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bobthebuilder

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A road engineer is looking for ways to improve safety on a stretch of road bordered by a moderately steep field of small boulders. Suggest and describe three techniques that could be used practically.
  What will be an ideal response?

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You are hiking and come across a curious sight. To your left is a firm, rocky slope angled downward toward you. To your right are trees, which are pointed toward the slope at an angle. What would you conclude? What produced the effect?
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Answer to Question 1

ANSWER: A successful answer will include three of the following:
- The engineer could use heavy-duty metallic fencing or netting to hold the bottom part of the slope in place.
- A barrier of high-strength concrete or shotcrete could restrain the boulders more effectively.
- If the conditions are right, rockbolts could be used to anchor the deep part of the slope to the barrier in front.
- It may be worthwhile to see if water in the slope is increasing the danger and provide drainage.


Answer to Question 2

ANSWER: Here is a sample response:
I am in an area that was the top of a rotational slump. The material to my right was the head of the slump area, which rotated inward, changing the angle of the trees to point toward the slope.
A successful answer should
- identify the cause using the term rotational slump and
- correctly explain the cause of the angle of the trees.




bobthebuilder

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Reply 2 on: Jul 13, 2018
Wow, this really help


mammy1697

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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