UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

EXAMINATION FOR INTERNAL STUDENTS

Module Code Assessment Module title

Pattern
CEGE2007 CEGE20078 Civil Engineering II
CEGE2007 CEGE2007C Civil Engineering II
CEGE2008 CEGE2008C Environmental Engineering II
CEGE2010 CEGE20108 Civil Engineering Methods II

PAPER NAME Context: Geology

DATE 29-Apr-13

TIME 14:30

TIME ALLOWED 2 hours

2012/13-CEGE2007B-EXAM-83
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CEGE2007/2008~ Geology

BEngIMEnglGraduatt: Diploma

Course Examinations - 2013

Time el1lowed: 2 hours

• Answer 4 questions only

• Include diagrams where they assist in providmg an explanation
• All questions carry equal weighting. Where questions are split into

sub-categories, the marks for each part are shown in [ ]

• You are advised to spend an equal amount of time on each questiofl

• Tables and lor charts will be pfOvided

Question 1

a) Define the types, characteristics, uses, advantages and disadvantages of ground

boreholes in a site investigation.

[15 marks]

b) Describe the following tenns:

• Total core recovery (TCR),
• Rock quality designation (RQD), and
• Solid core recovery (SCR)
[10 marks]

Question 2

a) Describe how each of the following rocks is fonned:

• Sandstone
• Basalt
• Slate
• Limestone
• Conglomerate
[15 marks]

b) Discuss the factors that detennine the porosity and the penneability of sandstone.

[10 marks]

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Question 3

a) Outline the characteristics of divergent, convergent and transform plate boundaries.

Give one example of each type of tectonic plate boundary.

(12 marks]

b) Review the challenges faced by civil engineers involved in building projects in

cities located close to convergent plate boundaries.

[13 marks]

Question 4

a) The results of SPT tests and Atterberg Limits carried out in one site is summarised
in Figure Q4a. This SPT was carried out with an equipment with an Energy ratio of
80% (use 60% as reference energy ratio for corrections).

Calculate the angle of shear resistance of Soft blue grey clay and the Sandy Medium
Gravel using Figure Q4b.

[15 marks]

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..... ~ ... ~ ...
. sPY

10
bI . .gJeyd
12 64
18kN/m3
2 41

Sandy Medium Gravel 37

20kN/m3
55 23
18kN/m3
20 55 23
Firm Blue Clay
20 21 25

, Very Dense Gravel ~

50
20kN/m3
..9

Figure Q4a

Notes:

1, LL and LP stand for Liquid Limit and Plastic Limit respectively.

2 Groundwater was found at Sm depth.

Equations for correction factors:

1. Energy ratiO

2. Overburden can be calculated using the following equation:

300
C ----,.­
N - 200 + u'v

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 Figure Q4b

b) The pressuremeter, which results are shown in Figure Q4c, was undertaken at
19.0m depth. Please explain what type of pressuremeter was used and calculate the at­
rest earth pressure coefficient, Ko.

[10 marks]

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 Corrected

cavity
pressure
p
. Plastic phase
45kPa

I
I . 'Elastic' phase
I
220kPa= O'ho , A ------­
I P< <Tho' in situ lateral stress
I
2 Cavity strain 0c. (%)

Figure Q4c

Question 5

Describe the lithology and structure of Jurassic and Cretaceous rocks in the vicinity
of Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door on the Dorset coast

[25 marks]

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