ENGINEERING GEOLOGY CQI 1 & 2 SEM 1 SESSION 1617

CQI 1
QUESTION

The standard length of the rock core was 1.5 m for each sequence of the rock drilling work. For
the rock sample below, calculate:

(a) Rock Quality Designation (RQD)

(b) Total Core Recovery (TCR)

(c) Solid Core Recovery (SCR)

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CQI 2
QUESTION

The parameters of rock cut slope were investigated and tabulated in TABLE 1. A discontinuity
survey was conducted along the cut slope and results for the discontinuity sets orientations are
given in TABLE 2. A study of the joint sets showed that all joint surfaces had a friction angle of
30. The upper slope of rock slope is flatted.
(i) Calculate the factor of safety for wedge failure mode using the formula in FIGURE (i)
when the tension crack is completely filled with water.

(ii) Calculate the factor of safety for planar failure mode using the formula in FIGURE (ii)
when the tension crack is completely filled with water.

(iii) Calculate the tensional anchor force that requires to increase the factor of safety to 1.5
using similar condition in question (ii). The inclined anchor is 20.

(iv) Via maintains the slope angle, interpret a suitable new rock slope dip direction in order to
avoid any potential of rock slope failure mode using the equatorial equal-area stereo-net
in FIGURE (iii).

TABLE 1
Slope dip direction = 270
Slope angle =70
Height of rock slope = 100 m
Depth of tension cracks = 3m
Unit weight of the rock = 25 kN/m3
Unit weight of water = 9.81 kN/m3
Cohesion of the discontinuity = 150 kPa

TABLE 2
Joint set 1 Joint set 2 Joint set 3
252/50 330/60 85/60

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Given:
3
Fos (Ca. X Cb.Y ) ( A . X )Tana ( B .Y )Tanb
w w

H t
2 2
Ca = Cohesion b = Friction angle
Ht = height of wedge a = dip angle for plane a
b = dip angle for plane b 5= dip angle for wedge intersection
= unit weight of rock w = unit weight of water

X, Y, A, B is factor which depend upon the geometry of wedge

Sin 24 Sin 13 Cosa CosbCosna.nb

X Y A
Sin 45Cos 2.na Sin 35Cos 1.nb Sin 5. Sin 2na.nb
Cosb CosaCosna.nb
B
Sin 5.Sin 2na.nb
FIGURE (i)

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Z
V Zw
T
U

FIGURE (ii)

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FIGURE (iii): Equatorial equal-area stereo-net marked in 2 intervals

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CQI RULES AND REGULATIONS:

HAND WRITING

SUBMIT ALL QUESTION INDIVIDUALLY

STATE ALL STUDENT DETAILS CLEARLY IN

FRONT PAGE OF THE CQI (NAME, MATRIC
NUMBER, SECTION, ETC.)

SEPARATE EACH CQI (CQI 1 AND 2) DURING

SUBMISSION

SUBMISSION PLACE: LECTURER OFFICE

(PLACED IN BOX PROVIDED IN FRONT OF
THE OFFICE ACCORDING TO SECTION &
CQI NUMBER)

DATE OF SUBMISSION: REVISION WEEK (18

22 DECEMBER 2016) WITHIN OFFICE
HOURS

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