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Introduction To Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. What type of bridge requires very strong abutments or supports?






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






3. 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






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






5. The probblem with very large compression structures is that they are...






6. The downward forces acting on a bridge are...






7. The most important factor in determining the strength of a beam is...






8. 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






9. Ways of overcoming difficulties






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






11. The weight or resistance on a lever






12. Come in a variety of sizes with their teeth straight or curved and inclined at a variety of angles






13. Provides a structure for thinking and doing






14. Who developed the first efficient steam engine?






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






16. What is the device in the microcomputer that keeps timing for the microcomputer?






17. Shows what a product will look like when it is produced






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






19. What is the name of the largest of the three types of computers?






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






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






22. Levers in which the fulcrum is always placed between the effort and the load are called






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






24. Distance between the piers






25. A force that opposes motion






26. Which is not a true statement about gears?






27. If a structure did not have rotational equilibrium - it would






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






29. What marked the engineering efforts of the Greeks?






30. 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?






31. The safety factor is...






32. Inclined section that connects land to beam






33. I am one of the oldest and simplest bridge designs. Today I can be quite a complex bridge - but like my ancestors - I support my own weight and the loads I have to bear - on vertical piers.






34. C. T. R. Wilson worked at the Ben Nevis Laboratory - observed a 'glory' - and eventually developed the






35. What major landmark was located at Alexandria?






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






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






38. Robots fit into two categories:






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






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






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






42. Stress can be lowered by






43. Seeks to explain and describe the physical world






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






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






46. Energy of position






47. The three types of equilibrium are:






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






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






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