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Reg No.: Name:
APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
THIRD SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION(R&S), DECEMBER 2019
Course Code: CE205
Course Name: ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

Max. Marks: 100 Duration: 3 Hours
PARTA
Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks. Marks
1 a) Write a note on the relevance of geology in civil engineering (10)
b) Discuss the engineering significance of weathering (5)
2 9) Elucidate on the engineering classification of weathered rock masses (8)
b) Evaluate the porosity and permeability of rocks (7)
3 2) Discuss the ground water flow equation using Darcy’s law (6)
0) Elucidate the problems created by subsurface water in construction sites (9)
PART B
Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
4 ஐ Write short notes on (5)
Shale
b) Marble (5)
c) Quartzite (5)
5 2) Discuss about the seismic discontinuities inside the earth (7)
0) Elucidate on the role of seismic waves in the study of internal structure of earth (8)
6 9) Explain hardness of minerals (5)
b) Discuss any five rocks of Kerala (10)
PART C
Answer any two full questions, each carries20 marks.
7 2) Describe the attitude of geological structures (6)
b) Discuss any two types of faults in rocks (7)

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