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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Shear near supports - crumbling piers - stretching cables - and uneven traffic are examples of...






2. Which of the following is a basic category of robot instructions?






3. What was the first computer - developed at the University of Pennsylvania?






4. In what field did Denis Papin and Thomas Newcomen perform early research?






5. What was the original meaning of 'ingeniator' which became the word 'engineer?'






6. Compression is best described as...






7. The weight or resistance on a lever






8. Who is considered to be the first modern engineer?






9. When the thrustline wanders outside the middle of the tower - the tower becomes...






10. If you generate alternative solutions and begin to build your best solution - but you have problems building your design - what should you do?






11. A pulley that makes work easier






12. The three types of arches are...






13. Tension is best described as...






14. The generation of ideas for solutions






15. Bridges are subject to failure because of...






16. What is the name of the amount of computer memory used for a computer 'word'?






17. What type of bridge sags in the middle but hogs at both ends?






18. Thrust lines are the ____ lines that forces - caused by loads - follow as they are transmitted through the system to the ground






19. The weight of the obect being moved






20. The robot's column rotation axis is similar to what movement on the human body?






21. The ability of a material to return to its original shape when a load is removed is called






22. The sides of a bridge where it is attached to the land that supports the arch






23. Energy may change form but the amount of energy remains the same






24. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






25. A pulley that changes direction of effort but provides no mechanical advantage






26. Which device can check to see if a surface is level?






27. Stress can be lowered by






28. An arm reaching out and pulling back is similar to what axes on the robot?






29. In the 1950's - the ______ created a boom in bridge building






30. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






31. How can an ultrasonic sensor measure movement and distance?






32. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






33. The improvement of things already invented






34. The I- beam is very strong because...






35. Two wheels that intermest at an angle to change the direction of rotation - also altering speed and force if necessary






36. Which kind of robot can perform a wide range of tasks but is somewhat limited?






37. One growing area in robotics is developing new ways for robots to:






38. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






39. What innovation first enabled greater flexibility in sailing ships?






40. Inclined section that connects land to beam






41. In the Nile Valley - information was recorded on a paperlike material called






42. What is the name of the part that connects all the other parts of the computer to the CPU?






43. What was the first synthetic fiber - developed at duPont in 1938?






44. The truss bridge uses beams that have members that form...






45. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum






46. What problem made the use of a compass for navigation unreliable?

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47. The top - center stone that all other stones in the arch bridge lean on - or push against - for support






48. Ways of overcoming difficulties






49. Robots fit into two categories:






50. If a structure did not have rotational equilibrium - it would