CONFIDENTIAL UTHM Universiti Tan Hussein Onn Malaysia UNIVERSITI TUN HUSSEIN ONN MALAYSIA FINAL EXAMINATION SEMESTER I COURSE NAME : ENGINEERING GEOLOGY COURSE CODE a BFC21303 PROGRAMME CODE : BFF EXAMINATION DATE i DECEMBER 2016 / JANUARY 2017 DURATION : 3 HOURS INSTRUCTION : ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS THIS QUESTION PAPER CONSISTS OF EIGHT (8) PAGES dren SAmUAA AU REDE AA OI SULITBFC 21303 CONFIDENTIAL QI (a)_Explain the internal layers of the earth based on physical properties. (4 marks) (b) Describe each of the following the terms : @ — Geology (ii) Engineering geology (iii) Rock mechanics (6 marks) (©) Mlustrate and explain the structure and classification of silicates in mineral. (5 marks) (@) Classify and explain the igneous rock classification based on rock texture. (10 marks) Q2 (a) List FOUR (4) major processes of sedimentary rock genesis. (4 marks) (b) Explain the classification of sedimentary rock with particular reference to: (i) Clastic sedimentary rock Gi) Chemical sedimentary rock (10 marks) (©) Describe the texture of metamorphic rock with particular reference to: (i) Slaty foliation Gi) Phyllitic foliation Gili) Schistose foliation (iv) Gneissic foliation (4 marks) (@) Explain and illustrate types of metamorphism with particular reference to: (i) Contact metamorphism (2 marks) Gi) Regional metamorphism (2 marks) (iii) Dynamic metamorphism (G marks) CONFIDENTIALBFC 21303 CONFIDENTIAL 3 (a) Classify, sketch and explain all physical weathering categories of rock. (5 marks) (b) List FOUR (4) categories of fault in geological structures. (2 marks) (©) Discuss the geophysical method with particular reference to gravity method related to its concepts, applications, advantages and disadvantages. (6 marks) () The standard length of the rock core was 1.5 m for each sequence of the rock drilling work. Calculate the Rock Quality Designation (RQD), Total Core Recovery (TCR) and Solid Core Recovery (SCR) for the rock sample in FIGURE 3(d). a I =o 3 t Span aan ee Gan Wine “Gan Som © Wem FIGURE Q3(d): Rock core obtained from boring exploration (6 marks) (©) Explain the rock testing with particular reference to: () Ultrasonic velocity test (i) lake's durability test TERBU Gif) Triaxial compression test (6 marks) Q4 A road cutting 50 m deep is driven through a sequence of metamorphic foliated rock. The rock slope face cutting in the direction of 076° and dip angle 60°. The geologist has mapped the cutting area and produced an equal area stereonet plot showing the pole plot concentrations presented in FIGURE Q4(a). TABLE Q4(a) shows the data of slope ‘geometry and rock parameters. @ (b) © Determine the dip direction and dip angle of joint set 1, 2 and 3 as shown in FIGURE Qa). (6 marks) Analyze the entire rock slope failure modes with its criterion. (4 marks) Calculate the factor of safety for wedge failure mode of intersection joint set 1 and 3 using the formula in FIGURE Q4(c) when the tension crack is completely filled with water. (8 marks) : CONFIDENTIAL