Geotechnical Foreman PREPARATION TEST
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● the leaning Tower of Pisa was built in how many years? Answer: 200
years
● the term "geotechnical" reflects which two fields? Answer: geology
and civil engineering
● the birth of geotechnical engineering was in what year? Answer: 1925
● what is the name of one of the largest earth dams in California that
recently suffered a failure? Answer: Oroville Dam
● what was the cause of the failure of the apartment buildings in
Niigata? Answer: liquefaction
● what is the name of the special type of wind transported soil which
exhibits a loss of strength when wetted? Answer: loess
● Boston Blue Clay and San Francisco Bay Mud are Answer: marine
and lacustrine soils
, ● residual soils are (select all that apply) Answer: weathered soil
remains in place
laterite is a residual soil found in tropical regions
residual souls retain many of the characteristics of the parent
● disintegration of rocks into smaller particles through physical
processes is known as? Answer: physical weathering
● what is the most abundant mineral and is an important component of
many kind of rocks? Answer: feldspar
● what are soils deposits that are formed beneath a relatively still body
of water called? Answer: lucustrine soils
● what statement(s) is/are true about rocks? Answer: cemented
aggregate
subjected to weathering
● groups of sedimentary rock Answer: siltstone, shale, limestone
● formation of a sinkhole is associated with Answer: carbonate rock
2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
GRADED A+
● the leaning Tower of Pisa was built in how many years? Answer: 200
years
● the term "geotechnical" reflects which two fields? Answer: geology
and civil engineering
● the birth of geotechnical engineering was in what year? Answer: 1925
● what is the name of one of the largest earth dams in California that
recently suffered a failure? Answer: Oroville Dam
● what was the cause of the failure of the apartment buildings in
Niigata? Answer: liquefaction
● what is the name of the special type of wind transported soil which
exhibits a loss of strength when wetted? Answer: loess
● Boston Blue Clay and San Francisco Bay Mud are Answer: marine
and lacustrine soils
, ● residual soils are (select all that apply) Answer: weathered soil
remains in place
laterite is a residual soil found in tropical regions
residual souls retain many of the characteristics of the parent
● disintegration of rocks into smaller particles through physical
processes is known as? Answer: physical weathering
● what is the most abundant mineral and is an important component of
many kind of rocks? Answer: feldspar
● what are soils deposits that are formed beneath a relatively still body
of water called? Answer: lucustrine soils
● what statement(s) is/are true about rocks? Answer: cemented
aggregate
subjected to weathering
● groups of sedimentary rock Answer: siltstone, shale, limestone
● formation of a sinkhole is associated with Answer: carbonate rock
