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Principles Of Engineering
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1. A part of the physical world as described by its thermodynamic properties such as temperature - volume - pressure - concentration - surface tension - and viscosity.
Gear
Assembly
Efficiency
U-Value
2. Produced by the combining of parts or elements to form a whole - rather than of natural origin; not real - artificial
Nonrenewable Energy
Generator
Synthetic
Closed Loop System
3. The difference between the maximum and minimum dimensions allowed within the design of a product.
Design Brief
Mechanical Properties
Fixed Support
Tolerance
4. A person or group for which product or service design efforts are intended.
Product Development Lifecycle
Magnitude
Inclined Plane
Target Consumer
5. Changing one form of energy to another
Team
Energy Conservation
Data Variation
Deformation
6. The production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body
Normally Open
Induction
Temperature
Double-Acting Cylinder
7. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance
Work
Material
Hooke's Law
Toughness
8. Information encoded in a digital form - which is usually stored in an assigned address of a data memory for later use by the processor.
Data
Lever
Method of Joints
Receiver Tank
9. Changes one form of power to another
Modulus of Elasticity
Power Converter
Analog to Digital
Team
10. A cylinder that can act under pressure in both directions (extend and retract) to move a load.
Magnitude
Hooke's Law
Pulley
Double-Acting Cylinder
11. Creating - designing - and transmitting technical information so that people can understand it easily and use it safely - effectively - and efficiently.
Recycling
Technical Communication
Geothermal Energy
Sensor
12. A type of lever that is a wheel with a groove in its rim - which is used to change the direction or multiply a force exerted by a rope or cable.
Pulley
Decision Making
Ceramic
Brainstorming
13. The law stating that the stress of a solid is directly proportional to the strain applied to it
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14. A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity
Flow-Control Valve
Generator
Member
Failure Point
15. Bell- shaped probability distribution
Pinned Support
Normal Distribution
Ampere
Volt
16. The use of a fluid (liquid or gas) to transmit power from one location to another.
Velocity
Pictorial Sketch
Fulcrum
Fluid Power
17. A rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.
Wedge
Crank
Ampere
Sketch
18. An external force applied to an object.
Gay-Lussac's Law
Lever
Accuracy
Effort Force
19. A statsitical measurement of variability
Piston
Standar Deviation
ABET
Crank
20. A machine for producing power in which a wheel or rotor is made to revolve by a fast- moving flow of water - steam - gas - or air
Turbine
Roller Support
Fatigue
Torque
21. Conversion of an analog signal to a digital quantity such as binary.
Destructive Testing
Analog to Digital
Consensus
Frequency Polygons
22. Used to control which path fluid takes in a circuit.
Axial Stress
Directional-Control Valve
Analog to Digital
Breaking Stress
23. Any of numerous natural and synthetic compounds of usually high molecular weight consisting of up to millions of repeated linked units - each a relatively light and simple molecule
Polymers
Qualitative Data
Electromagnetic Induction
Pictorial Sketch
24. The return to the input of a part of the output of a machine - system - or process
U-Value
Generator
Cross -Sectional Area
Feedback
25. Categorical data graph
Recycling
Bar Chart
Sense
Series Circuit
26. Used to start and stop flow in a circuit
Environmental Protection Agency
Radiation
Flow-Control Valve
Conduction
27. An organization that works to develop and enforce regulations that implement environmental laws enacted by Congress
Nonrenewable Energy
Quality Assurance
Environmental Protection Agency
Speed
28. Mechanical property of a material that indicates the ability of the material to handle overloading before it fractures
Ohm
Toughness
Median
Variance
29. The total length of path over which the particle travels.
Designer
Distance
Liability
Inclined Plane
30. A support that only prevents a beam from translating in one direction.
Roller Support
Mode
Resisitance
Potential Energy
31. The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the point of measurement.
Atmospheric Pressure
Conduction
Fulcrum
Data
32. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.
Mean
Open - ended
Decision Matrix
Energy Conservation
33. A resource that can be replaced when needed
Pneumatics
Renewable Energy
Power Grid
Kelvin
34. The condition of a string - wire - or rod that is stretched between two points
Design Statement
Experiment
Rotor
Tension
35. A mechanical property of a material that shows how effective the material is absorbing mechanical energy without sustaining any permanent damage
Chain
Elongation
Reservoir
Resilience
36. A device used to convert fluid power into mechanical power in the form of linear motion.
Data Variation
Cylinder
Solenoid
Team
37. The ratio of the magnitude of the resistance and effort forces applied a system.
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Codes
Chain
Reservoir
38. Every body or particle continues at a state of rest or uniform motion in a straight line - unless it is compelled to change that state by forces acting upon it.
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39. Any of various opaque - fusible - ductile - and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat
Centroid
Metal
Member
Charles' Law
40. A collection of individuals - each with his or her own expertise - brought together to benefit a common goal.
Flow Meter
Team
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Polymers
41. A plate or bracket for strengthening an angle in framework.
Method of Joints
Technical Communication
Gusset
Assembly
42. A structure or body which is over- constrained such that there are more unknown supports than there are equations of static equilibrium.
Voltage
Sketch
Statically Indeterminate
Deformation
43. A method of analysis of trusses which constructs free body diagrams of each joint and determines the forces acting in that joint by considering equilibrium of the joint pin.
Resultant Force
Check Valve
Method of Joints
Normally Closed
44. The contact of a relay that is open when the coil is de- energized
Direction
Process Control
Normally Open
Transistor
45. A series of usually metal links or rings connected to or fitted into one another and used to transmit motion and power within a sprocket system.
Work
Fatigue
Single-Acting Cylinder
Chain
46. Energy which a body possesses by virtue of being in motion
Geothermal Energy
Potential Energy
Mean Deviation
Kinetic Energy
47. Something made up of interdependent parts in a definite pattern of organization - such as trusses - frames - or machines.
Forming
Structure
Interface
Speed
48. A signal having the characteristic of being continuous and changing smoothly over a given range - rather than switching suddenly between certain levels
Quality Control
Compression
Fossil Fuel
Analog Signal
49. Machining a surface to size with a fine feed produced in a lathe - milling machine - or grinder
Breaking Stress
Reed Switch
Finishing
Bar Chart
50. An activity with observable results
Flow-Control Valve
Additive Process
Subtractive
Experiment
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