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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Tension is the force acting on the cables in a _______ bridge






2. What caused the 1965 power failure in the Northeastern United States?






3. There are about 100 instructions that a typical robot inderstands. This collection of instructions is called what?






4. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






5. The definition of a robot's 'work envelope' is:






6. The group of people responsible for developing the arch bridge






7. Robots are often used in factories instead of people because they






8. The downward bending of the cantilever part of the beam makes the beam in the adjoining bay bend...






9. The energy of motion






10. What is the name of the largest of the three types of computers?






11. What is concrete with steel rods placed in it called?






12. What is the definition of stress






13. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






14. 550 foot- pounds per second






15. Two of the most common ways of classifying robots are:






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






17. A guide to help make problem solving in technology more effective






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






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






20. A fallen tree is used to cross a stream is an example of a...






21. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






22. As late as the 1880's - bridge builders were stil improving their designs based on...






23. The development of irrigation systems and the establishment of land boundaries did not lead to which of the following?






24. What kind of robot makes up 1/3 of the industrial robots in the Unites States?






25. The controller is what part of the robot?






26. Torsion is best described as...






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






28. The _______ of structural components is more important than the type of material from which they are made






29. Two examples of me are the Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge. They both have decks that hang from cables made of hundreds of steel wires - just like me






30. What kind of robot is able to be programmed to many different tasks easily?






31. In cable- stayed bridges - the cables are strung from the ______ to the deck






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






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






34. Shows what a product will look like when it is produced






35. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






36. Changes and improvements made to products already invented are...






37. The robot's wrist can sometimes move in two dimensions. What are they?






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






39. What is the term used for the storage places in memory available to store informatoin?






40. Because bridges like me are long - light in weight - and high in the air - our greatest enemy is the wind






41. The periodic rising and falling of the Nile River led to what development?






42. Stress can be lowered by






43. Provides problem clarification and specification






44. Anchorages are not necessary at the ____ of the cables on a cable- stayed bridge






45. The outward thrust of an arch can be resisted by...






46. A fixed wheel with a rope or chain that is attached to a load - used to change the direction of a force or to lift heavy objects - is a






47. Toothed wheels that intermesh with other toothed wheels to transmit motion and force are...






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






49. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






50. What is the advantage of using a gate in tension instead of in compression?