General Knowledge
What the first "Fundamental Canon" of Engineers
Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of the public
What is the Fundamental Dimension of Mass?
Kg
What is the different between a "Street" and a "Road"
Street: A place where people interact with business and residences
Road: A high-speed route between productive places
What is AC and what is DC
AC is alternating current
DC is direct current
What Recklessness vs Negligence
Recklessness: Fully aware of the risks, and those risks are unjustified
Negligence: Not aware of the risks when they should be aware
What are the 6 common factors of All Engineering Design Processes
Identifying the problem, Researching and defining the problem, generating possible alternative solutions, evaluating candidate solutions, make a rational decision, implementation
What is the fundamental dimension of Temperature?
Kelvin
What is Boring?
The act of obtaining a "bore" sample used to determine soil characteristics
Who was Team AC and Who was Team DC
Tesla Team AC
Edison Team DC
What are General Responsibilities and Role Responsibilities?
General Responsibilities: We have because we are human
Role Responsibilities: We have because we accept the position
What is "igenium"
What is a"Shinbashira"
Ancient Japanese technology to counter intense seismic loads
What is a Total Station used for?
Surveying, Capturing Elevation Points
What is Moore's Law
The number of transistors on a single chip doubles every two years at minimal cost
What is Whistle Blowing
Revealing information about activity within a private or public organization that is deemed illegal, immoral, illicit, unsafe or fraudulent.
What are the 6 aspects of the Function Complex
Use, Need, Telesis, Aesthetics, Method, Association
What is the Triple Point of Water?
Temperature and pressure at which three phases (gas, liquid, and solid) of that substance may coexist in thermodynamic equilibrium.
(0.01C or 273.16 K)
32
What are the 4 fundamental forces of the Universe?
Gravity, Weak Force, Electromagnetic, Strong Force
Scheduling = __ + ___
PLANNING = WHAT + HOW
SCHEDULING = WHO + WHEN
Who was the first Engineer?
Imhotep
Who was John Smeaton?
The first Civil Engineer
What are different types of loads in structural engineering?
Dead, Live, Wind, Snow, Seismic,
What is a Coulomb
Unit of Charge
What is a Lump Sum Contract?
Establish a fixed price for all the materials and labor required to complete a job
This is the most basic and common type of construction contract.