CALIFORNIA GEOLOGY EXAM WITH
ALL NEEDED TO PASS
active rfault r- rcorrect ranswers r-a rfault rthat rhas rexhibited rsurface rdisplacement rin rthe
rlast r11,000 ryears
alquist-priolo rearthquake rfault rzoning ract r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rCalifornia rlaw rthat
restablishes rzones raround ractive rand rpotentially ractive rfaults rdeveloped rafter rthe
rSan rFernando rearthquake rof r1971
ASCE r7 r- rcorrect ranswers r-American rSociety rof rCivil rEngineers rStandard
rreferenced rin rthe r2007 rCBC rChapters r16 rand r18
Base rFlood r- rcorrect ranswers r-a rflood rhaving ra r1% rchance rof rbeing requaled ror
rexceeded rin ra rgiven ryear
CBC r- rcorrect ranswers r-California rBuilding rCode
, CCR r- rcorrect ranswers r-California rCode rof rRegulations
CEG r- rcorrect ranswers r-Certified rEngineering rGeologist
Controlled rlow rstrength rmaterial r- rcorrect ranswers r-self rconsolidating rrigid rsetting
rmaterial rused rin rbackfill rconsisting rof rportland rcement, raggregate, rwater, rand rother
rmaterials. rusually rexcavated rif rif rthe runconfined rcompressive rstrength ris rless rthan
r150 rpsi
conductor rcasing r- rcorrect ranswers r-casing rused rto rkeep rthe rannular rspace rof rthe
rborehole ropen.
competent rperson r- rcorrect ranswers r-a rperson rcapable rof ridentifying rexisting rand
rpredicatable rhazards.
design rearthquake rground rmotion r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rearthquake rground rmotion
rthat rbuildings rand rstructures rare rdesigned rto rresist
Division rof rthe rstate rarchitect r- rcorrect ranswers r-Regulates rconstruction rof
rCalifornia rpublic rschools, rcommunity rcolleges, rand ressential rservices rbuildings
Heat rof rHydration r- rcorrect ranswers r-exothermic rreaction rgenerated rwhen rwater ris
radded rto rcement
International rBuilding rCode r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rbuilding rcode rwhich rintegrated
rthe rthree rmajor rU.S. rbuilding rcodes rinto rone rcode.
lagging r- rcorrect ranswers r-side rby rside rboards rthat rline ran rexcavation
RCRA r- rcorrect ranswers r-Regulates rexisting rhazardous rwaste rfacilities
scour r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rpowerful rdigging raction rof rflowing rwater rduring ra rflood
seismic rdesign rcategory r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rclassification rassigned rto ra rstructure
rbased ron rits roccupancy rcategory rand rthe rseverity rof rthe rdesign
setback r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rterm rfor rthe rminimum rhorizontal rdistance rslopes
rshall rbe rset rback rfrom rsite rboundaries
soil-structure rresonance r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rcoincidence rof rthe rnatural rperiod rof
ra rstructure rwith ra rdominant rfrequency rof rthe rground rmotion
50 rfeet r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rminimum rdistance ra rstructure rfor rhuman roccupancy
rcan rbe rto ran ractive rfault
ALL NEEDED TO PASS
active rfault r- rcorrect ranswers r-a rfault rthat rhas rexhibited rsurface rdisplacement rin rthe
rlast r11,000 ryears
alquist-priolo rearthquake rfault rzoning ract r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rCalifornia rlaw rthat
restablishes rzones raround ractive rand rpotentially ractive rfaults rdeveloped rafter rthe
rSan rFernando rearthquake rof r1971
ASCE r7 r- rcorrect ranswers r-American rSociety rof rCivil rEngineers rStandard
rreferenced rin rthe r2007 rCBC rChapters r16 rand r18
Base rFlood r- rcorrect ranswers r-a rflood rhaving ra r1% rchance rof rbeing requaled ror
rexceeded rin ra rgiven ryear
CBC r- rcorrect ranswers r-California rBuilding rCode
, CCR r- rcorrect ranswers r-California rCode rof rRegulations
CEG r- rcorrect ranswers r-Certified rEngineering rGeologist
Controlled rlow rstrength rmaterial r- rcorrect ranswers r-self rconsolidating rrigid rsetting
rmaterial rused rin rbackfill rconsisting rof rportland rcement, raggregate, rwater, rand rother
rmaterials. rusually rexcavated rif rif rthe runconfined rcompressive rstrength ris rless rthan
r150 rpsi
conductor rcasing r- rcorrect ranswers r-casing rused rto rkeep rthe rannular rspace rof rthe
rborehole ropen.
competent rperson r- rcorrect ranswers r-a rperson rcapable rof ridentifying rexisting rand
rpredicatable rhazards.
design rearthquake rground rmotion r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rearthquake rground rmotion
rthat rbuildings rand rstructures rare rdesigned rto rresist
Division rof rthe rstate rarchitect r- rcorrect ranswers r-Regulates rconstruction rof
rCalifornia rpublic rschools, rcommunity rcolleges, rand ressential rservices rbuildings
Heat rof rHydration r- rcorrect ranswers r-exothermic rreaction rgenerated rwhen rwater ris
radded rto rcement
International rBuilding rCode r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rbuilding rcode rwhich rintegrated
rthe rthree rmajor rU.S. rbuilding rcodes rinto rone rcode.
lagging r- rcorrect ranswers r-side rby rside rboards rthat rline ran rexcavation
RCRA r- rcorrect ranswers r-Regulates rexisting rhazardous rwaste rfacilities
scour r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rpowerful rdigging raction rof rflowing rwater rduring ra rflood
seismic rdesign rcategory r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rclassification rassigned rto ra rstructure
rbased ron rits roccupancy rcategory rand rthe rseverity rof rthe rdesign
setback r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rterm rfor rthe rminimum rhorizontal rdistance rslopes
rshall rbe rset rback rfrom rsite rboundaries
soil-structure rresonance r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rcoincidence rof rthe rnatural rperiod rof
ra rstructure rwith ra rdominant rfrequency rof rthe rground rmotion
50 rfeet r- rcorrect ranswers r-the rminimum rdistance ra rstructure rfor rhuman roccupancy
rcan rbe rto ran ractive rfault
