AL AZHAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, THODUPUZHA

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Continuous Assessment Test1: JUNE 2021

Sem : S4 Program : B.Tech CIVIL Course Code-CET 202 Total Marks : 30 Time : 1Hr.
Course Name : ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
CO: Course Outcome no. Level: Revised Bloom’s taxonomy level no. (1-5)

PART A
Answer all questions (3 marks each)
Co: Level: Question
No:
1 1 1 Define weathering of rocks (3 Marks)

2 1 2 Explain soil erosion and classification of soils (3 Marks)

PART B
Answer any one questions (12 marks)

1 A:2 3 A) List the various sub-divisions in geology( 5 marks)

B) Briefly explain the concept of plate tectonics. (7 marks)
B: 3

1 A:3 4 A) What are landslides’? Discuss the role human beings in

accelerating landslides (6 marks)

B: 2 B) Comment on the relation of earthquakes with plate tectonics. Give

an account on different plates with earthquake prone area (6 marks)

PART C
Answer any one questions (12 marks)

2 1 5 Discuss the relevance of geology in civil engineering constructions (12

Marks)
2 3 6 Describe the geological work of rivers. Discuss different landform features
produced by weathering and river action with suitable diagrams (12 Marks)
*CO1 :: Recall the fundamental concepts of surface processes, subsurface process, minerals,
rocks, groundwater and geological factors in civil engineering constructions.
*CO2: Identify and describe the surface processes, subsurface process, earth materials,
groundwater and geological factors in civil engineering constructions

Bloom’s Taxonomy Levels:

1. Remember
2. Understand
3. Apply
4. Analyze
5. Evaluate
6. Create