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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Structures would crumble or tip over if the forces acting on them were not in...






2. Distance between the piers






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






4. Stress can be lowered by






5. The development of something completely new






6. The turning point of a lever






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






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






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






10. How many combinations of eight bits are there?






11. Mobile robots are able to maneuver around a factory floor by






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






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






14. 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






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






16. For a tower to be built higher - the walls can be...






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






18. An automated system responds to external changes in three steps:






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






20. The ability to do work






21. What did the people trapped on the New York subway do when the power went out?






22. What is the most important advantage of the medium technology robot as compared to the low technology robot?






23. The tower on a cable- stayed bridge supports a _________ portion of the deck






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






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






26. What is the definition of stress






27. Robots are often equipped with wire cages - infrared light curtains - and/or surveillance cameras to






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






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






30. Seeks to meer our needs and wants and to extend our capabilities






31. 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?






32. The English unit of measuring work






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






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






35. The force that has the most impact in arch bridges






36. Tension is best described as...






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






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






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






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






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






42. The energy of motion






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






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






45. Toothed wheels that intermesh with other toothed wheels to transmit motion and force are...






46. I am a new bridge design that includes elements from a cantilever and a suspension bridge. I am easier to build than either of those but I am limited to spanning shorter distances






47. The five types of stress are...






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






49. An arm reaching out and pulling back is similar to what axes on the robot?






50. Magnet - vaccuum - and hand are types of robot __________.