Model Paper-II

One Mark Questions:

1. Define Factor of Safety?

2. Define Shear strength
3. Define capillary fringe and vadose zone?
4. What are geotechnical measuring devices?
5. What are different methods of slope stability analysis?

Two Mark Questions:

1. Give the classification of slopes in surface mine?

2. Define a geotechnical model?
3. Give the conditions for planar slope failure?
4. Write a note on Rotational failures?
5. Define the terms Porosity and Permeability?
6. What do you understand about the term Hydraulic Gradient?
7. Write a note on Piezometers?
8. Give some reasons for the purpose of monitoring an opencast excavation?
9. Define Stereonet?
10. Write a note on the effect of tension crack present in the slope?

Ten Marks Questions:

1. Explain about the role of slope angle on opencast mine economics?

2. Give different principles of rock slope engineering? Explain any one?
3. Describe methods for determining JRC and JCS of rock mass?
4. Describe the shear strength of infilled jointed rock?
5. Explain about the groundwater flow through fractured rock?
6. Explain about measurement of water pressure?
7. Explain about Fellinus method of circular analysis with a neat sketch?
8. Discuss the factors that contribute to the stability of waste dump in an open
pit?
9. Discuss kinematic methods for assessing stability of rock slopes?
10. Enumerate limit equilibrium method for analyzing planar failure analysis?
11. Explain Marklands test of plane failure analysis?
12.Explain Marklands test of wedge failure analysis?
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