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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The planned process of change






2. Energy of position






3. Two gear wheels that intermesh in the same plane - regulating the speed or force of motion and reversing its direction






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






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






6. When the limits of stress and strain are exceeded - parts of a structure will...






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






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






9. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






10. The force (push or pull) used to do work






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






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






13. The improvement of things already invented






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






15. Surplus food led to all of the following except:






16. Beam bridges are especially prone to failure from...






17. Which of the following is not a robot wrist movement?






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






19. A robot can be driven by any of the following except






20. The strength of my design lies in the use of triangles






21. The metric unit for measuring work






22. Consists of an endless chain looped around three pulleys






23. The study of how human beings best interact with technology






24. My name means 'seesaw' in French and the English dictionary describes me as a level -- something that is counterbalanced - so that when one end is lowered - the other is raised






25. Describes the limitations and requirements of the project's solution






26. What are the three common criteria to determine robot use?






27. Stress can be lowered by






28. The development of something completely new






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






30. Without what kind of systems - would the robot be deaf - blind - and dumb?






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






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






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






34. Work divided by time






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






36. C. T. R. Wilson worked at the Ben Nevis Laboratory - observed a 'glory' - and eventually developed the






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






38. A bit is the presence of voltage or no voltage. By what symbols is it represented?






39. 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






40. What type of robot arm is able to move in three different dimensions and has a cube- shaped working envelope/






41. What do truss bridges require to prevent them from falling over?






42. Tension is the force acting on the cables in a _______ bridge






43. Which is not a true statement about gears?






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






45. The points at which a robot can twist or bend are called what?






46. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






47. A system of pulleys that consists of one rope wound around two separate sets of pulley - each of which is free to rotate independently on the same axle






48. Shear near supports - crumbling piers - stretching cables - and uneven traffic are examples of...






49. Distance between the piers






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