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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The three types of equilibrium are:






2. My bridge design is popular when the span is less than 3000 feet - mainly because I do not need anchorages or many piers






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






4. The transistor was discovered in 1947 by a team of researchers with what company?






5. A side effect of bending is called...






6. The safety factor is...






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






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






9. When designing a solution to a problem - a problem solver should always






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






11. 550 foot- pounds per second






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






13. Otto von Guericke developed a vaccuum pump which was originally a






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






15. Provides problem clarification and specification






16. What is the advantage of having robots in industry?






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






18. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






19. A wheel fixed to a support with a rope that is run over the wheel to change the direction of a force applied to the rope






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






21. What type of bridge requires very strong abutments or supports?






22. The development of something completely new






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






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






25. Which of the following is not a basic component of a robotics system?






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






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






28. Protective barriers along the desk which keep things from falling off the bridge






29. Work divided by time






30. Inclined section that connects land to beam






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






32. The process of how solutions to problems are developed is...






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






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






35. The lesson used an illustration of a robot filling boxes. The sensors detected if the box had moved. What kind of sensor was used?






36. A cable- stayed bridge easily spans distances under...






37. Tension is best described as...






38. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






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






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






41. Energy of position






42. Why didn't the Greeks believe in the verification of ideas by experimentation?






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






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






45. The efficiency rating of a structure is...






46. Foundation on which the roadway is built on top of the beam






47. What is the name of the temperature sensing device that is similar to a car's turn signal flasher?






48. The planned process of change






49. When compared to a beam - the truss has the advantage of being...






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







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