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Principles Of Engineering
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1. The square root of the variance.
Subtractive
Standard Deviation
Pressure
Brainstorming
2. The result of an experiment
Free Body Diagram
Outcome
Resilience
Factor of Safety
3. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Biomass
Pie Chart
Compression Force
Kelvin
4. Those properties of a material that reveal the elastic and inelastic reaction when force is applied - or that involve the relationship between stress and strain; for example - the modulus of elasticity - tensile strength - and fatigue limit
Codes
Moment
Mechanical Properties
Absolute Pressure
5. The collection - evaluation - and interpretation of data
Statistics
Fuel Cell Stack
Statistical Process Control
Standar Deviation
6. The process in which an electric current is used to produce a chemical reaction - such as the decomposition of water
Quantitative Data
Electrolysis...
Accuracy
Ampere
7. The direction of a vector is defined by the angle between a reference axis and the arrow's line of direction.
Direction
Synthetic
Normal Distribution
Renewable Energy
8. The absolute pressure of a confined gas is proportional to its temperature - provided its volume stays constant
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9. Used to transport fluid in a circuit
Statistics
Temperature
Transmission Lines
Team
10. A natural fuel such as coal or gas - formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
Scalar
Roller Support
Fossil Fuel
Quality Control
11. A quantity that has both a magnitude and direction.
Vector Quanitity
Manufacturing
Shear Stress
Mechanical Properties
12. A part of an axle or shaft bent out at right angles - for converting reciprocal to circular motion and vice versa.
Volume
Single-Acting Cylinder
Quantitative Data
Crank
13. A valve that allows flow in one direction but prevents flow in the opposite direction.
Reed Switch
Check Valve
Constraint
Frequency Polygons
14. 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.
Check Valve
Material
Programmable Logic Controller
Method of Joints
15. A profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling.
Electricity
Algorithm
Conduction
Career
16. 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
Gear
Distance
Turbine
Flow-Control Valve
17. 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
Transistor
Quality Assurance
Pinned Support
Statistical Process Control
18. The type of charge an atomic particle has
Elongation
Flow Meter
Polarity
Median
19. 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
Flow Meter
Decision Making
Strain
Voltage
20. 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.
Moment
Electromagnetic Induction
Pinned Support
First Law of Thermodynamics
21. A collection of individuals - each with his or her own expertise - brought together to benefit a common goal.
Normally Open
Team
Compression Force
Crank
22. An activity with observable results
Inclined Plane
Newton's First Law
Programmable Logic Controller
Experiment
23. Slender straight pieces of a truss connected by joints.
Joint
Member
Physical Properties
Moment of Inertia
24. 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.
Designer
ABET
Pie Chart
Energy Conservation
25. 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
Material
Simple Truss
Quality Assurance
Resilience
26. A circular toothed object used to transfer rotary motion and torque through interlocking teeth
Entropy
Gear
Joint
Heat
27. Processes that remove material to change the size - shape - or surface of a part. There are two groups of separating processes: machining and shearing
Accuracy
Pictorial Sketch
Inclined Plane
Subtractive
28. Impeding effect exerted by one material object on another.
Resistance Force
Moment
Elongation
Electrolysis...
29. The measure of resistance to heat flow
R- value
Frequency Polygons
Variance
U-Value
30. 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
Statistics
Newton's Second Law
Rupture Strength
Standar Deviation
31. The process of creating an object by adding small pieces or layers together to make a final product
Lever
Team
Recycling
Additive Process
32. 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
Scalar
Temperature
Manufacturing
Direction
33. The probability of an event occurring based upon other event probabilities
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34. 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
Heat
Newton's Second Law
Microprocessor
Closed Loop System
35. A sketch that shows an object's height - width - and depth in a single view.
Pictorial Sketch
Hydraulics
Entropy
Fluid Power
36. A dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into electricity
Electromagnet
Receiver Tank
Quality Control
Generator
37. Pressure exerted by a confined fluid acts undiminished equally in all directions
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38. A mathematical property of a cross section that is concerned with a surface area and how that area is distributed about a centroidal axis.
Absolute Pressure
Sense
Acceleration
Moment of Inertia
39. A surface or shape exposed by making a straight cut through something at right angles to the axis.
Solid Modeling
Cross -Sectional Area
Idler Gear
Environmental Protection Agency
40. States that the volume of a confined gas is proportional to its temperature - provided its pressure remains constant
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41. A gear positioned between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.
Decision Making
Accuracy
Idler Gear
Reservoir
42. 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.
Feedback
Resistance Force
Charles' Law
Static Equilibrium
43. A support that prevents translation in any direction
Geothermal Energy
Pulley
Data
Pinned Support
44. Degree of conformity of a measure to a standard value.
Displacement
Output
Accuracy
Mean
45. 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
Transmission Lines
Normal Distribution
Polymers
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
46. A continuous band of tough flexible material used to transmit motion and power within a pulley system.
Normally Open
Electromagnet
Composite
Belt
47. The unit of potential difference symbolized as V
Hydraulics
Hooke's Law
Additive Process
Volt
48. A small circuit board that controls all the processing within a computer.
Statistics
Microprocessor
Efficiency
Boyle's Law
49. The place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other.
Pascal's Law
Electrolysis...
Interface
Centroid
50. 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.
Standar Deviation
Design Modification
Composite
Actual Mechanical Advantage
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