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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Torsion is best described as...






2. What type of bridge sags in the middle but hogs at both ends?






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. One growing area in robotics is developing new ways for robots to:






8. Which of the following is not a robot arm movement?






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






10. In the 1950's - the ______ created a boom in bridge building






11. Vertical travel is the name for the robot's movement in what direction?






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






13. There are about 100 instructions that a typical robot inderstands. This collection of instructions is called what?






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






15. What is the name for the devices that make the manipulators move?






16. Energy of position






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






18. Distance between the piers






19. Two gear wheels that intermesh in the same plane - regulating the speed or force of motion and reversing its direction






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






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






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






23. Operational models used to test the mechanical or electrical systems






24. What is binary?






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






26. The generation of ideas for solutions






27. The robot's wrist can sometimes move in two dimensions. What are they?






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






29. In Mesopotamia - engineers recorded information on






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






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






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






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






34. The study of how human beings best interact with technology






35. What type of robot arm is able to move in three different dimensions and has a cube- shaped working envelope/






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






37. The part of a structure that carries the load in tension is called a...






38. Surplus food led to all of the following except:






39. Come in a variety of sizes with their teeth straight or curved and inclined at a variety of angles






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






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






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






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






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