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ON
TESTQUESTI
ONS

ROCKMECHANI
CS
MULTI
PECHOI
CE:Sel
ectt
hecor
rectl
ett
ert
hatanswer
sthef
oll
owi
ngsent
ences.

DATEOFEXAM :AUGUST6,
2002
1.Li
mest
onef
ormations,whetherfol
dedorheavil
yfaul
ted,ar
ewhatt
ypeofr
ocks?
A.deposit
edbymanandmachi ne
B.sedimentaryrocks
C.vei
n-ty
pedeposi t
smi neabl
ebyunderground
D.vol
canicorigi
n
E.i
gneousr ocks

2.Ar
ecor
dofgeologicf
act
sint
hei
rcor
rectspacerelati
onsiscall
ed:
A.corelog C.geologicmap E.pi
tdesi
gnmap
B.assaymap D.aer
ial phot
ographs

3.I
tist
hemax
imum slopeatwhichanyl
oosemateri
alscomest
orestwhenpouredordumpedi
napi
l
e.
A.angleofrepose C.worki
ngslope E.angl
eofdraw
B.gradi
entslope D.drainangl
e

4.I
tisthef
iel
dofst udythati
sconcernedi
nchecki
ngtheproper
ti
esandbehavi
ourofrockswhen
subj
ect
edtof orcefi
eld:
A.strengt
hofmat eri
als C.sl
opestabi
l
ity E.soi
lmechanics
B.rockmechani cs D.gr
oundcontr
ol

5.I
tist
hescienceofunder st
andingtheproperti
esandmechani calbehavi
ourofrocksandrock
f
ormat
ionandt henat ureofstresseswi t
hinthem andthei
rimmediateenvir
onment.
A.st rengthofmat eri
als C.soi
l mechani
cs E.rockmechanics
B.rocksur vey i
ng D.mappi ngandinter
pretat
ion
6.I
nrockmechani cs,orecor elogging,RQDmeans:
A.r ockgr i
ndi ngindex C.rockbondindex e.r
ockqualit
ydesignat
ion
B.rocki dent i
f i
cati
on D.rockhardness

7.Awordcommonl yusedinr ockmechani

csascol l
ecti
veter
mf oral
lfr
actur
esorfeatur
esinarock
masssuchasjoint
s,fault
s,shear
s,et
c.thathavezeroorrel
ati
vel
ylowtensi
l
estrengthsi
scall
ed:
A.fr
actureplan C.li
neati
on E.f
abr
ic
B.st
ructure D.discont
inui
ty

8.Rockmechani
csdi ff
ersf r
om classi
calmechanicsin:
A.thestrengthofr ockscomparedwi thsteel
B.i
nr ockmechani cs,t
hepostfai
lurechar acter
ist
icsofr
ocksi
smor
eusef
ul
andsi gnif
icantinmi ni
ngthanthepr e-f
ailur
eones
C.rockmechani csisappl
iedi
nmi ning
D.seismicf orcesarenotconsi
deredi nclassi
calmechani
cs.

DATEOFEXAM :AUGUST12,
2003
1.Ar
ecor
dofgeol
ogi
cfact
sint
hei
rcor
rectspacer
elat
ionsi
scal
l
ed:
A.geol
ogi
cmap C.pi
tdesi
gn E.aer
ial
phot
ogr
aph
B.cor
elog D.assaymap

2.Oneoftheelasti
cproper
ti
esofrocksi s:
A.densit
y C.specifi
cgravi
ty E.wei
ght
B.porosit
y D.poisson’srati
o
3.I
tref
erstothemaxi mum sl
opeatwhi chanyloosemater
ial
scomest
orestwhenpour
edordumped
inapil
e.
A.drainangle C.angleofdraw E.worki
ngsl
ope
B.angleofrepose D.gradi
entsl
ope

4.Itisageol
ogi
cprocesswherenearsurfacerockordeposit
sareal
ter
edthr
uchemical
act
ionofwat
er,
plant
sandbacter
iaandthemechanicalacti
onoft emper
ature.
A.nat
uraldeposi
ti
on C.weat her
ing E.l
andsl
i
de
B.metamorphism D.sedimentat
ion

5.I
nrockmechanics,whichofthefol
lowingconv enti
onsisval
idint
hestressandstr
ainanal
ysi
s?
A.compressiv
enor malstr
essesar etakenaspositi
ve
B.contr
acti
lenormalstrai
nsaret akenasnegat i
ve
C.compressiv
enor malstr
essesar etakenasnegative
D.thesenseofpositi
veshearisout wardrel
ati
vetothecoordi
nateori
gin
E.t
hepositi
vedi r
ect
ionsofthecoor di
nateaxesaretakenasnegativ
e

6.Rockmechani
csdi ff
erfrom classicalmechanicsintermsof ?
A.noneoft hesecondi tions
B.seismicf or
cesar enotconsideredinclassical
mechani
cs
C.thestrengthofr ockscompar edwithsteel
D.rockmechani csi sappl i
edandappreciatedonlyi
nmini
ng
E.i
nr ockmechani cs,thepostfai
lurecharacteri
sti
csofr
ocksar
emor
eusef
ul
andsi gnif
icantinmi ningthanthepre-f
ailureones.

7.I
nslopestabil
it
yanal y si
sofami nepit,
whi chofthef
oll
owi
ngi
snecessar
ytoaddr
essasl
ope
st
abil
i
typroblem?
A.char acteri
sti
csoftherockmass
B.drainagesy stem ofthepit
C.blastingdesign
D.equipmentusedi nthepitoperat
ion
E.al
loft heabove

8.I
tist
her
ati
oofthevoi
dsoropenspacesw/
inamat eri
alv
ersust
het
otalvolumeoft
hesai
dmat
eri
al:
A.hol
lowfact
or C.moistur
e E.speci
fi
cgr
avi
ty
B.por
osit
y D.expansi
onrati
o

9.Arockmassclassifi
cati
onthatquanti
fi
esdiscont
inui
tybytherat
ioofthelengt
hoftheindi
vidual
pi
ecesofcor
er ecoveredinadri
ll
,havi
nglengthsof10cm orlonger
,andt het
otal
lengthofdri
ll
run:
A.fr
act urepat
ter
n C.fract
urespaci
ng E.RQD
B.wor kindex D.rockmassr at
ing

10.Theabi
l
ityofr
ockst or
esi
stcompr
essi
oniscalled:
A.t
ensil
estr
engt
h C.shearstrength E.r
ockst
rengt
h
B.ri
gidi
ty D.compr essivestr
engt
h

DATEOFEXAM :AUGUST10,
2004
1.Awordcommonlyusedinrockmechani
csasacol l
ect
ivet
ermforallf
racturesorfeat
uresinarock
masssuchasj
oint
s,f
ault
s,shear
s,et
c.thathav
ezeroorrel
ati
vel
ylowt ensil
estr
engthsiscal
l
ed:
 A.structure C.fractur epl
an E.discont
inui
ty
B.
li
neat ion D.fabric
2.Whichoft
hefoll
owi ngnat uralmater
ialspossessexcel lentplasti
cproperti
es?
A.clay C.li
gnit
e E.gy
psum
B.
ant hracite D.li
mest one
3.Arecor
dofgeologicf actsinthei
rcorrectspacer elati
onsiscal l
edwhat?
A.pitdesi gnmap C.aerial photograph E.assaymap
B.geologi cmap d.corel og

4.Whi
choft
hefoll
owi
ngr ockf
ormat
ioni
schar
acteri
zedbykar
stt
opogr
aphy ?
A.di
ori
teplug C.basal
tdome E.coal
for
mat
ion
B.l
imestonefor
mati
on D.andesit
efor
mati
on

5.Whi
choft
hefol
lowingphy
sical
proper
ti
esofr ocksrefer
stotheabi
l
ityofrockst
hatr
esi
stshear
ing?
A.r
ockwor ki
ndex C.tensil
estrengt
h E.compr
essi
vestr
ength
B.r
igi
dity D.shearst r
ength

6.I
tconsi
stsofoneormor epi
ecesofrock,
usuall
ybetween1to3metersl
ong,
andt
akenf
rom a
par
ti
cul
ardepththr
udiamonddril
l
ing.
A.fi
shli
ne C.cor
e E.deadman
B.sl
udge D.bl
asthol
econe

7.Thest
rengt
hofaf r
actur
edmassi
s:
A.i
nfi
nit
e C.nil E.unl
i
mit
ed
B.zer
o D.pur
elyf
ri
cti
onal

8.I
nmapi
nter
pret
ations,
li
mest
onef
ormat
ionisalway scharacteri
zedbywhichofthefol
l
owi
ng:
A.wetlands C.karsttopography E.ov
erhangs
B.highreli
efs D.gentlerol
li
ngt opography

DATEOFEXAM :AUGUST16,
2005

1.Rockscanv ir
tuall
ywithstandunl i
mitedl
oadprov
idedt
hat
:
A.i
tisiniti
all
yrockbol ted
B.theloadisappliedslowl y
C.enoughconf ini
ngpr essur ei
sprovi
ded
D.art
ifi
cialsupportisinstal
led
E.alongper i
odofl oadingtimeisall
owed.

2.Whi
chofthefol
l
owi
ngnat
ural
mat
eri
alspossesthebestel
ast
icpr
oper
ti
es?
A.li
gni
te C.gypsum E.ant
hraci
te
B.cl
ay D.li
mestone

3.Whenamassiver
ockmassi
sfaul
ted,
whatdoyoucal
lthepor
ti
ont hati
sdownt
hrown?
A.syncl
i
ne C.footwal
l E.anti
cli
ne
B.hangi
ngwall D.plug

4.I
ndi
rectt
ensi
lestrengt
hisal
socal
l
ed:
A.Brazi
l
iandisctest C.r
ingtest E.wor
kindext
est
B.tr
i-
axi
altest D.r
apturet
est

5.Ar
ecordofgeologicf
act
sint
hei
rcorrectspacer
elat
ionsi
scal
l
edwhat?
A.pitdesi
gn C.geologicmap E.cor
elog
B.aeri
alphotogr
aph D.assaymap

6.Whatisthatfi
eldsci
encethatf
ocusesonthest
udyoftheproper
tiesandbehavi
ourofr
ockswhen
subj
ectedtoforcef
iel
d?
A.rockmechanics C.sl
opestabi
li
ty E.groundcont
rol
B.str
engthofmateri
als D.soi
lmechanics
7.I
nrockmechanics,whatdoyoucallt
herockmassdesi gnat i
ont
hatquant
if
iesdi
sconti
nui
tybythe
r
ati
oofthelengthofthei
ndi
vidual
piecesofcorerecoveredinadri
ll
andthetot
allengt
hofthedri
ll
r
un?
A.workindex C.rockmassr ating E.RQD
B.f
racturespaci
ng D.fract
urepattern

8.Ther
ati
ooft
hematerial
init
ssol
idstat
eascomparedtoit
sv ol
umewhenbr
okeni
scal
l
edwhat?
A.wei
ght/moist
uref
actor C.powderfactor E.vol
ume/
wei
ghtr
ati
o
B.swel
lfactor D.coef
fi
ci
entofexpansi
on

DATEOFEXAM :AUGUST8,
2006

1.Whi
choft
hefoll
owingnatur
alpr
oper
ti
espossesthebestel
ast
icpropert
ies?
A.l
imestone C.di
ori
te E.daci
te
B.gypsum D.cl
ay

2.I
nint
erpr
eti
nggeologicmaps,li
mestoneisal
wayscharact
eri
zedbywhichoft
hef
oll
owi
ng?
A.karstt
opography C.highrel
i
ef E.over
hangs
B.gentl
erol
li
ngterr
ain D.wet
lands

3.Whichofthefoll
owingphy si
calpr
opert
iesofrocksreferst
ot her at
iobet
weent hev ol
umeofvoi
dsor
openspacesinsi
dear ockmassandt hetotalvol
umeofsai dr ockmassormat er
ial
?
A.permeabili
ty C.porosit
y E.bondworkindex
B.expansionrati
o D.specif
icgravi
ty
4.Whichoffol
lowingreferstothemaxi
mum sl opeatwhi chaheapofl oosemat eri
alcanst
and
wit
houtsl
idi
ng?
A.angleofdraw C.drai
nageangle E.worki
ngslope
B.gradi
entslope D.angleofrepose

5.I
ndi
rectt
ensi
lestrengthisalsocall
edwhat?
A.brazil
i
andi sctest C.rapt
uretest
E.ri
ngt
est
B.tr
i-
axialtest D.workindextest

6.Ther
ateofchangeofst
rai
nasaf unct
ionofst
ress.
a.Modul
usofElast
ici
ty c.ModulusofBending e.Poi
sson’
sRat
io
b.Modul
usofRigi
dit
y d.ModulusofPlast
ici
ty

DATEOFEXAM :AUGUST12,
2008
1.Thest
rengt
hofafracturedmassi
s:
A.unl
imit
ed C.zero E.i
nfi
nit
e
B.pur
elyfri
cti
onal D.nil

2.Whichofthefoll
owingmethodsi
smostappli
cableinmappi
ngorlocati
ngwetshear
s,cl
aysand
gr
aveldeposit
sandi ndet
ermi
ningt
hei
rthi
cknesses?
A.grav
ity Ctell
uri
c E.seismic
B.magnetic D.resi
sti
vi
ty

3.I
niint
erpr
eti
ngtopomaps,
over
lappi
ngt
opographiccont
our
srepresentwhichoft
hef
oll
owi
ng
surf
acefor
mat i
on
A.basin C.dome E.syncli
ne
B.anti
cli
ne D.overhang

4.I
nrockmechani
cs,therati
oofthest
resst
othestr
ainiscal
led:
A.t
ensil
estrengt
h C.poi
sson’srat
io E.shearst
rengt
h
B.r
apturel
i
mi t D.modul
usofelast
ici
ty
5.Theprocessofej ecti
ngami xt
ureofcementandsandi ntot hecrevicesofrocks,usuall
ythrougha
borehol
edr i
ll
edi ntotherockt obegr out ed.
A.guni ti
ng C.grouting E.seali
ng
B.shot cr
eting D.rockbolti
ng
6.Waterpressurereducesst abil
it
yofpitsl opeby:
A.reducingt heshearst rengthofpot enti
alf ai l
uresur f
aces
B.reducingt het ensil
estrengt hofpotential fail
uresur f
aces
C.increasingt heshearst rengthofpot entialf ail
uresurfaces
D.increasingt hetensilestrengthofpot ential fail
uresurfaces
7.Whichofthef ol
lowingphy si
cal pr
oper t
iesofrocksr efer st othewei ghtofsaidrocksinanequi v
alent
vol
umeofwat ermeasur edatseal evel.
A.por osi
ty C.tonnagef act or E.coeffi
cientofexpansi
on
B.speci f
icgr avity D.bondwor ki ndex

8.Theconceptthatusedt odescri
bedtheintensi
tyofi nternalforcessetupinabodyundert he
i
nfluenceofasetofappl iedsurfacefor
ce.
A.force C.St r
ess E.apert
ure
B.strai
n D.mov ement
9.Thewayt odescribequal it
ati
vel
yinwhichstressandst rai
nar erelat
edinamat eri
alunderl
oadi
s
call
ed:
A.constitutivebehavi
or C.poi sson’sr at
io E.plast
ici
ty
B.elasti
city D.st r
ess
10.Theterm usedtodescr ibetheint
actrockbetweendi sconti
nui t
iesi
scall
ed:
A.r ockmass C.aper tur
e E.spoil
s
B.r ockmat eri
al D.f i
l
li
ngmat eri
al

11.Thetotal
in-si
tumedi um contai
ningbeddingplanes, faul
ts,j
ointsandotherstruct
uralfeat
urei
s
cal
led:
A.r
ockmat er
ial C.li
thology E.fi
ll
ingmat er
ial
B.rockmass D.structure
12.Iti
sthenatureanddist r
ibut
ionofstr
ucturalf
eat ureswi t
hther ockmass.
A.stress C.geologi cfeatur
es E.rockmat eri
al
B.rockstructure D.geologi ccontact

13.I
tisafr
act
ureonwhi chi
denti
fi
abl
esheardi
splacementhastakenpl
ace.
A.spaci ng C.persi
stence E.str
ain
B.f ault
s D.fi
ssure
C.
14.I
tist
heperpendicul
ardist
ancebetweenadj
acentdiscont
inui
ti
es.
A.dip C.str
ike E.geologi
ccont
act
B.di
pangl e D.spacing

15.Thet
erm usedtodescri
bedt
heaer
ial
extentorsi
zeofadi
scont
inui
tywi
thaplane.
A.apert
ure C.aer
ial
phot
o E.di
sconti
nui
ty
B.persist
ence D.st
ereonet

16.I
tist
hest
resswhichgovernsthegr
ossmechanicalr
esponseofapor
ousmateri
al.
A.ef
fecti
vest
r ess C.porepressur
e E.por
osit
y
B.ef
fecti
vest
rain D.porosit
y

17.Whentherockcansust ai
nfur
therper
manentdeformati
onwithoutl
osi
ngloadcarry
ingcapaci
ty,
t
hisr
ockisexperi
encing.
A.eff
ecti
vest r
ess C.eff
ectiv
estrai
n E.pl
asti
cit
y
B.porepressure D.ducti
ledeformat
ion

18.Iti
sthepr
ocessbywhi chsuddenlossofstrengthoccursacrossapl
anefol
lowinglit
tl
eorno
per
manentdefor
mation.
A.ducti
l
e C.deformati
on E.yi
eld
B.bri
tt
lefractur
e D.fail
ures
19.Themostrel
iabl
edril
li
ngmet hodsofexplor
ingtheinter
iorofarockmasspriortomining
A.rot
arydril
li
ng C.percussi
ondr i
ll
i
ng E.churndr i
l
li
ng
 B.augerdril
l
ing D.coredri
ll
ing
20.I
tisabasi
ctechniqueusedinmappi
ngsur
faceorundergr
oundexposur
es.
A.str
ucturalmappi
ng C.scanl
inemapping E.st
ereonet
ti
ng
B.scanli
nesurvey D.aeri
almapping

GOODLUCKANDGODBLESS…….
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