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APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Third semester B.Tech examinations (S) September 2020

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 9) What is weathering? (3)
b) Discuss Dearman classification of weathering. (4)
c) Describe different types of weathering and their products. (8)
2 a) What is an aquifer? (8)
b) Discuss different sources of ground water. (3)

c) With the help of a figure differentiate various types of aquifers encountered in (9)
earth.
3 2) The sandstone recovered from Dharmadam island, Kannur has bulk volume of (5)
145m? and estimated to have a pore space volume of 27.7607. Calculate the

porosity of the sandstone.

b) Explain the relevance of weathering in construction engineering (4)
c) Using a profile picture, discuss characteristics of soil in different soil horizons. (6)
PART 1

Answer any two full questions, each carries 15 marks.
4 ஐ Discuss Mohr scale of hardness. (5)
b) Define mineral calcite. How are they identified in the field? Discuss the (6)
importance of calcite in construction engineering.
c) Discuss the mineral properties that affect its strength. (4)
5 9७) What are basalts? How do basalts differ from granites? (5)
b) Metamorphic rocks and sedimentary rocks cover larger part of Keralacompared (5)

to igneous rocks. Evaluate the statement with respect to their geographic spread.

c) Discuss seismic waves? How do body waves differ from surface waves? (5)
6 a) Briefly explain the concept of plate tectonics. (5)
b) Compare and contrast feldspar and quartz. (4)

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