Realtime Docks and Harbour Civil Engineering Multiple choice Questions and Answers pdf

31.      Which of the following are repair docks ?
a)    marine railways, dry docks, floating docks, wet docks
b)    dry docks, wet docks, floating docks, lift docks
c)    wet docks, floating docks, lift docks, marine railways
d)    wet docks, lift docks, marine railways, dry docks

Ans: c

32.    Which of the following structures protects the shore by trapping of littoral drift?
a)    groynes
b)    sea walls
c)    revetments
d)    moles

Ans: a

33.    Which of the following conditions of loading imposes the greatest load on the foundation in case of dry docks?
a)    when the dock is empty
b)    when the dock is empty with the ship of maximum tonnage
c)    when the dock is full of water
d)    when the dock is dry and is under construction

Ans: c

34.    For designing the dock, the proportion of ship load assumed to be borne by keel blocks is
a)    5/8
b)    3/8
c)    3/16
d)    5/16

Ans: a

35.    A ship strikes the berth generally at an angle
a)    90° with the face of the dock
b)    45° with the face of the dock
c)    30° with the face of the dock
d)    10° with the face of the dock

Ans: d

36.    Consider the following statements.
(i)   Fender is the cushion provided on the face of the jetty for ships to come in contact,
(ii)  Slip is the space of water area between two adjacent piers where ships are berthed,
(iii) Pier head is a structure constructed near the tip of a break water near the harbor entrance. Of the statements
a)    (i) and (ii) are correct
b)    (ii) and (iii) are correct
c)    (i) and (iii) are correct
d)    (i), (ii) and (iii) are correct

Ans: d

37.    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 

Ans: c


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