small and uniform particles leeward.
  • both (b) and (c).

5. Which of the following conditions of loading imposes the greatest load on the foundation in case of dry docks?

  • When the dock is empty
  • When the dock is empty with the ship of maximum tonnage
  • When the dock is full of water
  • When the dock is dry and is under construction

6. The difference in height between highest high water and lowest low water is called

  • Mean range
  • Maximum range
  • Maximum rise
  • Mean rise

7. Which of the following type of sea walls results in greatest protection of shore structures?

  • vertical sea wall
  • sea wall with batter
  • stepped sea wall
  • sea wall with concave face

8. A ship strikes the berth generally at an angle

  • 90° with the face of the dock
  • 45° with the face of the dock
  • 30° with the face of the dock
  • 10° with the face of the dock

9. The most popular method of construction of wall breakwaters is

  • Barge method
  • Staging method
  • Low level method
  • none of the above

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

  • groynes
  • sea walls
  • revetments
  • moles

11. The significant wave height is defined is the average height of the

  • one – third highest waves
  • one – fourth highest waves
  • one – fifth highest waves
  • one – tenth highest waves

12. Which of the following structures are constructed parallel to shore line to develop a demarcating line between land area and water area?

  • Sea walls, bulk heads and groynes
  • Sea walls, bulk heads and revetments
  • Sea walls, revetments and groynes
  • Bulk heads, revetments and groynes

13. The width of the entrances of the harbours is restricted to

  • 100 m
  • 125 m
  • 150 m
  • 180 m

14. In a wet dock system,

  • minimum required depth of water for the vessels is maintained
  • entrance locks are provided with massive gates
  • the locks of dock gate are operated by means of heavy bascule bridges and connected machinery
  • the cost of construction is quite heavy
  • E. all the above.

15. A roadstead :

  • is a protected area of water where boats can move safely
  • is the end of the road at the harbour
  • may be protected by break water walls
  • none of these.

16. For location of soundings a range and one angle from the shore involves the following operations. Which one is correct ?

  • A range line is established
  • The first and the last soundings and every tenth soundings are fixed by angular observations
  • The intermediate soundings are fixed by the time intervals
  • All the above.

17. If h and h1 are the heights of a light house and the observer in a ship in metres above M S L then the horizontal distance from the ship to the light house in kilometres is

  • 3.86 (h + h1)
  • 3.86 (h - h1)
  • 3.86 (h x h1)
  • 3.86 π (h + h1)

18. Soundings are required for

  • making nautical charts for navigation
  • ascertaining the areas subject to scour or silting
  • obtaining detailed information for construction
  • all the above.

19. Which one of the following lines is used for tying a ship with a dock

  • bow line
  • stern line
  • spring line
  • break line
  • E. all of these.

20. Surf zone is :

  • the fathom line of 10 m depth
  • the fathom line of 5 m depth
  • the swell of the sea breaking on the shore or reefs
  • the coast line attacked by the waves.

21. The dock wall is designed as a gravity retaining wall and is tested for

  • back fill pressure when the dock is empty
  • maximum water pressure from the dock without any back fill
  • the load charge transmitted to the dock by the movement of loaded vehicles or trains on the way
  • all of the above.

22. The shape of docks and basins is generally kept

  • rectangular ways
  • diamond shape quays
  • inclined quays
  • all of these.

23. The horizontal angles from the boat between A and B and B and C, the stations on the shore are respectively θ1 and θ2. The distances AB = L1 and BC = L2. For calculating the angle α2 at C between the boat and station B is obtained by using the following formula: where (β is horizontal angle between A and C at B).

  • αt tan α2 = 360° - (θ1 + θ2 + β) = φ
  • all the above.

24. Due to the impact of water wave on a sea shore structure

  • hydrostatic pressure coupled with a strong momentary impact is caused
  • vibrations are subjected
  • internal pressure is developed
  • weakens the foundation
  • E. all of the above.

25. On a hydrographic map, the following feature is shown :

  • datum
  • high and low water lines
  • depth contours
  • land and water areas
  • E. all the above.

26. Pick up the incorrect statement from the following: In a dry dock block made of hard wood,

  • spacing of the blocks is 1.35 m
  • the lowest block is 1.8 m long 40 cm x 40 cm in cross-section
  • the middle block is 1.6 m long 40 cm x 40 cm in crosss-section
  • the top block is 1.2 m long 40 cm x 40 cm in cross-section
  • E. none of these.

27. A harbour is a place where

  • ships get shelter and protection against destructive forces due to sea waves
  • facilities are provided for receiving cargo and passengers
  • port buildings are constructed for commercial purposes
  • all the above.

28. P and Q are two stations on the shore line at distance d. If the angle between Q and the boat O and P is a and the angle between P and Q at boat O is β, the x and y. Coordinate along PQ and perpendicular to PQ from O are :

  • none of the above.

29. The low water datum for a lake is defined as the surface of the lake when it is at elevation

  • 180.5 m above M.S.L.
  • 190.5 m above M.S.L.
  • 170.5 m above M.S.L.
  • 200.0 m above M.S.L.

30. The fixed mooring does not require

  • mooring post
  • bollard
  • anchors
  • capstan.

31. Cretans :

  • are the harbours established on the island south east of Greek mainland
  • are the natives of crete, an island south of Greek mainland
  • are the plants, grown in the neighbourhood of harbours
  • none of the above.

32. The important component of a sea port is

  • terminal buildings
  • the docks
  • the harbour
  • all of these.

33. Which one of the following statements is not relevant to hydrographic survey :

  • establishment of a chain of bench marks near the shore line
  • establishment of horizontal control points on the shore
  • determination of the sea bed profile
  • depicting the irregularities in the shore line, islands and projecting rocks
  • E. none of these.

34. The shore line survey includes :

  • depicting the shore line
  • depicting the prominent details on shore line
  • depicting the high water line
  • depicting the low water line
  • E. all the above.

35. The smoothened surface of the front face of the guay walls, is known as fending which is made of

  • granite stone
  • timber
  • steel
  • all the above.

36. A lead line or sounding line

  • is stretched thoroughly when wet before it is graduated
  • should be soaked in water for about one hour prior to taking soundings
  • is adjusted at regular interval
  • is generally used for depths exceeding 6 m
  • E. all the above.

37. Which one of the following land marks on the coast line must be depicted on hydrographic maps ?

  • shore line
  • light houses
  • church spires
  • all the above.

38. Depth of borings for soil investigation, is generally kept below low water level

  • 30 m
  • 35 m
  • 45 m
  • 40 m

39. The wavelength is computed by Bertin's formula (where T is the period in seconds).

40. Littoral drift

  • is the raised line of sand, parallel to the sea coast
  • is the slow movement of surface water at sea caused by the wind
  • is a current parallel to the shore, caused due to tangential component of the wind
  • is a current perpendicular to the shore line caused due to wind.

41. The heaviest line is used to democrate

  • the low water line
  • the high water line
  • the limit of swamps
  • the direction of current.

42. If F is the fetch, the straight line distance of open water available in kilometres, the height of the wave in metres is

  • 0.15 F
  • 0.20 F
  • 0.28 F
  • 0.34 F

43. A low wall built out into the sea more or less perpendicular to the coast line, to resist the travel of sand and shingle along a beach, is called

  • break water
  • break wall
  • groins
  • shore wall.

44. At a place the shore line is along North West-South East. The wind is blowing from the north. The littoral drift will be along

  • south east
  • south
  • south west
  • west
  • E. north west

45. Flow of air from one place to the other is caused due to

  • the sum of elevation
  • pressure head
  • velocity head
  • all of the above.

46. According to the recommendations of International Navigational Congress in 1912, the ratio of length to width at the entrance for cargo vessels is

  • 5.5 and 6.0 to 1
  • 6.2 and 6.8 to 1
  • 7.4 and 7.8 to 1
  • 8.2 and 8.5 to 1

47. Buoys which support the cables to which vessels are attached are of

  • cylindrical shape
  • drum
  • pear shaped
  • spherical shape
  • E. all of these.

48. The beach is built:

  • with largest material locally available to the waves
  • with large material locally available to the waves
  • with fine material locally available to the waves
  • with finest material locally available to the waves.

49. If ‘Hs’ is the significant wave height, then the average wave height and highest wave height respectively are given by

  • 0.6 Hs and 1.67 Hs
  • 0.6 Hs and 1.87 Hs
  • 1.27 Hs and 1.87 Hs
  • 1.27 Hs and 1.67 Hs

50. At a given port, the fetch is 400 nautical miles, the maximum height of storm wave will be

  • 2.073 m
  • 8.169 m
  • 9.144 m
  • 6.8 m

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