ENGINEERING GEOLOGY TEST 1
WITH FULL PACK SOLUTIONS
Define yEngineering yGeology y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yscience yof ygeology yapplied
yto yenvironmental yand yengineering yconcerns, yincluding ythe ysafety yand
yperformance yof yman-made ystructures, yand yto ypublic yhealth, ysafety, yand ywelfare.
Define yGeological yEngineering y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yengineering ydiscipline
yspecializing yin ythe yevaluation yand ydesign yof yengineering yprojects, yin yor yon ythe
yearth yand ythe yevaluation yof yearth ymaterials.
What yare yGeological yengineers ywork ytypically yinvolves y- ycorrect yanswers y-Mining
Petroleum yrecovery
Civil yengineering
, And ydeal ywith ydesign yand yperformance yof ythe yproject
Compare ya yengineering ygeologist yand ygeological yengineer. y- ycorrect yanswers y-
The yengineering ygeologist yis ya ygeologist ywith ya ystrong yawareness yand
yunderstanding yof yengineering yand yengineering yprincipals y
The ygeological yengineer yis yan yengineer ywith ya ystring yawareness yand
yunderstanding yof ygeology yand ygeologic yprincipals.
y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yapplication yof ygeologic ydata ycollection ytechniques yand
yprinciples yto ythe ystudy yof yrock yand ysoil ymaterial y, yand yground ywater, yso ythat
ygeologic yfactors yaffecting ythe ydesign, yconstruction, yoperation, yand ymaintenance
yof yengineering ystructures yand ythe ydevelopment yof yground-water yresources
yavailable yfor yus yto yuse yin yengineering ypractices. yThe yscope yof ywork yincludes
ythe ymany yphases yof yengineering yin ywhich yman yworks ywith yrock, ysoil, yand
ywater.
Engineering yGeology yincludes y- ycorrect yanswers y-•describing yand yevaluating
ysubsurface ygeologic ystructures, ystratigraphy, yand ywater yconditions yaffecting ythe
ythings yhumans ybuild; y
•exploring yand ydeveloping yrock, ysoil,and ywater yresources; y•evaluating ynatural
yhazards yincluding yearthquakes, ylandslides, yfloods, ysubsidence, yradon, yand
yasbestos; yand, y•participating yin ymultidisciplinary yteams.
Who ywas yfirst yhydro yengineering ygeologist...and ywhat ywere yhis yaccomplishments.
y- ycorrect yanswers y-William ySmith y
*"The ymap ythat ychanged ythe yworld" y
•Canal yconstruction y
•Transport yof ycoal
*Published y1815 y-1817
What yis ythe yheight yand ywidth yof yNatural yBridge? y- ycorrect yanswers y-215 yfeet ytall
yand y90 yfeet ywide
What ymakes ynatural ybridge yunique yto yother ybridges> y- ycorrect yanswers y-only
yknown ynatural yarch yin ythe yworld yto yhave ya yhighway yacross yit y-U.S. yRt y11
What yis ythe ythickness yat yof ythe ybridge? y- ycorrect yanswers y-55 yfeet
What yis ythe yhistorical ybackground yof yNatural yBridge? y- ycorrect yanswers y-
*Purchased yby yThomas yy yJefferson yin y1774 yfrom yKing yGeorge yIII y
*Held yby yheirs yuntil y1833 y
*Present yowner ypurchased yit yin y1984
What ydate ydid ya yrock yfall yoccur yat yNatural yBridge? y- ycorrect yanswers y-Saturday
ySaturday yOctober y23, y199
WITH FULL PACK SOLUTIONS
Define yEngineering yGeology y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yscience yof ygeology yapplied
yto yenvironmental yand yengineering yconcerns, yincluding ythe ysafety yand
yperformance yof yman-made ystructures, yand yto ypublic yhealth, ysafety, yand ywelfare.
Define yGeological yEngineering y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yengineering ydiscipline
yspecializing yin ythe yevaluation yand ydesign yof yengineering yprojects, yin yor yon ythe
yearth yand ythe yevaluation yof yearth ymaterials.
What yare yGeological yengineers ywork ytypically yinvolves y- ycorrect yanswers y-Mining
Petroleum yrecovery
Civil yengineering
, And ydeal ywith ydesign yand yperformance yof ythe yproject
Compare ya yengineering ygeologist yand ygeological yengineer. y- ycorrect yanswers y-
The yengineering ygeologist yis ya ygeologist ywith ya ystrong yawareness yand
yunderstanding yof yengineering yand yengineering yprincipals y
The ygeological yengineer yis yan yengineer ywith ya ystring yawareness yand
yunderstanding yof ygeology yand ygeologic yprincipals.
y- ycorrect yanswers y-The yapplication yof ygeologic ydata ycollection ytechniques yand
yprinciples yto ythe ystudy yof yrock yand ysoil ymaterial y, yand yground ywater, yso ythat
ygeologic yfactors yaffecting ythe ydesign, yconstruction, yoperation, yand ymaintenance
yof yengineering ystructures yand ythe ydevelopment yof yground-water yresources
yavailable yfor yus yto yuse yin yengineering ypractices. yThe yscope yof ywork yincludes
ythe ymany yphases yof yengineering yin ywhich yman yworks ywith yrock, ysoil, yand
ywater.
Engineering yGeology yincludes y- ycorrect yanswers y-•describing yand yevaluating
ysubsurface ygeologic ystructures, ystratigraphy, yand ywater yconditions yaffecting ythe
ythings yhumans ybuild; y
•exploring yand ydeveloping yrock, ysoil,and ywater yresources; y•evaluating ynatural
yhazards yincluding yearthquakes, ylandslides, yfloods, ysubsidence, yradon, yand
yasbestos; yand, y•participating yin ymultidisciplinary yteams.
Who ywas yfirst yhydro yengineering ygeologist...and ywhat ywere yhis yaccomplishments.
y- ycorrect yanswers y-William ySmith y
*"The ymap ythat ychanged ythe yworld" y
•Canal yconstruction y
•Transport yof ycoal
*Published y1815 y-1817
What yis ythe yheight yand ywidth yof yNatural yBridge? y- ycorrect yanswers y-215 yfeet ytall
yand y90 yfeet ywide
What ymakes ynatural ybridge yunique yto yother ybridges> y- ycorrect yanswers y-only
yknown ynatural yarch yin ythe yworld yto yhave ya yhighway yacross yit y-U.S. yRt y11
What yis ythe ythickness yat yof ythe ybridge? y- ycorrect yanswers y-55 yfeet
What yis ythe yhistorical ybackground yof yNatural yBridge? y- ycorrect yanswers y-
*Purchased yby yThomas yy yJefferson yin y1774 yfrom yKing yGeorge yIII y
*Held yby yheirs yuntil y1833 y
*Present yowner ypurchased yit yin y1984
What ydate ydid ya yrock yfall yoccur yat yNatural yBridge? y- ycorrect yanswers y-Saturday
ySaturday yOctober y23, y199
