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Berm is _____________

(a) a horizontal strip at the N.S.L

(b) a device to remove silt

(c) another name of the canal bank

(d) a gap created in the bank of the canal

I had been asked this question in homework.

This question is from Irrigation Canal topic in chapter Sediment Transport and Irrigation Channels Design of Irrigation Engineering

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Correct choice is (a) a horizontal strip at the N.S.L

For explanation I would say: It is a narrow horizontal strip of natural ground left between the canal section and inner toe of the bank. This is provided in such a way that the bed line and the bank line remain parallel.

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