ENGINEERING GEOLOGY QUESTIONS
UNIT I
1. What is physical weathering? Chemical weathering? Hydrolysis?
2. Explain what is weathering and its importance in civil engineering constructions?
3. Define the terms-weathering, erosion and denudation. Briefly describe the mechanical weathering.
4. What do you mean by weathering of rocks? Describe the chemical weathering of rocks.
5. Define Weathering? Write the products of weathering and factors affecting weathering.
6. Explain how decomposition leads to disintegration and disintegration leads to decomposition in rocks.
7. Explain some of the failures of civil engineering structures due to geological drawbacks?
8. What is geology? Explain in brief main and allied branches of geology.
9. Describe the Applications of Geology in Civil Engineering
10. Differentiate between (i) Mineralogy and Petrology (ii) Structural geology and Geophysics
11. What is geology? Explain about Main and Allied Branches of Geology.
12. Explain the geological causes for failure of St. FRANCIS Dam.
UNIT II
1. Enlist various property of Mineral to identify them. Explain any 3 of them.
2. Discuss the chemical composition, structure, mode of formation, physical properties of following minerals
(a) Quartz
(b) Feldspar
3. Define the following:
a) Isomorphism
b) Polymorphism
c) Pseudomorphism
4. Define a mineral. Describe in detail hardness and cleavage as physical properties of minerals.
5. Describe how ‘Lustre and Form’ properties can be used to identify various minerals.
6. Define a mineral. Describe the Hardness and Streak properties of minerals giving examples....
7. How are rocks classified? Write an account of texture of igneous rock.
8. Describe various structures observed in igneous rocks.
9. Describe the Rock Cycle in detail.
10. Describe the geological classification and give the characters of igneous rocks.
11. Write about various structures and textures of metamorphic rocks.
12. What is meant by rock cycle and how does it represents the sequence of formation
UNIT III
1. Explain terminology of fault and fold with neat sketches.
2. Explain dip and strike, anticline and syncline with neat sketches.
3. Give the classification of faults based on apparent movement.
4. What are structural discontinuities? How joints are classified?
5. Discuss the impact of joints in Civil Engineering projects and in ground water exploration.
6. Write short notes on: (i) Dip and Strike (ii) Symmetrical and Asymmetrical folds.
7. What are unconformities? Discuss types of unconformities, what engineering problems are created by the
presence of unconformities.
8. What is meant by folding of rock? How is it produced and classify types of fold?
UNIT IV
1. What are landslides? How are they caused?
2. How are earthquakes classified? Explain their causes. Give account of earthquake disaster Preparedness.
3. What are the classification and types of Land Slides according to the characteristic features?
4. What are landslides? Discuss briefly their types, causes and preventive measures.
5. Enumerate the classification and causes of earthquakes and give their safety measures for construction of
building in earthquakes prone areas.
6. Classify landslides and discuss about the causative factors of landslides. Also, add a note on the measures
for mitigation of landslides.
7. Discuss the following terms: (i) Focus and Epicenter, (ii) P- waves and S-waves
8. Explain Earthquake magnitude, Earthquake Intensity, Earthquake focus and Earthquake Epicenter.
9. Enumerate the Effects, classification and causes of landslides.
10. Discuss and describe the causes of earthquake? What precautions are taken in building constructions in
seismic zones?
UNIT V
1. Explain meaning of Aquifer, Aquifuse, Aquiclude and Aquitard. Describe the porosity and permeability of
rocks.
2. Explain the following: i) Aquifer, ii) Aquiclude and iii) Hydrological cycle.
3. Define ground water and hydrological cycle. Also explain water table and aquifers and its types.
4. What is Water table? Give their types of water. Write about under zone of aeration.
5. Explain the following with neat sketches a) Ground water table b) Types of Aquifer
6. Define the terms porosity and permeability.
7. Explain the classification of rocks based on porosity and permeability.
8. Write an essay on the electrical method of exploration.
9. Write the importance of seismic refraction methods in civil engineering
10. What are the principles of geophysical exploration? Discuss any one method used for interpreting
subsurface structures.
11. Comment on seismic exploration techniques for site investigation in civil engineering projects and for
water exploration.
12. Describe seismic refraction survey to de conducted for determining the depth of bed rock..
UNIT VI
1. Explain geological problem of dam sites situated on rocks dipping upstream, dipping downstream and folded.
2. Explain the importance of the geological investigation of dams. Describe the various geological factors that
may cause trouble during the construction of dam.
3. Define dam. How do classify them? Analyze dam failures in past. How do you select a site to construct a
dam? Explain?
4. What are the geological conditions necessary for the stability of a dam and life of a reservoir?
5. What is a dam? With what purposes it will be constructed? Explain in detail the geological investigations of
a good dam site.
6. Explain the influence of geological structures, water table, and scope for preventive leakage for successful
reservoir.
7. Explain silting of reservoir and its control.
8. What is tunnel? Explain its types, what are their advantages.
9. What kinds of rocks are suitable for constructions for tunnels? Explain.
10. Write about Lining of tunnels.
11. Explain the influences of the associated geological structures for tunneling.
12. What is the influence of ground water conditions for successful tunnels
