Nivaar worked solution (AI-drafted; not reviewed by a licensed engineer)
EGBC National Exam — Geological Engineering, 04-Geol-A4 Structural Geology, 2016-May. Open book; any non-communicating calculator permitted; 3 hours; 100 marks. The paper is printed as five lettered mega-questions (A–E): Question A "answer all" 20 T/F items (20 marks), Question B "any and only 8 of the following" (12 term pairs, 24 marks), Question C "any and only 6 of the following" (9 essay topics, 30 marks), Question D a single compulsory 13-mark Mohr–Coulomb/tunnel problem, and Question E a single compulsory 13-mark stereonet-and-deformation problem.
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, stereographic pi-diagrams); Marshak & Mitra, Basic Methods of Structural Geology (stereonets, block diagrams); Hoek, Practical Rock Engineering; Bieniawski, Engineering Rock Mass Classifications (RQD/RMR, rock mass strength).
