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Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? May 2022PEimpact KH2023-06-09T15:14:30-06:00

Are you smarter than an undergraduate

PDHengineer's monthly quiz for engineers

Will your score on this month’s quiz make your MOTHER’S DAY? Here’s the May 2022 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?

Question 1: The acronym "PLC" stands for ___________ in control systems.
- Pressure limiting controller
- Programmable logic controller
- Pneumatic level controller
- Process logic computer

Question 2: The "3" in a 3xxx series aluminum indicates that the major alloying element is ___________.
- Zinc
- Copper
- Silicon
- Manganese

Question 3: The fluid pressure increase resulting from a water hammer shock wave is a function of the ___________.
- Density of the fluid
- Speed of sound in the fluid
- Magnitude of the sudden velocity decrease
- All of the above

Question 4: Hoop stress in a cylindrical pressure vessel is another name for ________ stress.
- Radial
- Axial
- Circumferential
- Nozzle

Question 5: The leading cause of accident fatalities on construction sites in the U.S. is _________.
- Electrocution
- Fall from heights
- Confined space asphyxiation
- Dropped objects

Question 6: A hydraulic jump is a phenomenon common in ____________.
- Reaction turbines
- Reciprocating pump discharge piping
- Open channel flow
- Pump systems operating with insufficient NPSH available

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