Important RGPV Question
CE- 503 (D) Marine Construction
V Sem, CE
UNIT 1-History of water Transportation
Q.1) Explain the importance of Waterways.
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Q.2) What is difference between Harbour and Port? Explain classification of harbours.
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Q.3) What are the advantages and disadvantages of water transportation?
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Q.4) What are the different agencies involved in administration of sea ports at National level?
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Q.5) Write in detail about Inland water transports and coastal protection works.
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Q.6) How are harbors classified on the basis of location? Explain in detail.
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Q.7) Write in detail about Inland water transports and coastal protection works.
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Q.8) What are the requirements of a good port?
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UNIT 2-Harbour Planning
Q.1) Explain the characteristics of good harbour and principles of harbour planning.
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Q.2) Explain the ship characteristics affecting harbour design.
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Q.3) Draw the schematic diagram of harbor layout showing all components and briefly write function of each.
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Q.4) What is the need of harbor maintenance? What are the methods of maintenance of harbor?
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Q.5) Explain the different types of wind rose diagram for determining the harbor entrance.
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Q.6) Write short notes on: i) Sand dunes ii) Genoa Harbour iii) Beaufort Scale
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UNIT 3-Natural Phenomena
Q.1) How are tides formed geographically? Explain different types of Tides.
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Q.2) Explain the wave generation and also tell its effects on marine structures.
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Q.3) Explain about the wave action on Coastal Structures and Coastal Protection Works.
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Q.4) How the water waves are generated? Explain by drawing sketch shallow waves and deep waves.
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Q.5) What are the types of marine structures? Write functions of each.
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Q.6) What type of equipment to be used during hydrographic survey operations? Explain.
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UNIT 4-Marine Structures
Q.1) Explain procedure for constructing break water.
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Q.2) Differentiate between jetty and wharf. State the condition under which you will prefer their construction.
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Q.3) Write about “Dolphins” and “Quay”.
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Q.4) Define following terms
i) Break waters
ii) Fenders
iii) Mooring
iv) Littoral drift
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Q.5) Explain with neat sketches the method of construction for wall type breakwater.
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Q.6) Why are piers constructed? How are their dimensions determined?
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Q.7)Show how the impact pressure on a sea structure is derived: i) In Shallow Water ii) In Deep Water
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Q.8) On what do the length and height of a sea wave depend? Explain the action of ‘Air breakwater’.
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Q.9) What are Dolphins? Describe their types.
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UNIT 5-Docks and Locks
Q.1) Classify various types of lock gates and explain working of lock gate.
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Q.2) Write a short note on “Floating dock”.
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Q.3) What are the functions of wet Docks? Explain with Sketches, their working and main features.
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Q.4) What is floating dock? Give its advantages and disadvantages.
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Q.5) Discuss the necessity of dry docks. Write advantages and disadvantages of floating dry docks.
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Q.6) Why fenders are provided on docking platform? Draw the sketch of wooden and rubber fenders.
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Q.7) What are the different types of lock gates? Explain with sketch the mitre type gate and sector gate with a sketch of closed sector gate.
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Q.8) Give a typical cross-section of dock wall and explain the various aspects of construction.
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Q.9) Show that the compressive force on the lock gate varies directly as the width of the lock and inversely as the rise of bill?
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Q.10) Why are repair docks necessary? Explain.
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EXTRA QUESTIONS-
Q.1)What is necessity of dredging in marine works? Draw the sketch of bucket ladder dredger.
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Q.2) Write a short note on.
i) Light house
ii) Transit sheds
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Q.3) Define dredging? Explain the reasons for its adoptions. How dredged Materials are disposed off?
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Q.4) Write a short note on: i) Keel and bilge blocks ii) Traversing slipways iii) Overturning iv) Staging System
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