Civil Engineering MCQAE Level Civil Engineering
The value of acceleration due to earthquake in terms of the acceleration due to gravity in extremely seismic regions for design of gravity dams is equal to
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Choose the correct answer
A
0.1g
B
0.15g
C
0.2g
D
0.3g
Correct Answer
B. 0.15g
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Design seismic coefficient for very severe areas is often taken around 0.15g in older dam design practice
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