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Principles Of Engineering
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engineering
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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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.
Problem Statement
Resultant Force
Gay-Lussac's Law
Mean Deviation
2. The difference between the maximum and minimum dimensions allowed within the design of a product.
Planar Truss
Lever
Tolerance
Manufacturing
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.
Wedge
Direction
Method of Joints
Data
4. The volume of fluid that moves through a system in a given period of time.
U-Value
Digital Signal
Method of Joints
Flow Rate
5. Used to control which path fluid takes in a circuit.
Algorithm
Method of Joints
Free Fall
Directional-Control Valve
6. A thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work
Electricity
Entropy
Series Circuit
Problem Solving
7. Point at which the deformation is no longer directly proportional to the applied force. Hooke's Law no longer applies
Concurrent Force Systems
Electromagnetic Energy
Interface
Proportional Limit
8. A valve that allows flow in one direction but prevents flow in the opposite direction.
Check Valve
Gear
Gravitational Energy
Opeen Loop System
9. Categorical data graph
Data Variation
Feedback
Bar Chart
Hydraulics
10. A solid- state switching device.
Transistor
Additive Process
Static Equilibrium
Convection
11. A type of pneumatic pressure control valve that controls the maximum pressure in a branch of a circuit.
Electrolysis...
Pressure Regulator
Displacement
Pictorial Sketch
12. The information produced by a computer
Output
Resultant Force
Standar Deviation
Synthetic
13. The resistance that one surface or object encounters when moving over another.
Power Converter
Sensor
Friction
Mean
14. A gear positioned between the driver and the driven gear used to change rotational direction.
Charles' Law
Analog to Digital
First Law of Thermodynamics
Idler Gear
15. The total length of path over which the particle travels.
Distance
Velocity
Ampere
Bayes' Therom
16. The rate at which work is performed or energy is expended
Failure Point
Target Consumer
Work
Power
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.
Electromagnet
Designer
Static Equilibrium
Rotor
18. A toothed wheel whose teeth engage the links of a chain.
Problem Solving
Method of Joints
Sprocket
Electromagnet
19. A group of machined or handmade parts that fit together to form a self- contained unit.
Assembly
Transmission Lines
Member
Check Valve
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 -
Pneumatics
Ohm's Law
Variance
Design Statement
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
Assembly
Voltage
Pulley
Bar Chart
22. Properties other than mechanical properties that pertain to the physics of a material and can usually be measured without the application of force
Generator
Ceramic
Physical Properties
Analog Signal
23. The production of an electric or magnetic state by the proximity (without contact) of an electrified or magnetized body
Induction
Assembly
Work
Experiment
24. Any of various elementary mechanisms including the lever - the wheel and axle - the pulley - the inclined plane - the wedge - and the screw.
Modulus of Elasticity
Belt
Probability
Simple Machine
25. The result of an experiment
Outcome
Normally Closed
Structure
Rupture Strength
26. A device used to create flow in a hydraulic system.
Pump
Reservoir
Effort Force
NTC Resistor
27. A system that links electricity produced in power stations to deliver it to where it is needed
Statically Indeterminate
Power Grid
Normally Closed
Nonrenewable Energy
28. Returning to an original condition. The extraction and recovery of valuable materials from scrap or other discarded materials
Fluid Power
Recycling
Pascal's Law
Pinned Support
29. A result of a force moving an object a certain distance
Electromagnetic Energy
Electromagnet
Design Process
Work
30. Not having fixed limits; unrestricted; broad
Outcome
Consensus
Open - ended
Statistics
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.
Moment of Inertia
Bayes' Therom
Subtractive
Energy Conservation
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.
Distance
Efficiency
Destructive Testing
Check Valve
33. A truss composed of triangles - which will retain its shape even when removed from supports.
Toughness
Simple Truss
Screw
Pneumatics
34. A general agreement
Polarity
Material
Consensus
Composite
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.
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Nonrenewable Energy
Static Equilibrium
Displacement
36. A systematic problem- solving strategy - with criteria and constraints - used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem
Resultant Force
Design Process
Pitch
Product Development Lifecycle
37. A small circuit board that controls all the processing within a computer.
Acceleration
Reliability
First Law of Thermodynamics
Microprocessor
38. A natural fuel such as coal or gas - formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
Analog to Digital
Tolerance
Fossil Fuel
Flowchart
39. A device that responds to a physical stimulus
Sensor
Destructive Testing
Accuracy
Design Statement
40. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria.
Statically Indeterminate
Decision Matrix
Sensor
Cable
41. A physical quantity that has magnitude only.
Scalar
Convection
Absolute Pressure
Newton's Second Law
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
Kelvin
Heat
Hydraulics
Accuracy
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
Acceleration
Sense
Static Equilibrium
Material
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
Data Variation
Axial Stress
Thermodynamic System
Manufacturing
45. Maximum stress that a material will withstand without permanent deformation
Pulley
Gear
Pictorial Sketch
Elastic Limit
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
Quality Control
Subroutine
Pneumatics
Qualitative Data
47. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria
Flange
Interface
Decision Making
Receiver Tank
48. A control system that considers the output of a system and makes adjustments based on that output.
Closed Loop System
Filter
Nondestructive Testing
Joint
49. A force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion.
Torque
Finishing
Valve
Crank
50. A truss that lies in a single plane often used to support roofs and bridges
Factor of Safety
Planar Truss
Potential Energy
Speed