The document provides instructions for a geology assignment with 3 questions. Question 1 asks about types of magma, uniaxial compressive strength testing, and the difference between pressure and stress. Question 2 asks about mineral groups, Mohr-Coulomb and Hoek-Brown failure criteria. Question 3 asks about local geology coordinates, geologic time period, suitability for construction, and mineral hardness.
The document provides instructions for a geology assignment with 3 questions. Question 1 asks about types of magma, uniaxial compressive strength testing, and the difference between pressure and stress. Question 2 asks about mineral groups, Mohr-Coulomb and Hoek-Brown failure criteria. Question 3 asks about local geology coordinates, geologic time period, suitability for construction, and mineral hardness.
The document provides instructions for a geology assignment with 3 questions. Question 1 asks about types of magma, uniaxial compressive strength testing, and the difference between pressure and stress. Question 2 asks about mineral groups, Mohr-Coulomb and Hoek-Brown failure criteria. Question 3 asks about local geology coordinates, geologic time period, suitability for construction, and mineral hardness.
The document provides instructions for a geology assignment with 3 questions. Question 1 asks about types of magma, uniaxial compressive strength testing, and the difference between pressure and stress. Question 2 asks about mineral groups, Mohr-Coulomb and Hoek-Brown failure criteria. Question 3 asks about local geology coordinates, geologic time period, suitability for construction, and mineral hardness.
Assignment 1 Semester 1, 2023 Important This is an individual assessment. Include a declaration at the start of your assessment that states that it is your own work. The assessments of students without a declaration will not be marked. Students who are found to have plagiarised work will be referred to the disciplinary committee.
Question 1 1.1 Copy the table below to your assessment answer script and complete it. List the 3 types of magma, briefly describe how each type is formed and provide the composition number of each type of magma with the aid of Figure 1. (9) 1.2 Triaxial testing was conducted in the laboratory on isotropic rock cores. Core sizes of 50 mm were used (corrections are not required). The laboratory data is as follows:
(a) Obtain the UCS of the rock and explain your answer. (3)
(b) Calculate the shear strength of the rock in terms of the Mohr-Coulomb failure criterion. Use σn = 150 MPa (10) 1.3 Differentiate between pressure and stress and provide an example of each. (4) Question 1 = 26 Marks Question 2 2.1 List the 7 major mineral groups and assign each of the following minerals to the groups you listed: quartz, hematite, gypsum, barite, diamond, gold, calcite. (14) 2.2 Differentiate between the Mohr-Coulomb strength criterion and the Hoek-Brown failure criterion and explain the deciding factors in deciding which criterion to use. (5)
Question 2 = 19 Marks Question 3 3.1 (a) Identify the geology at the following coordinates: 25° 32’ 34’’ S 28° 01’ 58’’ E (WGS84) (5) ,,,, ,,(b) List the Eon and Era of formation of the local geology. (4) ……(c) Should rock be quarried from this formation, would you say that the rock ……….would be useable for road construction? (4) (d) List the Moh’s hardness of at least two of the minerals contained within this ……….rock type (2) Question 3 = 15 Marks
