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Principles Of Engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Impeding effect exerted by one material object on another.
Sketch
Gay-Lussac's Law
Resistance Force
Variance
2. Point at which the deformation is no longer directly proportional to the applied force. Hooke's Law no longer applies
Reliability
Volume
Proportional Limit
Standar Deviation
3. Changes one form of power to another
Reservoir
Brainstorming
Mode
Power Converter
4. A part of the physical world as described by its thermodynamic properties such as temperature - volume - pressure - concentration - surface tension - and viscosity.
Sketch
Fulcrum
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
U-Value
5. The total pressure exerted on a system - including atmospheric pressure.
Ultimate Stress
Moment
Absolute Pressure
Method of Joints
6. The production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body
Induction
Screw
Event
Moment
7. A group technique for solving problems - generating ideas - stimulating creative thinking - etc. - by unrestrained spontaneous participation in discussion
Polymers
Atmospheric Pressure
Brainstorming
Forming
8. A step- by- step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end - especially by a computer.
Fuel Cell Stack
Solid Modeling
Idler Gear
Algorithm
9. The square root of the variance.
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Standard Deviation
Sample Space
Design Process
10. A specialized heavy- duty computer system used for process control in factories - chemical plants - and warehouses
Flow Rate
Problem Statement
Programmable Logic Controller
Ceramic
11. A thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
Entropy
Valve
Programmable Logic Controller
Failure Point
12. Condition caused by collapse - break - or bending - so that a structure or structural element can no longer fulfill its purpose
Wheel and Axle
U-Value
Failure Point
Stress -Strain Curve
13. The amount or quantity of something
Voltage
Distance
Median
Volume
14. 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.
Manufacturing
Electrical Energy
Centroid
Moment
15. The collection - evaluation - and interpretation of data
Moment
Resistance
Statistics
Tension
16. The type of charge an atomic particle has
Flow Velocity
Polarity
Data
Newton's First Law
17. States that the volume of a confined gas is proportional to its temperature - provided its pressure remains constant
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18. The pressure exerted by the weight of the atmosphere above the point of measurement.
Atmospheric Pressure
Statistical Process Control
Pie Chart
Displacement
19. The contact of a relay that is closed when the coil is de- energized.
Quantitative Data
Current
Product Development Lifecycle
Normally Closed
20. A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles - for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.
Crank
Static Equilibrium
Resilience
Recycling
21. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Component
Brainstorming
Assembly
Biomass
22. A system that links electricity produced in power stations to deliver it to where it is needed
Flowchart
Wedge
Work
Power Grid
23. A circular toothed object used to transfer rotary motion and torque through interlocking teeth
Gear
Fatigue
Ohm's Law
Crank
24. The force per unit area exerted by a fluid against a surface
Acceleration
Pressure
Resilience
Hydraulics
25. The ratio of useful energy output to the total energy input - or the percentage of the work input that is converted to work output.
Elastic Limit
Efficiency
Median
Viscosity
26. Mechanical property of a material that indicates the ability of the material to handle overloading before it fractures
Resistance Force
Tension
Nondestructive Testing
Toughness
27. A systematic problem- solving strategy - with criteria and constraints - used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem
Valve
Design Process
Subtractive
Deformation
28. The rotating member of an electrical machine
Valve
Induction
Resisitance
Rotor
29. A cylinder that acts under pressure in one direction only and returns automatically when the pressure is released.
Potentiometer
Normal Distribution
Single-Acting Cylinder
Synthetic
30. Energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Alternative Energy
Check Valve
Flange
31. Categorical data graph
Bar Chart
Displacement
Additive Process
Accuracy
32. A law that states all natural processes proceed in a preferred direction
Static Equilibrium
Digital Signal
Power Grid
Second Law of Thermodynamics
33. A rough drawing representing the main features of an object or scene and often made as a preliminary study.
Pressure Regulator
Bar Chart
Efficiency
Sketch
34. Any of various opaque - fusible - ductile - and typically lustrous substances that are good conductors of electricity and heat
Statistics
Metal
Idler Gear
Normal Distribution
35. Anything for which a person is legally bound or responsible
Structure
Work
Electrolysis...
Liability
36. A conductor wrapped around an iron core. The two ends of the conductor are attached to a power source. When current passes through the conductor - the iron core becomes magnetized.
Electromagnet
Flow Velocity
Pressure Releif Valve
Velocity
37. The use of a liquid flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another
Shear Stress
Fossil Fuel
Statistics
Hydraulics
38. A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity
Piston
Generator
Switch
Pressure Regulator
39. The contact of a relay that is open when the coil is de- energized
Displacement
Normally Open
Distance
Cable
40. A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a self- contained unit.
Data
Bar Chart
Assembly
Gear
41. The magnitude of the total distance traveled divided by the time elapsed.
Absolute Pressure
Output
Magnitude
Speed
42. Nominal stress developed in a material at rupture. Not necessarily equal to ultimate strength. Since necking is not taken into account in determining rupture strength - seldom indicates true stress at rupture
Frequency Distribution
Product Life Cycle
Rupture Strength
Concurrent Force Systems
43. A device used to remove contamination from a fluid
Problem Statement
Brainstorming
Filter
Gear
44. The ratio of the useful energy delivered by a dynamic system to the energy supplied to it
Mechanism
Efficiency
Electromagnetic Induction
Statistical Process Control
45. SPC is a method of monitoring - controlling - and ideally improving a process through statistical analysis. Its four basic steps include measuring the process - eliminating variances in the process to make it consistent - monitoring the process - and
Newton's Second Law
Finishing
Statistical Process Control
Accuracy
46. A photo- sensitive resistor whose resistance decreases as the light striking the unit increases.
Atmospheric Pressure
Data
Photocell
Structure
47. Solid material which is composed of two or more substances having different physical characteristics and in which each substance retains its identity while contributing desirable properties to the whole; especially - a structural material made of pla
Moment
Pie Chart
Composite
Analog Signal
48. Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad
Open - ended
Forming
Designer
Pictorial Sketch
49. The use of gas flowing under pressure to transmit power from one location to another.
Destructive Testing
Pneumatics
Sketch
Magnitude
50. 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.
Frequency Polygons
Fatigue
Static Equilibrium
Pictorial Sketch