Question

The open type of wharves are made of:

(a) Timber

(b) R.C.C.

(c) Timber, R.C.C. or both

(d) Earth or rock fill

This question was posed to me in examination.

This is a very interesting question from Port and Harbour Engineering in chapter Other Major Topics in Civil Engineering of Basic Civil Engineering

Answer 1

Right choice is (c) Timber, R.C.C. or both

To explain: These have high level decks which are supported by piles and are made of timber, R.C.C or both together. Sometimes stressed slab or beam is also used. The solid type wharves are made of earth or rock fill with the bottom made of structures like steel pile cells.