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Principles Of Engineering
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1. The ratio of the magnitude of the resistance and effort forces applied a system.
Actual Mechanical Advantage
Frequency Distribution
Manufacturing
Gear
2. Energy caused by the movement of electrons.
Process Control
Torque
Electrical Energy
Induction
3. 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.
Volume
Method of Joints
Feedback
Potentiometer
4. Degree of conformity of a measure to a standard value.
Accuracy
Closed Loop System
Manufacturing
Gay-Lussac's Law
5. A surface or shape exposed by making a straight cut through something at right angles to the axis.
Manufacturing
Component
Wheel and Axle
Cross -Sectional Area
6. A truss that lies in a single plane often used to support roofs and bridges
Planar Truss
Method of Joints
Synthetic
Screw
7. A valve that allows flow in one direction but prevents flow in the opposite direction.
Statistics
Joint
Inclined Plane
Check Valve
8. 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
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Convection
Material
Qualitative Data
9. A part of a design brief that clearly and concisely identifies a client's or target consumer's problem - need - or want.
Product Development Lifecycle
Boyle's Law
Problem Statement
Actual Mechanical Advantage
10. A systemized body of laws; a set of principles - as of ethics
Polarity
Charles' Law
Codes
Statistics
11. Changing one form of energy to another
Electrical Energy
Factor of Safety
Generator
Energy Conservation
12. Of or relating to the manufacture of any product (as earthenware - porcelain - or brick) made essentially from a nonmetallic mineral (as clay) by firing at a high temperature
Solenoid
Problem Statement
Data Variation
Ceramic
13. The use of heat from within the Earth or from the atmosphere near oceans
Acceleration
Consensus
Geothermal Energy
Subtractive
14. 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
Radiation
ABET
Variance
Composite
15. 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
Mechanical Properties
Switch
Electromagnetic Energy
Nonrenewable Energy
16. Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.
Moment of Inertia
Receiver Tank
Biomass
Line of Best Fit
17. The process of creating an object by adding small pieces or layers together to make a final product
Gravitational Energy
Potentiometer
Additive Process
Subtractive
18. Any device that controls - either automatically or manually - the flow of a fluid.
Probability
Process Control
Newton's Third Law
Valve
19. Stages a product goes through from concept and use to eventual withdrawal from the marketplace
Tension Force
Product Life Cycle
Variance
Assembly
20. A specialized heavy- duty computer system used for process control in factories - chemical plants - and warehouses
Elastic Limit
Programmable Logic Controller
R- value
Modulus of Elasticity
21. 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
Potentiometer
Statistical Process Control
Lubricator
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
22. States that the direct current flowing in an electric circuit is directly proportional to the voltage applied to the circuit
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23. A continuous band of tough flexible material used to transmit motion and power within a pulley system.
Ultimate Stress
Resilience
Electricity
Belt
24. A system that links electricity produced in power stations to deliver it to where it is needed
Power Grid
Fuel Cell Stack
Microprocessor
Boyle's Law
25. A device used to convert fluid power into mechanical power in the form of linear motion.
Tension Force
Photocell
Fuel Cell Stack
Cylinder
26. The difference between samples
Ideal Mechanical Advantage
Ampere
Compression Force
Variance
27. 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
Acceleration
Turbine
Power
Renewable Energy
28. A small circuit board that controls all the processing within a computer.
Microprocessor
Histogram
Joint
Flow Velocity
29. Categorical data graph
Bar Chart
ABET
Manufacturing
Algorithm
30. The contact of a relay that is closed when the coil is de- energized.
Acceleration
Process Control
Digital Signal
Normally Closed
31. Any of various elementary mechanisms including the lever - the wheel and axle - the pulley - the inclined plane - the wedge - and the screw.
Reservoir
Inclined Plane
Simple Machine
Programmable Logic Controller
32. A person or group for which product or service design efforts are intended.
Geothermal Energy
Career
Ceramic
Target Consumer
33. The law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other
Distance
Bayes' Therom
Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics
Pneumatics
34. A device used to measure flow rate.
Flowchart
Pneumatics
Flow Meter
Active Solar Energy Collection
35. The reason for which something is done or for which something exists.
Vector Quanitity
Moment of Inertia
Purpose
Digital to Analog
36. The condition of a string - wire - or rod that is stretched between two points
Analog to Digital
Nonrenewable Energy
Product Life Cycle
Tension
37. The direction of a vector is defined by the angle between a reference axis and the arrow's line of direction.
Ohm's Law
Career
Environmental Protection Agency
Direction
38. The flow of electrical power or charge.
Electricity
Breaking Stress
Sense
Line of Best Fit
39. Energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment
Digital to Analog
Alternative Energy
Scalar
Quality Assurance
40. The probability of satisfactory operation of the product in a given environment over a specified time interval.
Normal Distribution
Reliability
Current
Acceleration
41. The result of an experiment
Outcome
Programmable Logic Controller
Speed
Nondestructive Testing
42. The ability to get answers to questions through a conscious - organized process. The answers are usually - but not necessarily - quantitative
Idler Gear
Vector Quanitity
Problem Solving
Tolerance
43. An electromagnetically operated switching device.
Pressure
Sketch
Reed Switch
Programmable Logic Controller
44. Point at which the deformation is no longer directly proportional to the applied force. Hooke's Law no longer applies
Fossil Fuel
Proportional Limit
Failure Point
Kelvin
45. The force per unit area exerted by a fluid against a surface
Analog to Digital
Pressure
Pascal's Law
Single-Acting Cylinder
46. The transfer of heat through matter by molecular activity; Energy is transferred through collisions from one molecule to another
Active Solar Energy Collection
Decision Matrix
Conduction
Rotor
47. The place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other.
Statistical Process Control
Probability
Data Variation
Interface
48. Crude or processed material that can be converted by manufacture - processing - or combination into a new and useful product; something with a potential for improvement - development - or elaboration
Raw Material
Process Control
Input
Kelvin
49. A tool for systematically ranking alternatives according to a set of criteria
Normally Open
Transistor
Decision Making
Temperature
50. States that the volume of a confined gas is proportional to its temperature - provided its pressure remains constant
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