Engineering Disciplines
This Type of engineering involves the design of launch facilities, transit systems, and bridges.
Civil and Construction Engineering
Which writing utensil should be used in your engineering notebook?
Pen
What is the first step in the Engineering Design Process?
Define the problem
In a multi-view drawing, the front and top view have the same:
Width
What is current?
The flow of electric charge measured in Amperes (A).
Who applies the principles of chemistry, physics, and engineering to design an operation of plants for the production of materials, and energy to produce a product at the lowest possible cost?
Industrial engineers
Are you allowed to tear pages out of your notebook?
No
In which step of the design process would you create a decision matrix?
Step 2) Generate concepts
In a multi-view drawing the front and side view have the same:
height
What is resistance?
The opposition of current flow measured in Ohms.
What engineers are responsible for the design of software and hardware?
Computer engineers
What are the three categories in the Table of Contents of your engineering notebook?
Date, title, and page number.
What do you test for when you test a prototype?
Is prototype valid?
In a multi-view drawing, the top and side view have the same:
Depth
What is voltage?
The force (pressure) that causes current to flow.
Which field of engineering connects engineering, physical sciences, and life sciences in identifying and solving medical and health related problems?
Biomedical engineering
Who should sign the entries in your engineering notebook?
You and a witness (colleague or mentor)
In which step of the design process would you recommend improvements?
Step 5) Evaluate solution
How many vanishing points in a one-point perspective drawing?
One
What is a series circuit?
A circuit that contains only one path for current flow.
Which types of designs do Automotive engineers address?
Engine design, structural design, tire design.
What do you do when there is an empty space in your engineering notebook?
Draw an x or line across the blank space and sign.
In which step of the design process would you check a design's performance and usability?
Step 4) Construct and test prototype
How many vanishing points in a two-point perspective drawing?
Two
What is Ohm's Law?
Current in a resistor varies in direct proportion to the voltage applied to it and is inversely proportional to the resistor's value.