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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Shear is best described as...






2. Who is considered to be the first modern engineer?






3. The three types of equilibrium are:






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






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






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






7. Some of the ________ bridges in the world are suspension bridges






8. The energy of motion






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






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






11. Which memory can be changed by the computer user - allowing for temporary storage of information?






12. The force (push or pull) used to do work






13. In the Nile Valley - information was recorded on a paperlike material called






14. Because bridges like me are long - light in weight - and high in the air - our greatest enemy is the wind






15. Why didn't the Greeks believe in the verification of ideas by experimentation?






16. The I- beam is very strong because...






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






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






19. The weight of the obect being moved






20. Energy of position






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






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






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






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






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






26. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






27. What is concrete with steel rods placed in it called?






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






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






30. 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






31. The development of something completely new






32. The Mesopotamian number system was based on 60 and formed the basis for our measure of






33. What innovation first enabled greater flexibility in sailing ships?






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






35. What is a touchstone?






36. Who was the first to conclude that the Earth is a giant magnet?






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






38. Bridges like me are usually made from two beams - each supported by one pier






39. Which of the following is not a basic component of a robotics system?






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






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






42. The difficulties we must overcome






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






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






45. The definition of a robot's 'work envelope' is:






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






47. Servo controls offer roots what advantage?






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






49. The five types of stress are...






50. How many combinations of eight bits are there?







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