Assignment 6: Dip and Strike Problems: Mnit Jaipur 22cep108: Engg Geology Lab

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MNIT JAIPUR 22CEP108: ENGG GEOLOGY LAB

Assignment 6: Dip and Strike Problems


A: Find the amount of true dip and the directions of true dip and strike for the following
problems concerning a dipping rock layer with measured apparent dips of:
1. 1 in 6 due N and 1 in 10 due E
2. 1 in 10 due N40°E and 1 in 10 due N10°W
3. 1 in 7.5 due S70°E and 1 in 10.5 due S20°W
4. 5° due S50°W and 7° due N10°W
5. 1 in 8.5 due N30°W and 1 in 9.5 due N65°E
6. 38° along N60°W and 30° along S25°W
7. 1 in 10 due S25°E and 1 in 12 due S30°E
B: For the following problems, determine the apparent dips along the given directions, given the
true dip amount of:
1. 1 in 4 due S. Apparent dip directions: i. S30°W; ii. S70°E; iii. E
2. 1 in 5 due W. Apparent dip directions: i. N60°W; ii. N40°W; iii. S30°W
3. 1 in 1 due N20°E. Apparent dip directions: i. N40°W; ii. N70°W; iii. N50°W
4. 10° due S45°W. Apparent dip directions: i. S65°W; ii. S45°E
5. 45° due S. Apparent dip directions: i. S40°W; ii. S50°E
C: For the following problems, determine the true dip amount and direction, as well as the pitch
of the lineation, given a plunge angle of a lineation of:
1. 1 in 10 due N30°W and the strike direction is N-S
2. 1 in 10 due E and the strike direction is N40°E-S40°W
3. 1 in 1 due E and the strike direction is N40°W-S40°E
4. 5° due N50°Eand the strike direction is N20°E-S20°W
5. 12° due N20°W and the strike direction is N-S
D: For the following problems, determine the true dip amount and the strike direction, given an
apparent dip of:
1. 1 in 10 due S30°W and the true dip direction is N70°W
2. 15° due S30°W and the true dip direction is S30°E
3. 13° due W and the true dip direction is N35°W
4. 20° due S75°W and the true dip direction is S25°W
5. 1 in 6.3 due N66°E and the true dip direction is N15°E
E: For the following problems, determine the true dip direction, given an apparent dip of:
1. 1 in 12 due S50°E while the true dip is 1 in 4
2. 1 in 10 due N while the true dip is 1 in 4.5
3. 10° due S20°E while the true dip is 36°
4. 7° due S80°W while the true dip is 18°
5. 1 in 6.5 due S80°E while the true dip is 1 in 3.2
F: For the following problems, determine the apparent dip direction, given a true dip of:
1. 1 in 5 due N40°E and an apparent amount of 1 in 11.3
2. 1 in 2 due E and an apparent amount of 1 in 3.5
3. 33° due S20°W and an apparent amount of 16°
4. 1 in 4 due N20°W and an apparent amount of 1 in 9.5
5. 40° due N72°E and an apparent amount of 24°
6. 1 in 6 due S50°E and an apparent amount of 1 in 4

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MNIT JAIPUR 22CEP108: ENGG GEOLOGY LAB

G: For the following problems, determine the true dip amount and strike direction, given an
apparent dip of:
1. 1 in 10.5 due E, with a true dip direction of N35°E
2. 1 in 9.5 due N, with a true dip direction of N60°W
3. 1 in 5.9 due S76°W, with a true dip direction of S14°W
4. 36° due S47°W, with a true dip direction of S32°E
5. 23° due S58°E, with a true dip direction of N57°E

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