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Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? February 2020PEimpact KH2023-06-09T15:13:46-06:00

Are you smarter than an undergraduate

PDHengineer's monthly quiz for engineers

In February, one always thinks of Cupid’s arrow and the Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?

Question 1: Deformation that occurs due to stress over a period of time is known as ____________.
- Plasticity
- Creep
- Fracture
- Strain hardening

Question 2: A ___________ pump's discharge piping can be designed to withstand the pump's shutoff head pressure, thereby eliminating the need for the protection of a relief valve.
- Centrifugal
- Rotary gear
- Piston
- Positive displacement

Question 3: In a cantilever beam, the deflection is zero ___________.
- At the free end
- At the fixed end
- At the midpoint
- Throughout

Question 4: Many resistors connected in series will __________.
- Divide the voltage proportionality across all the resistors
- Divide the current proportionality
- Increase the source voltage in proportion to the values of the resistors
- Reduce the power to zero

Question 5: The critical path of a project is ____________.
- The point of no return when canceling the project would be more costly than completing it
- A specific sequence of tasks that must be completed on time in order for the project to meet its deadline
- The initial stages when the schedule is developed and the execution team is selected
- Selected by the project management as either cost-driven, schedule-driven or quality-driven

Question 6: A damper in a ventilation system is analagous to a ______ in a piping system.
- Valve
- Pipe
- Pump
- Pressure gauge

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