"Unlocking Growth: World's Largest Canal Lock Opens in the Netherlands"**Introduction:**The Netherlands, renowned for its intricate canal systems, recently added a remarkable feat to its repertoire with the inauguration of the world's largest canal...

 1. What is the difference among cement plaster, cement render and cement screed? Under what situations should each of the above be used?The purpose of plastering, rendering and screeding is to create a smooth, flat surface to receive finishes lik...

 What is Canal Fall?Irrigation canals are constructed with some permissible bed slopes so that there is no silting or scouring in the canal bed. But it is not always possible to run the canal at the desired bed slope throughout the alignment due t...

 What are cross drainage works?In an irrigation project, when the network of main canals, branch canals, distributaries, etc. are provided, then these canals may have to cross the natural drainages like rivers, streams, nallahs, etc at different p...

Spillway:The spillways are openings provided at the body of the dam to discharge safely the excess water or flood water when the water level rises above the normal pool level.Necessity of Spillways(a) The height of the dam is always fixed accordin...