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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The force that has the most impact in arch bridges






2. Ways of overcoming difficulties






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






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






5. A force that opposes motion






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






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






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






9. Which of the following would not be a major factor in the design of a beam?






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






11. The controller is what part of the robot?






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






13. The planned process of change






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






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






16. Inclined section that connects land to beam






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






18. When a horizontal beam bends downward - the top surface is in ______ and the bottom surface is in ______.






19. How are scale models of large buildings and bridges tested to determine the way they react to wind loads?






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






21. The development of something completely new






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






23. An inclined plane which is wrapped around a cylinder






24. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






25. The force applied to a lever






26. The limiting factor in the height of a structure is the...






27. All suspension bridges have three things in common: two very tall towers - __________ - and cables made of many wires






28. Models that function and look like the finished product but are usually hand- built






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






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






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






32. What is the name for the set of instructions that a robot follows?






33. 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






34. Which of the following was not a development of Roman culture?






35. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






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






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






38. Structures would crumble or tip over if the forces acting on them were not in...






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






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






41. The probblem with very large compression structures is that they are...






42. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that checks how hard it is for power to flow through the device?






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






44. What is a touchstone?






45. Which is not a true statement about gears?






46. Compression is best described as...






47. Technology has advanced so much in the last 20 years that automation has become:






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






49. Which device can hear sounds that the human ear cannot?






50. The three types of equilibrium are: