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41. A shear stress Z acts tangentially to the upper surface of the block and causes a small,
deformation Aw as shown. The shear strain is calculated by
2. Axial stré$s versus axial strain curVes|for tW0 test resultSJof a porous rock from triaxial
‘undrained compression tests are show in the figure. The pore water pressuré for the curve B
can be the best explained by
U: pore water pressure, MPa
Curve A: U=10
Axial stress, MPa
Axial strain
aU=0 bU<0 ¢U>10 d0
= 45°49
nag+ 22-1078 = 619°
4. A punch hole of diameter 10 mm is to be made in a 5 mm thick rock plate as shown. If the
yield strength of rock plate is 25 MPa, the punch force P required in kN is
10mm
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Exp: Yield Strength = Punch shear strength
a
TS Tae
= 6 2
a= 25 x 10° N/m’
—*___ = 25 x 10° N/m?
mooixo00s
=> F = 25 x 10° N/m? x m x 0.01 x 0.005
=> F = 3926.99 N = 3.92699 = 3.93 kN
5. A tunnel diameter of 8m is to be driven in a rock mass having quality index, Q of 1.0
Assume the excavation support ratio (ESR) of the tunnel is 1.0. The support requirement of the
tunnel wall using fiber reinforced shotcrete (based on the chart prepared by Grimstad and
Barton, 1993) is
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a. Shoterete of thickness 5 — 9 cm, bolt length 2.5 — 2.6 m
b. Shoterete of thickness 9 — 12 cm, bolt length 2.7—2.8m
«¢. Shotereteof thickness 9 ~ 12 cm, bolt length 3.0 -3.2 m
d. Shoterete of thickness 5 — 9 cm, bolt length 2.7 — 2.8 m_
Ans: d
Exp: As per the graph
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Found that Short Crete thickness 5 ~ 9 cm and Bolt length 2.7 ~ 2.8 em.
6.A circular tunnel is developed in a biaxial in situ stress field as shown in the figure. Ifratio
between tangential stress at the boundary point A and that at the boundary point B is 2.0, the
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ttt
Ans: 0.30 10 0.35
[C1 + K) + 2(1 — K)Cos26]
Goolo-o= Pol(ut K) + 2(1— K)Cos0"] = Pol + K +2 — 2K)= Po[3 - K]
Gpolonase = Pol(1 + K) + 2(1 — K)Cos90°] = Pelt + K]
cool, 2 AK
ool FACIE
=>3-K=2+2K
Exp: G98
=>1=3K
=> kK =+=033
3
7, Strength ofa rectangular coal pillar in MPa is given by
5p =5,(0.64+054%—018 “)
where w, {(2 w) and h are width, Length and height of the pillar, respectively. The
parameter S; is constant.
A.30 m square pillar is split into two halves shown in figure. The height of pillar is 3m. The
ratio of safety factors between one half — pillar and the original square pillar is
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30m
30m
ue Tributary area 25m
Ans: 0.49 t0 0.52
m(3s)?
Exp: Stress on original pillar = HE
yHeasx175)
Stress on half of pillar = "Fo
Strength of original pillar = 5, (0. 64 +054% — 0. 18 a 245;
= Bs wast)
Strength of half pillar = 5, (0.644 0.5425 —o.18 25) = 2.575,
4245, s.
FoStoriginal pier) = Fperae = SN Fy
57S, S
FOS nais pittar) = Syxies = 157 Fy
Ratio of FoS =
8. Stress waves are sent from the transmitter A to the receiver B through an isotropic and elastic
cylindrical rock specimen as shown in figure.
‘The length of the specimen is 100 mm. The travel time of longitudinal and shear waves are
0.025 ms and 0,04 ms, respectively. The Poisson’s ratio of the rock specimen is
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Exp: Assuming longitudinal wave velocity is dependent of Youngs elastic
modulus.
E=pv2
Like wise
G= pv?
Here,
Longitudinal wave velocity
200 mm.
v, = 222% = 4000 mm/ms
Shear wave velocity
Vs= a = 2500 mm/ms
We know, E = 2G(1 +1)
=>£=20 +0)
4000}?
~ 2x(2500)?
= 0.28
9. A jointed rock sample is subjected to 20 MPa vertical stress as shown in the figure.
‘The modulus of elasticity of the rock is 10 GPa and the normal stiffness of the joint surface is
‘5 GPa/m, Assuming one-dimensional elastic behaviour of rock and joint, the displacement in
1mm of the loading surface AB is,
100mm
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Ans: 4t0 4.5
Exp:
|, e=10GPa
> 5GPa/m
En Et Pik
+2 x m/y
_ 4
= Toura * Sapam
Em = 476.19 MPa.
MY
0 = En x
ext _ 20530%%01
=> Al Em 476.19%10%
=42mm
10, An irregular shaped rock sample of mass 60 g displaces 27 g of brine when
submerged in a filled jar. The specific gravity of brine is 1.05. The unit weight of
the rock sample in KN/m’ is
Ans: 22.59 to 23.19
EXP: Prock = Jonna = ejtns = Deri om
= 2.33 gm/em?
= 2.33 tn/m?
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11. A rock slope is intercepted by a joint plane at an angle 30° as shown in figure,
The following data are available
Unit weight of rock: 20 kN/m*
0 kPa
Cohesion of joint:
Friction angle of joint: 22°
‘The factor of safety of the rock slope to slide along the joint plane is,
Ans; 1.5010 1.54
ni
w= "2 [cota=cotp|
20x(20)?
+ W3-1]
2928.2 KN
CAtwCose tan
Fos =
1040429282 cos 30° tan 2:
= Sener Rosson = 152
‘29282xsin 30°
12. A mine void of width 20m, length SOm and height 30 m is to be filled width mill tailings
based cemented paste back fill (CPB). The CPB contains tailings: cement: water as 1.0: 0.1
0.2 by weight the specific gravity of tailings and cement are 2.8 and 2.4 respectively. Assuming
20% of the original volume of water is retained in the final backfill. The amount of cement in
tonne required so as to fill the void completely is _
‘Ans: 6800 to 6850
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FS by vol.
=> 0.36: 0.042: 0.2 by vol.
20 % of water retained => 0.36 + 0.042: 0.04 by vol.
0.042
daerooaz4004
Vol. of Cement in back fill = 30000 x = 2850.68 m?
=> Amt. of Cement = 2850.68 x 2.4 = 6841.63 te
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13. The correct vertical stress profile in the case of tributary area method for pillar design
pata” eller
al bal cull a
V
Ans: ¢
14. The modified Lauffer diagram as show in the figure relates to roof span, RMR and
stand = up time: In a metal mine, roof span of a drive is 4 m. If the RMR of the rock
mass changes from 40 to 60, then the stand-up time increases by a factor of
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Exp: Stand up time (4m span, RMR 40) -> 6hrs
‘Stand up time (4m span, RMR 60) -> 300 hrs
The stand — up time increases by a Factor of = “°
15. Water flows through a vertical sand column of cross sectional are 4000 mm? and
length 300m. For a water head of 600 mm, quantity of seepage water is 100 mm?/min.
The hydraulic conductivity of the sand column, in mm/min is.
Ans: 0.012 to 0.013,
9
400 ma?
1 osm
300m
o-xar |
Q=kAi 9100 mm? nin
sommes
= 0.012522» 0.013mm/min
16. _ In a uniaxial compressive strength text, a rock sample of diameter SO mm fails at an
angle of 60° as shown in figure. If the peak load at failure is 120 kN, the normal and
shear stress on failure plane respectively, in MPa and
a.— 15,28 and 15.28 b. 15.28 and 26.46
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= 0 = gt pa
aos}
cos*O
Zsinze
oy = 61 x cos?60°
= 61x = 15.25 MPa
S sint20° = 26.413,
The extraction ratio during development of a board and pillar panel is 0.15 in a flat
coal seam. The pane is further extracted by widening the galleries, and the extraction
ratio changes to 0.25. The percentage change in pillar stress, considering tributary
‘area method, is.
13t0 14
7D
.33rD
A circular tunnel of radius 3m is constructed in a hydrostatic stress field of 15 MPa,
The modulus of elasticity and Poisson's ratio of the rock are § GPa and 0.25,
respectively. A uniform support pressure py is applied at tunnel boundary to restrict
the radial deformation at the tunnel boundary to 4mm. The value of P; in MPa is
9.50t09.75
1, = 2+) - 1 -W [4 -w) - S]cos26]
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19. A 3-point borehole extensometer is installed to identify the location of a single
discontinuity plane in a hanging wall rock by measuring deformation at three locations
as shown in figure. The absolute readings of deformation measured on two different
dates are listed on the table. Based on the measured data the most likely inference is
‘Anchor —1 ‘Anchor =2 ‘Anchor -3
Date
(mm) (mm) (mm)
May 2, 2021 3452 29.04 431
{initial reading)
June 1, 2021 40.56 34.67 44.78
a. No noticeable discontinuity
». Discontinuity between Anchor ~ 1 and Anchor ~ 2
¢. Discontinuity between Anchor 2 and Anchor ~ 3
d. Discontinuity between Anchor ~ 3 and excavation boundary
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20. The CORRECT curve showing the relationship between vertical stress on a coal
pillar and extraction ratio of a bord and pillar panel in a horixontal seam is
A
Extraction Ratio, RS
a. Curve C b. Cure D ©. Cure B d. Curve A.
Ans. a
21. [Link] sample having moisture content of 8.0% has unit weight 1.6 kNim®. The dry
Unit weight of the sample, in kN/m? is
Ans: 14.44
Exp: pa =
a=
22. Ina longwall panel, face is supported with shields of yield capacity 460 tonne per
Shield. The distance from the canopy tip to coal face is 0.15 m when the support is
fully advanced. The depth of web is 0.60 m. The shields are set skin to skin at the
face. Lenath of the canopy of the shield is 3.25 m and width 1.5m. Setting capacity is
80% of the yield capacity. The depth of web is 0.60 m. The shields are set skin to
skin at the face. Length of the canopy of the shield is 3.25 m and width 1.5 m. Setting
capacity is 80% of the yield capacity. The setting resistance at the maximum and
‘minimum span of the coal face, in tonnelm, respectively are
a, 61.33 and 72.15 b. 91.99 and 108.22
©. 68.72 and 75.48 d. 76,66 and 90.19
Exp: Setting capacity = 460 x "© = 368 en/shield
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15m
3.25m
se
Face 015+06
=021m
—
‘Support resistance
Maximum = 282 = 61.33 tn/m?
Minimum =282 = 72.15 tn/m?
23. The Mohr circle of stress of a dry porous rock is shown in the figure. Ifthe rock is fully
saturated with a pore pressure p, then the Mohr circle takes the form of
%-P +p" tp GFP
a,
a+P %>p
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24, The straight line shown depicts the failure criterion of a rock type. The values of
stress at points A and B are as shown. The Safety factor at the points A and B
respectively are
250
= 20
z
8 150 ¢
8 8 (40,160)
a (10,80)
2 100
8 $ 0, = 40, +28
2
10 0 #910 2 6304500
Minor Principal Stress (MPa), 0
a. 0.861 and 1.324 . 0.755 and 1.175
1.175 and 0,755 1.324 and 0.851
‘Ans. b
Ep = 48428 )___)
Aas, 01) = A(10, 90)
Bios, 0:)= B (40, 160)
Putting os values in (I)
= 4% 10+ 28= 68
oy = 4x 40+ 28 = 188
FOS,= = 0.755
FOS: = 182 = 1175
25. Ina sand stowing arrangement, the slurry has a sand concentration of 35% by
volume. The specific gravity of sand grain is 2.6. The concentration of sand by
weight, in percent, in the slurry is {round off to one decimal place]
Ans. 58.33%
Exp: Veane= 0.95x
Vevaue = 0.85
Specific Gravity = 2.6
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26, A sot of three steel bars of equal cross-sectional area of 0.01 m? are loaded, as
shown in the figure. The elastic modulus of steel is 200 GPa. The overall change of
length of the complete set of bars, in mm, is (round off to 3 decimal
places)
1008 = Sa SEN — 2000
fe 250mm 500mm 4 20mm —
‘Ans, 0,05 mm decrease
01m? = 0.01 x 10m?
Exp:
E = 200 10° Nim? = 2 105 Nimm?
: i
400100 500 100-200 aay 20
kn mkv tN
400
“ 250
~s00xs02xasoer00+r0Pasoon200.a0?s250
a aaixioaa
etait
(400 x 250 + 100 500 ~ 200 x 250)
The overall length of the complete set of bars, in mm = 0.05 (compression)
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27. The plane stress condition s given by
act y20,ta#0 — don#0,t £0, ta #0
€.02=0,ty=0,tm=0 dee =0,4=0,70=0
Ans.¢
28. A rock sample has coefficient of thermal diffusivity 1.282 « 10% mls, specific hes
‘(kg°O) and density 2600 kg/m’. The eoefficicat of thermal conductivity ofthe 10
in Wim" C)is {round off to 1 decimal place).
Ans. 2.999 103.1
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Exp: ‘Thermal diffusivity 999
29. Rock strata has unit weight of 25 kNim’ and Poisson's rato 1/3. Ata depth of 200m, the
horizontal stress in MPa is (round offi | decimal place)
Ans. 241026
Exp: aE a> op = x25 x 10° x 200
= pbx 25 x 108 x 200 = 25 x 105Pa=25MPa
30. Alina sample of granular material has the following measurements
Length: 10 em
Diameter: § em
Weight 350 g
[Assume the sample is completely dry with specific gravity of solid grains 2.8. The void ratio
of the sample is (round off o 3 decimal places).
Ans. 0.560 t0 0.580
Bap: G= 2-42 = Gx hy =28 x 1000
1800 kg/m?
sms =350/1000=0.35 kg
V=2x 0.05? x01= 1.96% 104
171 10%
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31, Acylindrical sample of cross-sectional area A, length L, and Young's Modulus E, is subjected
{0.2 constant uniaxial load P, Within the elastic limit of loading, the total strain energy stored
we yPUNE GRUAE 4 PLOAE
Ans.¢
32. Two underground mines are separated by a horizontal coal barrier of 60) m thickness. One
‘mine is inundated, whereas the other mine has a blind heading of dimensions 4.0-m wide and
2.5m_ height terminating at the barrier. The overall in-situ shear strength of the coal
‘mass is 500 kPa. Assume that the failure mode is in shear. At a factor of safety of 10, the
‘maximum water head that ean be withstood by the coal barter, in m, is
(round offtol decimal place).
Ane: 38510410
xp: Wehave,
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bb= width of the coal barrier, m= 4m
P= Max, estimated water press, Nim?
15 = Safe shearing strength of the material or the ground whichever is less, Nim!
Now,
P25 10=2 «60% (442.5) «$0000
p= BOSSESHOD _ 990000Pa
Now,
Whore = maximum water head withstood by th coal baie
3900000 = 1000 9.81% #
= 39755m
33. [Link] gallery is supported by regularly placed roof bolts of 100 kN allowable pull free per
bolt, as shown below. Assuming unit weight of the immediate roof is 25 KN, the Factor
safety of the support system is (ound off t0 2 decimal places)
Ans, 2.10 to 2.45
toot ___ 9299
‘Terenas inj =
Exp: FOS=
34, The slip circle of radius 30.0 m in an overburden slope is shown with the centre of slip circle
at point O. The tension crack is completely filled with water. For one meter width of the
slope, the moment exerted by the force of water about O in kN-m is (round off
wot ia a)
pug
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Wate force acting | to plane
= Pe * Area
= 12 Tx gh» (he width)
1/2 1000589.81 % 6 « 6 « 1) = 176,580N
c= 30 sin 45
15a
B= 15a
ox=0c~2m=(15VZ—2)m
So, moment= F d= 176580 (1SV2 ~ 2) =3392.667 kNm
35. A. steel cube of side 50 mm is subjected to a uniform pressure of 200 MPa acting on each
face. The Young's modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the material are 200 GPa and 0.25,
respectively. The decrease in the side of the cube in mm is (round off to 3
decimal places).
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Ans, 0.020 to 0,030.
w= 025
Exp’
2a — Dror
5% 10%m
AL=-0.025 mm
=0025 mm
aug
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a”
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ep
38,
‘Shear strength of rock joint is NOT dependent on
2. applied normal stress b. applied shear stress
friction angle ofthe joint planed. cohesion of the joint plane
‘A fat longwall pane! is mined out at an area having subsidence factor a. The measured
‘maximum subsidence on the surface is $ for a mining height of m. The subsidence is
subcritical if
aszamol) b.S=m/a Sam [Link]
Saue= axm (1)
St
Volume of empty part = 232002
Flow rate = 500% = 500 x 242 = 120007
Number of days required to fill the empty part =
Number of days required to fill the empty part = 137 days
44, The uniaxial stress-strain behaviour of @ rock sample is shown in the figure. The elastic
‘modulus is 20,000 MPa. ft is the plastic strain, the value of the damage parameter D
(rounded off to two decimal places) is
‘aia stress fo}
‘xa Sean fe)
‘Ans:0.72 00.7
aor oa! SGPa
ep:
0.015 0.005
=0.75
45, The insitustress field around a circular tunnel is shown in the figure. Points Aand B are located
at the boundary of the tunnel. f the tangential stress at Point A is 3 times of that at Point 8,
the value of insitu stress ratio, kis.
” POR «
: (4 =
Nt
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xp
Poff +k) +2 (1K) cos 9°] = 3po[(4-+k) +2 (1K) cos 3607]
=> [task] =3 (01+) +2 (Ky)
231+ k+2-2k)
=3B-K
=9-3k
S1tK=9- 3k Mk=8k=2
46,
A Joint plane dipping at 30° intersects the slope edge and the crest as shown in the figure
below. The unit weight of rockis 25 kN/m?, and cohesion and friction angle ofthe joint surface
are 40 kPa and 25° respectively. The safety factor of the shaded block (round off to two
decimal places) is
Ans: 2.120 2.22
Exp: B=
a=30"
Weosaxtang+Cx
FS = Sina
v= foo cot f]=36.950?
w= 25%36.95 =923.76RI
A= 2 =16
3in30
FS=2.19
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by
A. Increased dimension of panel barrier [Link] side walls
increasing support density at junction
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48, The property that cannot be determined from uniaxial compressive strength test of a rock
Sample fitted with strain gauge is
A. cohesion B. poisson ratio [Link] of elasticity D. dilation
Ans. A
48. The radial stress concentration around a long circular tunnel excavated in rock is given by the
‘Ans.
50. The following plot is developed for a rock type’ after a series of triaxial testes. The uniaxial
compressive strength and tensile Strength of the rock type, respectively, in MPa, are
(MPa)
(MPa) ———>
30,5 8.30,6 26,6 0.24, 5
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