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18-Geol-A4 Structural Geology: December 2013

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  1. Question 1 True/False Statements
  2. Question 2 Term-Pair Distinctions
  3. Question 3 Structural Processes in Detail
  4. Question 4 Choice Question – Rock Mechanics or Yield-Criteria Sketching
  5. Question 5 Choice Question – Stereonet Reading or Deformation Sketching

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EGBC National Exam — Geological Engineering, 04-Geol-A4 Structural Geology, 2013-Dec. Open book; any non-communicating calculator permitted; 3 hours. The paper is printed as five lettered mega-questions (A–E): Question A instructs "answer 15 of these 20" T/F items, Question B "any and only 8 of the following" (14 term pairs), Question C "any and only 5 of the following" (9 essay topics), Question D "ONE and ONLY ONE of D-I or D-II," and Question E "ONE and ONLY ONE of E-I or E-II."

Check: page 1's NOTES state "FOUR questions constitute a complete exam paper," yet the paper prints FIVE lettered mega-questions (A–E). Read together with "choices in each main question," this is taken to mean a complete SELECTED paper is A + B + C + (D-I or D-II) + (E-I or E-II) — i.e. every lettered question is compulsory, with the internal choice living inside D and E (and inside A/B/C's own "answer N of M" sub-instructions) — not that one of A/B/C/D/E may be skipped outright.

Reference texts: Davis & Reynolds, Structural Geology of Rocks and Regions, 3rd ed. (fold and fault mechanics, stress and strain, Mohr circle analysis); Fossen, Structural Geology, 2nd ed. (rheology, shear zones, fold classification, finite strain); Marshak & Mitra, Basic Methods of Structural Geology (stereonets, block diagrams); Hoek, Practical Rock Engineering; Bieniawski, Engineering Rock Mass Classifications (RQD/RMR, rock mass strength).