Geology and Geophysics
GATE GG-1 topic:applied-geology PYQs
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Question 35
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The pressure on a rock overlain by a 7 km thick basaltic crust (ρ = 3100 kg m⁻³) is __________ kilobar.
(Use g = 9.8 m s⁻²; 10⁵ Pa = 1 bar)
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Brazilian test was conducted on a rock sample having radius of 27 mm and thickness of 22 mm. The failure load was 5 kN. The tensile strength of the rock is __________ N/mm².
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The length and width of concave and convex sides of a landslide is shown in the figure below. The Dilation Index of the landslide is __________.
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