JNTUA B.Tech Civil 9A01604 - Water Resources Engineering-II 2013 Question Paper

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Jawaharlal Nehru Technlogical University , Anantapur

B.Tech Regular Examination , April/May 2013

Third Year

Second Semester

Department of Civil Engineering

9A01604 - Water Resources Engineering-II

(Regulation 2009)

Code: 9A01604
B. Tech III Year II Semester (R09) Regular & Supplementary Examinations, April/May 2013
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING - II
(Civil Engineering)
Time: 3 hours Max. Marks: 70
Answer any FIVE questions
All questions carry equal marks

1 (a) What are the uses of constructing a reservoir?
(b) Explain the various zones of storage in a reservoir.
2 Explain principal and shear stresses in a gravity dam.
3 (a) Give the reasons for seepage failures in an earth dam.
(b) Explain the diaphragm embankment type dams with figures.
4 (a) What are spillways and where are they provided?
(b) Enumerate the various types of spillways and describe in detail the most widely used type.
5 Explain clearly step-by-step design procedure of vertical drop weir.
6 Explain functions of irrigation canal.
7 Give the formulae used for calculating discharge of any three types of outlets used in irrigation canals.
8 Explain various methods of reducing uplift on the floor.
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