Marine Construction (CE-503 (D)) - Important Questions

Write in detail about inland water transports and coastal protection works.

Explain in detail the classification of harbors on the basis of location.

Explain the characteristics/requirements of a good harbour/port and principles of harbour planning.

What type of equipment to be used during hydrographic survey operations? Explain.

Derive the impact pressure on a sea structure in shallow water and in deep water.

On what factors do the length and height of a sea wave depend, and what is the action of an air breakwater?

Explain with neat sketches the method/procedure of construction for wall type breakwater.

Explain why piers are constructed and how their dimensions are determined.

What are dolphins and what are their types?

Write short notes on keel and bilge blocks, traversing slipways, overturning and staging system.

Explain the typical cross-section of a dock wall and various aspects of its construction.

Prove that the compressive force on a lock gate varies directly with the width of the lock and inversely with the rise of the sill.

Why are repair / dry docks necessary? Explain.

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