History of Drainage Systems

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Who is credited with the invention of hollow-pipe drainage?

Sir William Drainage

Lord Hollowpipe

Sir Hugh Dalrymple (correct)

Lady Waterremoval

What did the Indus Valley Civilization have in their major cities?

Access to nuclear power plants

Access to water and drainage facilities (correct)

Access to air conditioning systems

Access to advanced technology

What are geotextiles designed to retain in storm water drainage systems?

Fine soil particles (correct)

Large rocks

Metallic debris

Plastic waste

What is the purpose of internal drainage in agricultural soils?

Prevent severe waterlogging Signup and view all the answers

What flows through the stone to an outfell in a typical drainage system?

Groundwater seeping through the geotextile Signup and view all the answers

What governs the formation of drainage systems?

Type of rocks, land topography, and land gradient Signup and view all the answers

What is a discordant drainage pattern?

A pattern that does not correlate to the topography and geology of the area Signup and view all the answers

What are the main types of discordant drainage patterns?

Antecedent and superimposed Signup and view all the answers

What is an accordant drainage system?

A system whose pattern correlates to the structure and relief of the landscape Signup and view all the answers

What determines the number, size, and shape of drainage basins?

The topographic map detailing the region Signup and view all the answers

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Questions and Answers

Who is credited with the invention of hollow-pipe drainage?

What did the Indus Valley Civilization have in their major cities?

What are geotextiles designed to retain in storm water drainage systems?

What is the purpose of internal drainage in agricultural soils?

What flows through the stone to an outfell in a typical drainage system?

What governs the formation of drainage systems?

What is a discordant drainage pattern?

What are the main types of discordant drainage patterns?

What is an accordant drainage system?

What determines the number, size, and shape of drainage basins?

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