Engineering History
What is EGBC's previous name?
What is APEGBC?
What does the P.Eng. Title stand for?
What is Professional Engineer?
Which famous tower in Italy leans because of engineering issues during construction?
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa?
True or false: EGBC also regulates applied science technicians.
False.
Which iconic bridge, opened in 1938, was an engineering marvel for its time in Vancouver?
What is the Lions Gate Bridge?
What three things must be done to authenticate a document?
What is sealing, signing and dating?
True or False: The Eiffel Tower can grow taller in the summer.
What is True? (It expands due to heat.)
What is the primary purpose of Engineers and Geoscientists BC?
What is to regulate the practice of engineering and geoscience to protect public safety?
What is the name of the current large scale hydro-electric dam under construction?
What is Site C Dam?
Four years of work experience are required to apply for P.Eng. How many of these must be local?
What is 1 year of local work experience.
What is the world's longest man-made structure?
What is the Great Wall of China?
How often do professional engineers need to renew their registration in BC?
What is annually?
What is the most recent engineering failure while led the provincial government to limit Engineers ability to self govern the professon?
What is Mount Polley tailing dam failure.
What is the diameter to the nearest tenth of a cm for the seal?
What is the tallest building in the world?
What is The Burj Khalifa
Which national organization works alongside Engineers and Geoscientists BC for engineering accreditation?
Answer: What is Engineers Canada?
Who is considered one of the most influential engineers for mapping and railroads in BC?
Who is Sir Sanford Fleming?
In what decade did engineers begin sealing documents in Canada?
What was the first machine to break the sound barrier?
What is the Bell X-1 aircraft?
Recently EGBC approved the formation of a new advocacy body. What is the name of this body?
What is British Columbia Society of Engineers and Geoscientists?