Dock and Harbor Engineering Mcqs

This set of Civil Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “ Dock and Harbor Engineering ”. These Mcqs are chosen from a collection of most authoritative and best reference books on Civil Engineering. Our aim is to prepare an individual for competitive exams like NTS, GAT, ECAT, University and College entrance exams, Jobs and interviews. One should practice our MCQS to assimilate Dock and Harbor Engineering comprehensively.

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1.
When a ship floats at its designed water line, the vertical distance from water line to the bottom of the ship is known as________________?

Beam

Depth

Freeboard

Draft

2.
The minimum diameter of turning besin, where ships turn by going ahead and without tug assistance should be___________________?

L

1.5 L

2.0 L

4.0 L

3.
As per Stevenson’s empirical formula, the approximate value of the height of the wave in metres is given by__________________?

0.34 VF

0.5 VF

1.5 VF

3.4 VF

4.
Assertion A : Intervention of undulations in the sea bed reduces the depth of wave at the section. Reason R : No wave can have a height greater than the depth of water through which it passes?

Select your answer based on the coding system given below?

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A.

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false.

A is false but R is true

5.
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

7.
As compared to wall type breakwater, mound type breakwater_________________?

Requires skilled labour

Requires low maintenance cost

Requires less material

Results in less damage due to gradual failure

8.
If the maximum spring rise is 2 m and height of the waves expected is 4 m , then the breakwater height above the datum will be_________________?

2.5 m

4 m

5 m

7 m

9.
In multiple point mooring system, vessel is secured to minimum of____________________?

Two points

Four points

Six points

Eight points

11.
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

12.
Assertion A : Large size stones are required in stone revetment in shore protection. Reason R : Resistance of stone to wave force is proportional to its volume and wave force is proportional to the exposed area of the stone?

Select your answer based on the coding system given below

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

A is false but R is true

13.
Which of the following structures protects the shore by trapping of littoral drift?

Groynes

Sea walls

Revetments

Moles

14.
For designing the dock, the proportion of ship load assumed to be borne by keel blocks is________________?

5/8

3/8

3/16

5/16

15.
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

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