Joints And Jointing(Engineering > Engineering Geology ) Questions and Answers

Question 1. Removal of overburden causes ___________
  1.    Expansion
  2.    Contraction
  3.    Shrinkage
  4.    Rise
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Expansion
Answer: (a).Expansion
Question 2. First step of treatment of joints is ___________
  1.    Grouting
  2.    Filling with chemicals
  3.    Detailed investigation
  4.    Installing devices
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Detailed investigation
Answer: (c).Detailed investigation
Question 3. What kind of impact do the joints have on activities of engineering?
  1.    Positive
  2.    Negative
  3.    No impact
  4.    Positive and negative
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Positive and negative
Answer: (d).Positive and negative
Question 4. What is/are related to jointed rocks?
  1.    Earthquakes
  2.    Landslides
  3.    Slope failures
  4.    Landslides and slope failures
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Landslides and slope failures
Answer: (d).Landslides and slope failures
Question 5. Sheet joints in sedimentary rocks are attributed to ___________
  1.    Erosional loading
  2.    Erosional unloading
  3.    Weathering loading
  4.    Weathering unloading
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> Erosional unloading
Answer: (b).Erosional unloading
Question 6. What has to be located during an investigation with great care?
  1.    Macro joints
  2.    Fissures
  3.    Micro joints
  4.    Macro joints and micro joints
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Micro joints
Answer: (c).Micro joints
Question 7. Mineralisation takes place in jointed rocks.
  1.    True
  2.    False
  3.    May be True or False
  4.    Can't say
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> True
Answer: (a).True
Question 8. What is a positive effect of joints?
  1.    Instability in slopes
  2.    Groundwater
  3.    Oil reserves
  4.    Groundwater and oil reserves
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Groundwater and oil reserves
Answer: (d).Groundwater and oil reserves
Question 9. Pick the wrong statement.
  1.    A joint set is a group of joint surfaces
  2.    The surfaces trend in same direction
  3.    The surfaces have almost same dip
  4.    The joint surfaces do no trend in same direction
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> The joint surfaces do no trend in same direction
Answer: (d).The joint surfaces do no trend in same direction
Question 10. Group of joint sets are called ___________
  1.    Joint system
  2.    Joint group
  3.    Joint class
  4.    Joint collection
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Joint system
Answer: (a).Joint system
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