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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
THIRD SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2019

Course Code: CE205
Course Name: ENGINEERING GEOLOGY

PARTA
Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
Define weathering of rocks. Explain the weathering by mechanical means.
Describe any two laboratory test used for assessing intensity of weathering.
Sketch the typical soil profile with a short description of each zone.

Define aquifer. Discuss the classification of aquifers.

Relate porosity and permeability in aquifers.

Explain any three methods to control sub-surface water during the constructions.

Elucidate any three geological classes of soils
Explain the relevance of geology in construction engineering.

PART B
Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
Describe any three physical properties which affect the strength of minerals.

Explain: (0) Calcite (ii) Biotite (iii) Gypsum

Give an account of any two rock features that affect the strength of rock as
foundation material

Discus the origin of igneous rocks and sedimentary rocks

How do earthquake waves help to understand the interior structure of earth?

Write short notes on: (i) Basalt (ii) Marble

PART C
Answer any two full questions, each carries20 marks.
Explain strike and dip with figures

Describe any two geological factors considered essential in the construction of
tunnels

How are folds formed in rock? Discuss the significance of fold in selecting
feasible sites for dam.

The dip amount and dip direction of two outcrop of a contact between limestone

and sandstone, located at a distance of 500m apart, are 20° /N150° and

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