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Principles Of Engineering
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1. A truss composed of triangles - which will retain its shape even when removed from supports.
Simple Truss
Friction
Proportional Limit
Flow Rate
2. A substance that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting - raising heavy bodies - or for tightening by being driven into something.
Reliability
Wedge
Destructive Testing
Purpose
3. A device that responds to a physical stimulus
Line of Best Fit
Mean Deviation
Sensor
Charles' Law
4. A system of discrete states: high or low - on or off - 1 or 0.
Deviation
Voltage
NTC Resistor
Digital Signal
5. The ratio of the magnitude of the resistance and effort forces applied a system.
Gear
Resisitance
Fuel Cell Stack
Actual Mechanical Advantage
6. Distance between adjacent threads in a screw.
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Toughness
Analog to Digital
Pitch
7. A type of 3D CAD modeling that represents the volume of an object - not just its lines and surfaces
Current
Solid Modeling
Breaking Stress
Target Consumer
8. To monitor and control a process so that the quality of the output/product improves.
Process Control
Gusset
Lever
Input
9. The total pressure exerted on a system - including atmospheric pressure.
Wedge
Free Body Diagram
Absolute Pressure
Input
10. A solid- state switching device.
Renewable Energy
Belt
Transistor
Programmable Logic Controller
11. Pressure exerted by a confined fluid acts undiminished equally in all directions
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12. The result of an experiment
Outcome
Resistance
Solenoid
Normal Distribution
13. Frequency distibution graph
Sprocket
Directional-Control Valve
Heat
Histogram
14. To make into a product suitable for use; to make from raw materials by hand or by machinery; to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor
Frequency Distribution
Rupture Strength
Manufacturing
Active Solar Energy Collection
15. A device for making - breaking - or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
Mean Deviation
Switch
Variance
Opeen Loop System
16. The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the point of measurement.
Current
R- value
Atmospheric Pressure
Flow Velocity
17. A device used to spray an oil mist into the stream of a pneumatic system.
Statistics
Cylinder
Energy
Lubricator
18. The measure of resistance to heat flow
Actual Mechanical Advantage
R- value
Variance
Flow Rate
19. A type of system that uses circulating pumps and fans to collect and distribute heat.
Resultant Force
Active Solar Energy Collection
Displacement
Material
20. A sliding piece moved by or moving against fluid pressure which usually consists of a short cylindrical body fitting within a cylindrical chamber or vessel along which it moves back and forth.
Pump
Opeen Loop System
Composite
Piston
21. A support that prevents translation and rotation in a beam.
Mechanism
Biomass
Fixed Support
Tolerance
22. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria
Geothermal Energy
Decision Making
Concurrent Force Systems
Kinetic Energy
23. The amount or quantity of something
Frequency Distribution
Magnitude
Volume
Wheel and Axle
24. A force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion.
Torque
Biomass
Wheel and Axle
Design Brief
25. The total length of path over which the particle travels.
Vector Quanitity
Distance
Subroutine
Physical Properties
26. The condition or quality of being true - correct - or exact; precision; exactness.
Passive Solar Energy Collection
Accuracy
Designer
Ampere
27. A strong rope - usually made of metal - designed to have great tensile strength and to be used in structures.
Temperature
Ohm
Deformation
Cable
28. The measure of resistance to heat flow
Temperature
Gear
Assembly
Tension
29. An air pump that compresses air into a receiver tank.
Free Body Diagram
Viscosity
Power Grid
Compressor
30. Mechanical property of a material that indicates the ability of the material to handle overloading before it fractures
Electromagnetic Energy
Toughness
Rupture Strength
Electromagnet
31. A part of the physical world as described by its thermodynamic properties such as temperature - volume - pressure - concentration - surface tension - and viscosity.
Physical Properties
Resisitance
Thermodynamic System
Modulus of Elasticity
32. The sense of a vector is the direction of the vector relative to its path and indicated by the location of the arrow.
Bar Chart
Sense
Member
Acceleration
33. A circuit in which all parts are connected end to end to provide a single path of current
Series Circuit
Team
Event
Transistor
34. A statsitical measurement of variability
Potentiometer
Input
Pneumatics
Standar Deviation
35. A sketch that shows an object's height - width - and depth in a single view.
Closed Loop System
Pictorial Sketch
Cylinder
Accuracy
36. A truss that lies in a single plane often used to support roofs and bridges
U-Value
Volume
Forming
Planar Truss
37. A switch that can provide variable motion control
Rupture Strength
Potentiometer
Analog Signal
Modulus of Elasticity
38. The magnitude of the total distance traveled divided by the time elapsed.
Boyle's Law
Atmospheric Pressure
Mean Deviation
Speed
39. A mathematical property of a cross section that is concerned with a surface area and how that area is distributed about a centroidal axis.
First Law of Thermodynamics
Accuracy
Moment of Inertia
Wheel and Axle
40. When a material is reduced in volume by the application of pressure; the reciprocal of the bulk modulus
Compression
Cable
Gusset
Concurrent Force Systems
41. The turning effect of a force about a point equal to the magnitude of the force times the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of action from the force.
Tension Force
Crank
Moment
Solenoid
42. Energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion
Kinetic Energy
Method of Joints
Electrical Energy
Radiation
43. A major or minor change in the design of an item - effected in order to correct a deficiency - to facilitate production - or to improve operational effectiveness.
Open - ended
Data
Design Modification
Friction
44. Impeding effect exerted by one material object on another.
Raw Material
Synthetic
Sample Space
Resistance Force
45. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Team
Shear Stress
Synthetic
Distance
46. The probability of an event occurring based upon other event probabilities
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47. The potential difference measured in volts. The amount of work to be done to move a charge from one point to another along an electric circuit
Team
Liability
Voltage
Interface
48. The elements - constituents - or substances of which something is composed or can be made; matter that has qualities which give it individuality and by which it may be categorized
Constraint
Mechanical Properties
Radiation
Material
49. The probability of satisfactory operation of the product in a given environment over a specified time interval.
Reliability
Cylinder
Resultant Force
Nondestructive Testing
50. The production of electricity in conductors with the use of magnets
Design Statement
Strain
Electromagnetic Induction
Normally Closed
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