WDP4801

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

WDP4801 (DESIGN PROJECT)

Assignment no: 3

Total mark: 100 Contribution to final mark:

Assignment due date: Friday, 30 September 2022, 11:00 PM

Module lecturer: PK Sinha

Graduate attribute assessed:

This Assignment consists of 5 pages.

Methods of Evaluation: Assessment Plan

Assignments 1, 2 and 3 together weights 20 %

Instructions:

Honor Pledge: I have neither given nor received aid on the assignment.
Plagiarism is the act of taking words, ideas and thoughts of others and presenting it as your own. It is a
form of theft which involves a number of dishonest academic activities.

• Answer all questions

• Write clearly using black ink
• Space your work out adequately
• Read the questions carefully
• Pay careful attention to the allocated marks
• Make assumption for any missing information. All assumptions made must
be reasonable and guided by examples and tasks preceding this
assessment.
Note: Assignments are mostly project based; however, you can demonstrate your results based
on data analysis and relevant calculations.

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Assignment 3

100 Marks

Questions (Q): Each 20 marks

1. What is meant by a dam gallery? Why are such structures necessary in dam
construction (20)
2. What forces act on the dam structure? Indicate by a sketch. (20)
3. How stability analysis of a solid gravity dam is done? Explain (20)
4. Write short notes on the following: (30)
- Foundation grouting
- Construction and construction joints in dam
- Sluices in dam
5. Briefly explain : Category 2 and 3 dam. Discuss the Role of APP. (10 %)