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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The weight of the obect being moved






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






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






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






5. When generating ideas for a solution to a problem - it is important to do which of the following in order to effectively and visually communicate these ideas for use in construction drawings?






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






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






8. What problem made the use of a compass for navigation unreliable?

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9. Provides problem clarification and specification






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






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






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






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






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






15. What type of bridge has cables running from the tower directly to the roadway?






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






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






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






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






20. An arch will support the load equally well at...






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Which of the following are two advantages of using robotics technology?






28. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






29. Why did the nomads living in the high grasslands leave their settlements and head for the river valleys?






30. Tension is best described as...






31. The weight or resistance on a lever






32. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






33. Provides a framework for design and problem solving work






34. I am one of the oldest and simplest bridge designs. Today I can be quite a complex bridge - but like my ancestors - I support my own weight and the loads I have to bear - on vertical piers.






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. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






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






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






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






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






41. The development of something completely new






42. The ability of a material to return to its original shape when a load is removed is called






43. The improvement of things already invented






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






50. What are computer chips made from?