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Which of the following spillway is designed in India by Ganesh Iyer?

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asked Sep 17, 2023 in Irrigation Engineering by Carter (75.2k points)

Which of the following spillway is designed in India by Ganesh Iyer?

(a) Saddle siphon spillway

(b) Saddle spillway

(c) Glory hole spillway

(d) Volute Siphon spillway

This question was addressed to me by my college professor while I was bunking the class.

I'm obligated to ask this question of Shaft Spillway topic in division Spillways, Energy Dissipators and Spillway Gates of Irrigation Engineering

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

Correct choice is (d) Volute Siphon spillway

To elaborate: Volute siphon spillway consists of a vertical shaft circular in the section provided with a cap covering. It has low priming depth and higher discharge efficiency. It can be provided with an earth dam also.

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