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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Energy may change form but the amount of energy remains the same






2. The three types of equilibrium are:






3. The generation of ideas for solutions by a group is known as...






4. The improvement of things already invented






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






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






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






8. The difficulties we must overcome






9. Involves the effort you put in and the distance over which you maintain the effort






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






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






12. What was the first synthetic fiber - developed at duPont in 1938?






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






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






15. What is a touchstone?






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






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






18. The dead load of a structure is






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






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






21. The robot's power supply provides what kind of energy for the robot?






22. What is the name of the amount of computer memory used for a computer 'word'?






23. The turning point of a lever






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






25. 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






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






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






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






29. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






30. Provides problem clarification and specification






31. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






32. The longer the suspension bridge - the ____ the towers need to be






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






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






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






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






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






38. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






39. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






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






41. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






42. The generation of ideas for solutions






43. The controller is what part of the robot?






44. 550 foot- pounds per second






45. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






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






47. Distance between the piers






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






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






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