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Sheet piles are commonly used as __________ in hydraulic structure.

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Sheet piles are commonly used as __________ in hydraulic structure.

(a) Bulk heads

(b) Bearing stratum

(c) Boulders

(d) Composite piles

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The correct answer is (a) Bulk heads

The explanation is: Sheet piles are commonly used as bulkheads, or as an impervious cutoff to reduce seepage and uplift under the hydraulic structure.

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