Question

The famous Roosevelt dam in USA is of the type __________________

(a) Rock-fill dam

(b) Solid Masonry Gravity Dam

(c) RCC arch bridge

(d) A hollow masonry gravity dam

The question was posed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

I need to ask this question from Categories of Dams topic in section General and Particular Dams of Irrigation Engineering

Answer 1

The correct option is (b) Solid Masonry Gravity Dam

The explanation is: The Roosevelt dam was completed in 1911 on the Salt River of Arizona (U.S.A). It was constructed with the solid blocks of concrete which were of the type known as Solid Masonry Gravity Dam.