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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. The downward forces acting on a bridge are...






2. A fixed wheel with a rope or chain that is attached to a load - used to change the direction of a force or to lift heavy objects - is a






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






4. What is the name of the part that connects all the other parts of the computer to the CPU?






5. 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






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






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






8. Special long arches that carry water from rivers to towns that need it






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






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






11. The force applied to a lever






12. One material from which arch bridges are typically made






13. Which robots are capable of spray painting?






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






15. Inclined section that connects land to beam






16. Who was the first man to walk on the moon?






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






18. What problem made the use of a compass for navigation unreliable?

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






20. 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






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






22. The efficiency rating of a structure is...






23. When a machine multiplies the effort being used






24. A wheel that meshes with a sliding toothed bar - converting rotary motion to reciprocating (to- and- fro)






25. Energy of position






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






27. Ways of overcoming difficulties






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






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






30. When generating ideas for a solution to a problem - it is important to do which of the following in order to effectively and visually communicate these ideas for use in construction drawings?






31. A lever in which the fulcrum is at one end - and the load is at the other end






32. The controller is what part of the robot?






33. An automated system responds to external changes in three steps:






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






35. Materials change shape as they expand and contract with...






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






37. A force that opposes motion






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






39. The generation of ideas for solutions






40. Otto von Guericke developed a vaccuum pump which was originally a






41. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






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






43. A shaft with a screw thread that meshes with a toothed wheel to alter the direction of motion - and change the speed and force






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






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






46. What was mostly responsible for the decline of the Egyptian civilization?






47. Compression is best described as...






48. The turning point of a lever






49. 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?






50. Which of the following is not an example of a live load?







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