Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering has to do with the building and design of anything with ___________
What is Moving Parts
What is the full name of the EPA?
Environmental Protection Agency
What is the name of an object that is able to resist loads without changing shape?
Structure
What field of engineering focuses on optimizing the production processes?
Industrial Engineering
The "civil" in civil engineering refers to:
What is the design and construction of infrastructure for the general public.
What mechanical gear uses spiral motion to centrally drive a connected part?
The Worm Gear
Which of these activities is usually recognized as the highest contributor to domestic water consumption: Toilet flushing, cooking, or bathing?
What is bathing
A structure composed of members connected together to form a rigid structural framework, usually composed of triangulated supports is called ____________.
Truss
What is the name of the machine that utilizes torque to drive an object unidirectionally around a single point on a horizontal axis?
Lathe
The purpose of geotechnical engineering in civil engineering is to evaluate the behavior of ________ and _______ materials
What is soil and rock
What invention was the main source of industrial mechanical output in the 18th century?
The Steam Engine
SDWA
What is the Safe Drinking Water Act
What is the study of forces at rest?
Statics
What production method what developed in 1950's Japan?
By following building codes and safety standards, civil engineers ensure that structures can withstand various forces like ________, ________, and __________.
What is gravity, wind and earthquakes.
Principles of thermodynamics and uses equipment like alternators, boilers, etc.
Power Plant Engineering
The first treatment given at any Water Treatment plant is ____________
What is Aeration
What is the name of the primary force acting on a strut?
Compression
What type of sociotechnical system is used to collect, process, store, and distribute information?
Information System
the purpose of a feasibility study in civil engineering is to assess whether a project is ________ and _______.
What is viable and achievable
Newton's Laws of Motion and Calculus
What are discoveries in the 17th Century that advanced mechanical engineering?
Firefighting demand for a city is calculated based on area of the city, climatic conditions and __________
What is population
The portion of a beam where bending moment changes from positive to negative is _________ __________.
Inflection Point
When did the First Industrial Revolution begin?
1760s
To assess traffic flow and congestion on roads and highways, civil engineers conduct a _______ _______.
What is a traffic study.