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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. Foundation on which the roadway is built on top of the beam






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






3. The controller is what part of the robot?






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






5. A bar or rod that tilts on a pivot - or fulcrum - used to overcome a resistance or to raise a weight when force is applied is a






6. The safety factor is...






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






8. What is binary?






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






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






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






12. The lesson used an illustration of a robot filling boxes. The sensors detected if the box had moved. What kind of sensor was used?






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






14. Energy may change form but the amount of energy remains the same






15. A pulley that makes work easier






16. Shear is best described as...






17. Anchorages are not necessary at the ____ of the cables on a cable- stayed bridge






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






19. The ability to do work






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






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






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






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






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






25. The difficulties we must overcome






26. The metric unit for measuring work






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






28. What device is the brain of the microcomputer?






29. The limiting factor in the height of a structure is the...






30. 550 foot- pounds per second






31. A fallen tree is used to cross a stream is an example of a...






32. The force applied to a lever






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






34. What are computer chips made from?






35. What type of arch bridge did the Romans build? (They were made from stone with the road on top of the arch)






36. An optoelectronic emitter is used to do what/






37. The group of people responsible for developing the arch bridge






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






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






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






41. Which of the following is a basic category of robot instructions?






42. Builders made the original versions of me out of wedge- shaped stones that fit snugly together. They were held in place with the pressure of the weight of the bridge






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






44. The energy of motion






45. Stress can be lowered by






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






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






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






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






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







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