Computer · Irrigation Engineering
Select the correct option regarding the following two statements labelled Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Assertion (A): A gravity weir is one in which uplift pressure caused by seepage of water below the floor is resisted entirely by the weight of the floor. Reason (R): In a non-gravity type weir, the floor thickness is kept relatively less and the uplift pressure is largely resisted by the bending action of the reinforced concrete floor.
- 1Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).✓
- 2(A) is true, but (R) is false.
- 3Both (A) and (R) are false.
- 4Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Correct answer
Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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