Irrigation Engineering
Presence of tail water in a gravity dam
i) increases the principal stress
ii) decreases the principal stress
iii) increases the shear stress
iv) decreases the shear stress
The correct answer is

(i)and(iv)
(ii) and (iv)
(ii) and (iii)
(i) and (iii)

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Irrigation Engineering
Lane's weighted creep theory assumes

Triple weightage to vertical creep and one weightage to horizontal creep
Triple weightage to horizontal creep and one weightage to vertical creep
Equal weightage to horizontal and vertical creeps
Double weightage to horizontal creep and one weightage to vertical creep

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