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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Toothed wheels that intermesh with other toothed wheels to transmit motion and force are...






2. The downward forces acting on a bridge are...






3. What is the name of the sensor that detects light?






4. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






5. What is the name of the robot's arm?






6. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






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






8. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






9. A lever in which the fulcrum is between the effort and the load






10. Suspension bridges have the problem of being...






11. The ability to do work






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






13. What is the difference between a tension and a compression structure?






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






15. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






16. What is a touchstone?






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






18. On a high- tech robot the controller is what device?






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






20. Measured in newtons per square inch - ______ is the intensity of the forces trying to push or pull a solid material apart






21. The improvement of things already invented






22. 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






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






24. Shear is best described as...






25. What is the definition of stress






26. 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






27. The three types of arches are...






28. What was mostly responsible for the decline of the Egyptian civilization?






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






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






31. 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






32. Usually - the steel rod in a pre- stressed concrete beam will put the concrete in ____. The load will have to overcome this initial force.






33. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






34. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






35. What invention made possible three- dimensional pictures called holograms?






36. The line in a beam where there is no tension or compression is called the...






37. In what field did Denis Papin and Thomas Newcomen perform early research?






38. How can an ultrasonic sensor measure movement and distance?






39. Torsion is best described as...






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






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






42. A force that opposes motion






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






44. Which device can check to see if a surface is level?






45. Which of the following is NOT an example of an input/output device?






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






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






48. The most important factor in determining the strength of a beam is...






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






50. What development about 8000 years ago led to increased time to engage in activities that involved other than basic survival needs?