Highway Engineering Questions and Answers – Hydraulic Design

This set of Highway Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Hydraulic Design”.

1. The side drains and partially filled culverts are designed on the basis of ___________
a) Open channel flow
b) Hydrological analysis
c) Pavement geometry
d) Run off
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2. The continuity equation is given by __________
a) Q=KiA
b) Q=AV
c) Q=A/V
d) Q=AV²
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3. The desirable velocity for sand and silt are __________
a) 0.2m/second
b) 0.5 m/second
c) 0.7 m/second
d) 0.9 m/second
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4. The discharge in m³/sec for a surface drainage of 100 m² and a velocity of 5 m/second is?
a) 5
b) 50
c) 500
d) 0.5
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5. The roughness coefficient is assumed in __________
a) Chezys formula
b) Manning’s formula
c) Heigen poiuselles equation
d) Continuity equation
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6. The hydraulic radius is given by __________
a) A/P
b) P/A
c) PA
d) A+P
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7. What is the maximum value of Manning’s coefficient for soil with heavy vegetation?
a) 0.1
b) 0.2
c) 0.3
d) 0.4
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8. The total time for inlet flow and flow along the drain is given by __________
a) T1+T2
b) T1T2
c) T1/T2
d) T1-T2
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9. If the depth of a trapezoidal section is 0.50 m and free board is 0.15 m, then the total depth is?
a) 0.35 m
b) 0.65 m
c) 0.50 m
d) 0.15 m
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10. The time of flow in minutes for a longitudinal drain of 400 m and with a velocity of 0.8 m/sec is?
a) 6.33
b) 7.33
c) 8.33
d) 9.33
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