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Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? August 2020PEimpact KH2023-06-09T15:13:42-06:00

Are you smarter than an undergraduate

PDHengineer's monthly quiz for engineers

Beat the summer heat with a good score on August’s engineering pop quiz. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?

Question 1: In 1757, _______ derived a formula that gives the maximum axial load that a long, slender, ideal column can carry without buckling.
- Isaac Newton
- Leonhard Euler
- Daniel Bernoulli
- Gustave Eiffel

Question 2: On standard induction motors, the full-load speed is typically 96% to 99% of the no-load speed. This is known as ________.
- Efficiency
- Slip
- Sag
- Lapse

Question 3: Compared to mechanical seals, gland packing seals generally _____________.
- Are more expensive
- Are harder to install
- Have higher leak rates
- All of the above

Question 4: 316 Stainless steel is considered in the "passive" condition when __________.
- It is acting as an anode
- It is acting as a cathode
- It is covered by a protective oxide film
- It is welded to carbon steel

Question 5: Which of the following has the lowest flash point?
- Gasoline
- Jet fuel (A/A-1)
- Kerosene
- Diesel fuel (No. 2)

Question 6: If the Froude number in an open channel is less than 1, the flow is ________.
- Critical
- Supercritical
- Subcritical
- None of the above

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