EC FINAL REVIEW Spring 2021

Question 1

After making a prototype of a new bridge design. What would happen while working through the Engineering Design Process.

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Test it

Question 2

Which is NOT a step in the problem solving process?

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Forming a hypothesis

Question 3

The point on a load deformation curve when a material breaks is called the _______ point.

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Rupture

Question 4

645in2 …. is a measure of what?

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Area

Question 5

When conducting engineering tests, data that CAN be measured in units is called ________.

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quantitative

Question 6

Which of the following is not considered to be a STEM career?

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Financial manager

Question 7

Any force that is applied to a structure.

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Load

Question 8

The result of dividing a tensile force by the cross sectional area of a structural member.

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Stress

Question 9

A(n) __________ drawing shows parts in their proper places and how they fit together.

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assembly

Question 10

The CTSO that is available for students in the Engineering programs in GA is called what?

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Technology Student Association (TSA)

Question 11

According to Newton's first law of motion, in the absence of an external force, a moving object will ____________.

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move with constant velocity

Question 12

The third course in the engineering pathway is.

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Engineering Applications

Question 13

Ergonomics involves _________?

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designing products and structures to match human needs

Question 14

Flat plates that are used to strengthen the connection between members of a truss.

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Gussets

Question 15

The IEEE is the professional organization for what group?

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Electrical and electronic engineers

Question 16

A(n) _________ designs structures.

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Architect

Question 17

The SI unit for a force is?

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Newton

Question 18

Field of engineering concerned with the design of manufacturing facilities & processes to optimize productivity?

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Manufacturing

Question 19

What is the proper terminology to describe the distance that a roadbed of a bridge drops when it is under load.

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Deflection

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a benefit of making a model of a proposed product?

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Model will work just like final product

Question 21

Every solution generated while brainstorming must be ________ before picking the best possible solution.

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Evaluated

Question 22

A mock-up (model) can be made after _________.

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all of these

Question 23

What can be done to increase the amount of tension load that a structural member can handle before breaking?

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Increase the cross-sectional area

Question 24

A 3D model of a proposed product is a ________?

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mock-up

Question 25

Everybody should get this answer right.... please select "the correct answer" below

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This is the correct answer

Question 26

ABET stands for?

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Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology

Question 27

If an engineer wants to create a 1:4 scale model of a car that is normally 60" tall, how tall will the model be?

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15"

Question 28

A squeezing force.

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Compression

Question 29

The "Galloping Girdie" was which of these famous bridges?

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Tacoma Narrows

Question 30

When the tensile and compressive forces in a truss are balanced, it can be said that the structure is in ________.

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equilibrium

Question 31

Brainstorming is one way to promote

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Creative thinking.

Question 32

When designing a bridge, civil Engineers must consider which of the following?

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All of these

Question 33

Which type of worker would be most likely to use schematic diagrams

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electrician

Question 34

An exclusive right to sell any new and useful process, machine, or product for a set number of years is called?

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trademark

Question 35

A(n) ________ is a force that is applied to a structure.

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load

Question 36

In the design process, the step after building a prototype is typically

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testing.

Question 37

What geometric shape in engineering can only be changed by breaking one if its sides or taking apart one of its corners?

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Triangle

Question 38

A systematic way of developing a solution to a problem that will best satisfy design requirements.

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Engineering Design Process

Question 39

Engineers are concerned with ________?

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All of these

Question 40

How many mm are in a kilometer?

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1,000,000

Question 41

A chart used to pick the best possible solution by scoring ideas' abilities to meet the engineering requirements.

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Decision Matrix

Question 42

What can be done to increase the amount of COMPRESSION load that a structural member can handle before it buckles?

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Make it shorter

Question 43

Every page of an engineering notebook MUST include the following.

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Date

Question 44

A model is a replica that

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does not work

Question 45

The process of dismantling and examining a competitor's product to get design ideas would be regarded as

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Reverse engineering

Question 46

The major difference between entrepreneurs and other innovators is that____________.

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Entrepreneurs bear personal financial risk, but innovators do not

Question 47

Field of engineering concerned with optimization of resources in operation of systems?

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Industrial

Question 48

Entries in an engineering notebook should always be made in _____________.

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Pen

Question 49

Specific goal directed research conducted by a company to design new inventions or innovations is called _________.

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research and development

Question 50

When a product has two different requirements that compete with each other, it is known as a ________?

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Trade off

Question 51

Use of scientific & engineering knowledge and methods combined with technical skills supporting engineering activities.

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Engineering Technologist

Question 52

The structure found at the ends of a bridge that provide reaction forces and support the structural load.

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Abutments

Question 53

Any engineer's primary focus should be what?

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Satisfying the customer's needs

Question 54

The detailed descriptions of the design standards for a part or product are called ________.

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specifications

Question 55

The best way to test a prototype is by _______________.

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making it do what it is designed for.

Question 56

How many mm are in a meter?

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1000

Question 57

Analyzing a prototype to see if it works as predicted is called ________.

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functional analysis

Question 58

Collaboratively generating as many solutions as possible without judging them.

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Brainstorming

Question 59

When engineers strive to achieve maximum efficiency and it gives the perfect solution in designing and operation.

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Optimization

Question 60

A stretching force.

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Tension

Question 61

A rigid structure made up of connected members arranged to form traingles.

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Truss

Question 62

When conducting engineering tests, data that CANNOT be measured in units is called_____.

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qualitative

Question 63

16m3 …. is a measure of what?

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Volume

Question 64

ASME is the ________.

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American Society of Mechanical Engineers

EC FINAL REVIEW Spring 2021

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EC FINAL REVIEW Spring 2021

Questions 75