Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The canal has to irrigate 12000 ha of rice with duty 1000 ha/cumec. Capacity factor is 0.8 and time factor 0.75. Required discharge is
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Choose the correct answer
A
96 m³/s
B
9 m³/s
C
20 m³/s
D
12.8 m³/s
Correct Answer
C. 20 m³/s
Why is this the answer?
Q = area/(duty × capacity factor × time factor)=12000/(1000×0.8×0.75)=20 m³/s
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