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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. 550 foot- pounds per second






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






3. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






4. The strength of my design lies in the use of triangles






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






6. Hard automation machinery was controlled by what?






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






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






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






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






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






12. What is the advantage of using a gate in tension instead of in compression?






13. What do truss bridges require to prevent them from falling over?






14. Programming - maintenance - and supervising are some of the ________ often created when robots are introduced into the workplace






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






16. My name means 'seesaw' in French and the English dictionary describes me as a level -- something that is counterbalanced - so that when one end is lowered - the other is raised






17. Vertical supports that hold up the beam bridge






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






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






20. Horizontal framework that rests on piers






21. What was the original meaning of 'ingeniator' which became the word 'engineer?'






22. What are the three common criteria to determine robot use?






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






24. Operating parameters are the abilities and limitations of robots that determine their design and tasks. Which of the following is not a robotics operating parameter?






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






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






27. The controller is what part of the robot?






28. What type of arch bridge is a type of truss?






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






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






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






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






33. For a machine to be a robot and not just considered automated - it must have?






34. Distance between the piers






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






36. Robots are often used in factories instead of people because they






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






38. Shear is best described as...






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






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






41. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






42. What factors determine the weight if a structure?






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






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






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






46. The improvement of things already invented






47. What is the memory that cannot be changed by the computer operator?






48. The safety factor is...






49. What type of bridge has cables running from the tower directly to the roadway?






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