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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
THIRD SEMESTER B.TECH DEGREE EXAMINATION, JANUARY 2017
CE205: ENGINEERING GEOLOGY (CE)
Max. Marks:100 Duration: 3 Hours
Draw neat sketches wherever necessary
Part A
(Answer any TWO questions)
1) Explain:

a) chemical weathering (7.5)

b) soil profile (7.5)
2) Describe vertical distribution of ground water (15)
3) What are:

a) exfoliation (4)

c) artesian wells (4)

d) Give an account of factors controlling groundwater

movement (7)
Part 8

(Answer any TWO questions)

4) Explain:

a) cleavage (5)

0) lineation and foilation (5)

€) chemical formulae of calcite and quartz (2.5x2= 5)
5) Discuss seismic waves and their properties (15)
6) Elucidate

a) Classification of rocks based on their origin (6)

b) Lithosphere and Asthenosphere (5)

c) Point load test (4)

Part C

(Answer any TWO questions)
7) Explain:

a) Folds (7)
b) faults (7)
c) their significance in civil engineering (6)
8) Discuss the different flood management strategies (20)
9) Elucidate on:
Longshore currents (7)
Engineering significance of:
a) Dip and (7)
0) strike (6)

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