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asked Aug 22, 2023 in Irrigation Engineering by Carter (75.2k points)

A household tube well is called Abyssinian tube well falls under _________

(a) strainer type

(b) cavity type

(c) slotted type

(d) both cavity and slotted type

I had been asked this question in final exam.

This intriguing question originated from Tube Well-2 topic in chapter Ground Water for Irrigation through Wells and Tubewells of Irrigation Engineering

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answered Aug 25, 2023 by Greg (106k points)

Correct option is (a) strainer type

Easy explanation: Abyssinian tube well is the most common type of tubewell used for household purposes. It is also a strainer type of the tube well and the length of the strainer used here is about 2 meters.

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