GATE Irrigation: Gravity dams and spillways – Previous Year Questions

2 GATE previous year questions on Gravity dams and spillways (Irrigation, Civil Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

1. GATE 2016 CE (CE1) Q55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A concrete gravity dam section is shown in the figure. Assuming unit weight of water as 10 kN/m3 and unit weight of concrete as 24 kN/m3, the uplift…
2. GATE 2020 CE (CE2) Q61 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The shown concrete dam holds 10 m static water. Uplift decreases linearly from full hydrostatic head at heel to zero at toe. Dam–soil friction…