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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