EXAMS OFFICE USE ONLY (ae | [gk] (Zea University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Course of topie No(s) Course or topic name(s) Paper Number & title Examination / * to be held during month(s) of (delete as applicable) ‘Year of Study (Arts & Science leave blank) Degree/Diplomas for which this course is prescribed (BSc (Eng) should indicate which branch) Facultylies presenting candidates Internal examiner(s) and XT7U4 telephone extension number(s) X77114 External examiner(s) Special materials required (graph/music/drawing paper, maps, diagrams, tables, computer cards, etc.) TRACING PAPER, GRAPH PAPER, ONE DRAWING PIN, STEREONETS DIAGRAM Meeesusteueuit sieseeedtlsieicioneseet acai i [Course ceca Noisy _| crvnz000 Hours _| 3 (THREE) Instructions to candidates (Examiners may wish to use this space : , to indicate, inter alia, the contribution ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS. made by this examination ot test towards the year mark, if appropriate) ee)CIVN 2000 EARTH MATERIALS AND PROCESSES/ GEOTECH ASPECTS OF PLANNING OCTOBER 2008 PAGE 1 of 3 Question 1 a) The geological map at the end of this paper shows six beds of sediments that are all parallel to a single plane. Answer the following questions and hand in the map with your answer book, Determine the dip of the beds. Determine the true thickness of the bed C. Indicate on the map an inlier and outlier At what depth would a borehole drilled at point x intersect the boundary between beds A and B? {8} b) Describe with appropriate illustration the three types of strain that a rock will undergo as a result of applied stress, [8] ©) Discuss the factors that influence the type of strain that a rock will undergo in response to applied stress. [9] Question 2 a) Write a descriptive note on biotic weathering processes. ny b) With the use of sketches describe: {) The chemical weathering of limestone (7) ii) The action of gravity in soil movement (7) Question 3 Two joint sets occur in a rock mass; their orientations are 310/30 and 070/50. Using equal angle projection stereonets, plot the poles and great circles for each of the joint sets, a) Determine the orientation of the line of intersection of these tow planes (plunge and direction). uy b) facut face is excavated in the rock mass dipping due north, is there any limitation on the steepness of the cut if the friction angle of the joints can be taken as 35 degrees? (6) ©) What range of plunge directions would cause frictional failure on one or both planes in the slope if they were to be exposed? 18]CIVN 2000 EARTH MATERIALS AND PROCESSES! GEOTECH ASPECTS OF PLANNING OCTOBER 2008 PAGE 2 of 3 Question 4 a) b) °) d) Define stratigraphy and briefly explain why an understanding of stratigraphy and the rock types that make up a stratigraphic column may be of value tox eet engineer. (5) The sequence of rocks making up the Bushveld Complex ae not typical ofa formal stratigraphic column. Explain why, using a simple eross section of the Bushveld Complex for illustration. It is not necessary to name all the stratigraphic units, (5] Discuss the effects of undermining on the development of. Johannesburg and other towns within the gold mining belt, (5] Use a north-south orientated cross section to illustrate the statigraphic sequence making up the Karoo Supergroup. Name the important Groups and Formations Briefly explain the influence of the Cape Fold Belt. {0}CIVN 2000 EARTH MATERIALS AND PROCESSES/ GEOTECH ASPECTS OF PLANNING OCTOBER 2008 PAGE 3 of 3 Student name..... ‘ ‘Student number.