27.Which subfield is an engineer working in if it is their role to specify the requirements to minimize the risk of landslides? (1 point) Responses urban urban coastal coastal geotechnical geotechnical transportation transportation.

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28.What is the BEST underlying reason that engineering is predicted to be critical to the development of non-fossil sources of energy? (1 point) Responses Salaries to create and improve alternative fuels will entice many students into engineering. Salaries to create and improve alternative fuels will entice many students into engineering. Engineers have the skills to create future alternatives and improve current ones. Engineers have the skills to create future alternatives and improve current ones. Environmental activists will force companies to expand the development of alternatives fuels. Environmental activists will force companies to expand the development of alternatives fuels. The fossil fuel industry itself will begin developing alternative sources.

29.What sub-discipline of civil engineering is responsible for manufactured islands on the coast of Dubai? (1 point) Responses transportation transportation geotechnical geotechnical coastal coastal construction

30.Often employed by the military or mining and petroleum companies, which sub-discipline within civil engineering MOST commonly focuses on tunnel and mining projects along with studying earthquakes, landslides, and rock falls? (1 point) Responses geotechnical geotechnical construction construction coastal coastal environmental environmental

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27. **Geotechnical** - An engineer specifying requirements to minimize the risk of landslides falls within the geotechnical subfield, which deals with the behavior of earth materials. 28. **Engineers have the skills to create future alternatives and improve current ones.** - This statement highlights that engineering is critical in developing and enhancing non-fossil fuel energy sources due to the technical expertise that engineers bring to the field. 29. **Coastal** - The sub-discipline of civil engineering responsible for manufactured islands on the coast of Dubai falls under coastal engineering, which addresses the development and management of coastal areas. 30. **Geotechnical** - This sub-discipline within civil engineering most commonly focuses on tunnel and mining projects as well as the study of earthquakes, landslides, and rock falls.