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Principles Of Engineering

Subject : engineering
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1. A part of a design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client's or target consumer's problem - need - or want.






2. The difference between the maximum and minimum dimensions allowed within the design of a product.






3. A substance that tapers to a thin edge and is used for splitting - raising heavy bodies - or for tightening by being driven into something.






4. The volume of fluid that moves through a system in a given period of time.






5. Used to control which path fluid takes in a circuit.






6. A thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work






7. Point at which the deformation is no longer directly proportional to the applied force. Hooke's Law no longer applies






8. A valve that allows flow in one direction but prevents flow in the opposite direction.






9. Categorical data graph






10. A solid- state switching device.






11. A type of pneumatic pressure control valve that controls the maximum pressure in a branch of a circuit.






12. The information produced by a computer






13. The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.






14. A gear positioned between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.






15. The total length of path over which the particle travels.






16. The rate at which work is performed or energy is expended






17. A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some way using visual cues to organize work.






18. A toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain.






19. A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a self- contained unit.






20. A part of a design brief that challenges the designer - describes what a design solution should do without describing how to solve the problem -






21. 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






22. Properties other than mechanical properties that pertain to the physics of a material and can usually be measured without the application of force






23. The production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body






24. Any of various elementary mechanisms including the lever - the wheel and axle - the pulley - the inclined plane - the wedge - and the screw.






25. The result of an experiment






26. A device used to create flow in a hydraulic system.






27. A system that links electricity produced in power stations to deliver it to where it is needed






28. Returning to an original condition. The extraction and recovery of valuable materials from scrap or other discarded materials






29. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance






30. Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad






31. A mathematical property of a cross section that is concerned with a surface area and how that area is distributed about a centroidal axis.






32. The ratio of useful energy output to the total energy input - or the percentage of the work input that is converted to work output.






33. A truss composed of triangles - which will retain its shape even when removed from supports.






34. A general agreement






35. A condition where there are no net external forces acting upon a particle or rigid body and the body remains at rest or continues at a constant velocity.






36. A systematic problem- solving strategy - with criteria and constraints - used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem






37. A small circuit board that controls all the processing within a computer.






38. A natural fuel such as coal or gas - formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms






39. A device that responds to a physical stimulus






40. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.






41. A physical quantity that has magnitude only.






42. Energy in transit due to a temperature difference between the source from which the energy is coming and a sink toward which the energy is going






43. 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






44. 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






45. Maximum stress that a material will withstand without permanent deformation






46. Operational techniques necessary to satisfy all quality requirements; includes process monitoring and the elimination of root causes of unsatisfactory product or service quality performance






47. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria






48. A control system that considers the output of a system and makes adjustments based on that output.






49. A force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion.






50. A truss that lies in a single plane often used to support roofs and bridges