Part B – Earthwork Examining Engineer Competency Assessment – MANDATORY QUESTIONS

From the following, please select the one statement that is correct:

To carry out a soil slope examination, the EE shall traverse the earthwork from toe to crest at a minimum of five locations (no greater than one chain apart in each inspection 5 chain)

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To carry out a soil slope examination, the EE shall traverse the earthwork from toe to crest at a minimum of three locations (no greater than two chains apart in each inspection 5 chain)

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To carry out a soil slope examination, the EE shall traverse the earthwork from toe to crest at a minimum of two locations (no greater than two chains apart in each inspection 5 chain)

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The following are type of defects that you may encounter on soil slopes during site examinations. From the following options, select the correct word and copy / paste into the gap to describe the type of defect.

Choose from: exposed; scar; tilted; crest; hummocky; waterlogged; solifluction; tension; leaning; bulge; earthflow; slopewash

Please paste or type the answers using lower case only

Fill in the blank 1 of 5 cracking

toe Fill in the blank 2 of 5

Fill in the blank 3 of 5 ground

stepped Fill in the blank 4 of 5

back Fill in the blank 5 of 5

After parking your vehicle at the access point you proceed to site to carry out a cyclical examination of an embankment. There has been intense rainfall in the 24 hours prior to your arrival at the site. The opposite side slopes steeply towards the embankment and you notice there is extensive ponding. You see high volumes of water flowing out of the upper face of the embankment, and that significant movement of the slope is occurring. You are concerned about overall stability. Safety of running trains and the line is at risk.

From the following options, choose what steps you would take to get the line made safe to enable you to monitor the stability of the embankment?

Option 1:
• Ensure you are in a position of safety
• Contact line manager and give a situation report
• Call signaller – emergency call to close the line
• Agree arrangements with signaller
• Remain on site and await further instructions from your line manager

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Option 2:
• Return to the access point
• Call the Route Asset Manager (Geotechnics)
• Ask the RAM(G) to arrange closing the line
• Agree arrangements with RAM(G)
• Contact line manager and give a situation report
• Remain at the access point and await further instructions from the RAM(G)

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Option 3:
• Ensure you are in a position of safety
• Call signaller – emergency call to close the line
• Agree arrangements with signaller
• Contact line manager and give a situation report
• Remain on site and await further instructions from signaller

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Option 4:
• Return to the access point
• Call signaller – emergency call to close the line
• Agree arrangements with signaller
• Contact line manager and give a situation report
• Remain on site and await further instructions from signaller

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