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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Suspension bridges have the problem of being...






2. The dead load of a structure is






3. Which of the following is not an example of a live load?






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






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






6. The three types of arches are...






7. The three types of equilibrium are:






8. The five types of stress are...






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






10. Levers in which the fulcrum is always placed between the effort and the load are called






11. Suspension bridges usually have the longest single span of all bridges






12. The deck of a suspension bridge is ____ from the cables






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






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






15. The controller is what part of the robot?






16. A pulley that makes work easier






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






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






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






20. Provides problem clarification and specification






21. The safety factor is...






22. What is the smallest amount of memory available to the computer?






23. The ability to do work






24. For a tower to be built higher - the walls can be...






25. The energy of motion






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






27. Involves the effort you put in and the distance over which you maintain the effort






28. The weight of the obect being moved






29. Shear is best described as...






30. Distance between the piers






31. What was the Greeks' most important contribution to the realm of science?






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






33. What was the 'first great man - made trigger of change?'






34. Work divided by time






35. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






36. Vertical travel is the name for the robot's movement in what direction?






37. The longer the suspension bridge - the ____ the towers need to be






38. Machines are used to make work easier. How does a machine accomplish this?






39. 550 foot- pounds per second






40. An inclined plane which is wrapped around a cylinder






41. The turning point of a lever






42. The amount of effort needed to raise a load by using a pulley system is determined by






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






44. A force that opposes motion






45. Bridges like me are usually made from two beams - each supported by one pier






46. What factors determine the weight if a structure?






47. Robots are often equipped with wire cages - infrared light curtains - and/or surveillance cameras to






48. What device is made up of a light- emitting diode and a phototransistor?






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






50. Structures that are not able to support the loads placed upon them will experience...







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