Engineering disciplines
What type of engineer creates technology for clinics and hospitals?
Biomedical
A gear is a version of which simple machine?
Wheel-and-axle
What is an example of differential settlement?
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Who built the Eiffel Tower?
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
What is the weight of the bridge itself called?
Dead load
What kind of engineer built your refrigerator?
HVAC
Which one of these is NOT a simple machine?
Gear
How many types of tunnels are there?
3
What is the Leaning Tower of Pisa made out of?
Limestone
How many types of bridges are there?
8
Which engineer is paid to improve just about everything?
Industrial
How many types of inclined planes are there?
3
Which foundation transfers weight from walls to the soil?
Shallow foundation
The Leaning Tower of Pisa tilted from what?
differential settlement
What supports the weight of the whole arch bridge?
Keystone
Which engineer designs buildings?
Architectural
How does the mechanical advantage change when you use a fixed pulley?
A slab-on-grade foundation is which type of foundation?
Shallow
Who designed the Eiffel Tower?
Morris Koechlin
What makes a truss bridge different from a beam bridge?
Triangles
Which engineer creates networks, operating systems, and software?
Computer
A cross-belt system means that each side of the pulley works which way?
Opposite
When the ground freezes to form ice lenses, what happens?
Frost heave
What is the Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station made out of?
wood
Which bridge can move the deck to let ships pass?
Bascule