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level: Level 1 of Geotechnical Engineering

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level questions: Level 1 of Geotechnical Engineering

Question	Answer
is the subdiscipline of civil engineering that involves natural materials found close to the surface of the earth	Geotechnical Engineering
After research into soil quality and stress-bearing factors through ______, geotechnical engineers must determine whether issues like erosion, settlement and slope will pose a safety risk to the proposed project.	Field test
You will be required to analyse the results of subsurface investigations and field tests with dedicated software.	Computer analysis
A regular duty of the geotechnical engineer is to meet with clients for evaluations of project progress.	Client meetings
provide analysis and mapping of technical results obtained from seismic surveys, and investigate subsurface conditions and materials to determine their properties and risks	Geotechnical or Geological Engineers (General)
design open pit walls, mine waste dumps and dam structures used in oil sands mining, and analyze slope stability, seepage and hydraulic separation on dam structures.	Geotechnical or Geological Engineer (Oil Sands Projects)
provide design and analysis of ponds containing discarded oil sands materials, water extraction from soil and sand, and steam injection into wells; and evaluate underground water layers trapped in rocks (aquifers).	Hydrogeological Engineer
analyze the strength of soils, drill hole stability, stress constraint, permeability of rock formations and the degree of trapped hydrocarbons in underground reservoirs	Reservoir Geomechanics Engineer (Oil & Gas Operations)
analyze the relationship between physical structures and marine geology, anchoring systems, sediment erosion, slope stability, and foundations for offshore and coastal structures	Geomechanics Engineers (Marine Operations)
low and it is economical, it is the most popular type of foundation for lightweight structures.	Shallow Foundations
takes full advantage of the surface area where the building will be erected, essentially using the basement as the entire load-bearing foundation	Mat Foundation
Transfer the load into a greater dept of the surface of the earth.	Deep Foundation
One of the most common types of shallow foundation. It typically square, rectangular, or even a geometric frustum block of concrete that carries the load of a single column or pillar.	Individual Footing
one base shares the weight of two pillars or columns that are close enough together to warrant a shared foundation point	Combined Footing
is a foundation that runs the entire length of a load-bearing wall	Stem Wall Foundation
are driven deep into the earth to either reach a layer of solid rock or use surface area friction to maintain load-bearing structural integrity.	Pile Foundation
Are deep foundations usually submerged in the water or excavate to reach the deepest layer of rock	Caisson Foundations
It is a structure used to hold soils or any materials back. It is used to resist the lateral pressure of the soil or prevent it from sliding away.	Retaining wall
Walls that depends on their own weight. It is massive because it requres a significant gravity load to counter act or resist soil pressure.	Gravity Retaining Wall
Wall that is made of boxes that can made from pre-cast concrete or timber. It most suitable for planter areas and not for supporting slopes or structures.	Crib retaining wall
It is a wall that made of a rectangular shape wire mesh boxes that filled suitable materials. It usually used to stabilize steep slopes.	Gabion Retaining wall
It is a type of retaining wall that made from concrete like reinforced concrete, prestress concrete and precast concrete. It is the most common used retaining walls. It is composed of a stem and base slab.	Cantilever Retaining wall
It is a type of cantilever retaining wall but reinforced with the support of counter-forts monolithic that connected at the back of the wall and base slab.	Counter-fort Retaining wall
It is a type of retaining wall that is connected to the anchor. Anchors serve as act against the overturning and sliding pressure.	Anchored Retaining wall
It's a type of retaining wall that uses pile.Pile submerged into depth to ensure stability and to hold lateral pressure.	Piled Retaining wall
It is supported by selected fills and held together by reinforcements, which can bre either metallic strips or plastics meshes	Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) retaining wall
It is a type of retaining wall that used the combination of the mass and reinforcement in order for the stabilization of the wall	Hybrid System Retaining Wall
Father of Modern Geotechnics	Karl Terzaghi
Geotechnical engineering is multi-disciplinary. You'll be expected to have a working knowledge of a number of engineering fields - including _______________	ocean engineering, structural engineering, petroleum engineering and material science