Engineering Basics
This is the process engineers use to identify problems and develop, test, and improve solutions.
What is engineering design?
This is a requirement or goal that a successful engineering solution should meet.
What is a criterion?
A person, group, or community affected by an engineering problem or solution is called this.
What is a stakeholder?
This is a large-scale problem that affects people, communities, or environments around the world.
What is a global challenge?
“The water filter should be easy to use” is an example of this type of descriptive requirement.
What is a qualitative criterion?
This is something a community requires for health, safety, survival, or well-being.
What is a societal need?
This word describes whether a solution is practical and possible based on available time, money, materials, and technology.
What is feasibility?
“The water filter must remove 95% of contaminants” is an example of this type of measurable requirement.
What is a quantitative criterion?
This is a compromise in which improving one feature of a solution may require giving up another feature.
What is a trade-off?