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Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? July 2023PEimpact KH2023-07-10T15:42:05-06:00

Are you smarter than an undergraduate

PDHengineer's monthly quiz for engineers

LIFE, LIBERTY & THE PURSUIT OF HIGH QUIZ SCORES. Here’s the July 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?

Question 1: A PID controller continuously calculates an error value as the difference between a desired setpoint (SP) and a measured process variable (PV) and applies a correction based on ____________, integral, and derivative terms.
- Process
- Proportional
- Pressure
- Predetermined

Question 2: Compared to the more modern iron alloys, gray iron has ________.
- Low tensile strength
- Low ductility
- Low shock resistance
- All of the above

Question 3: In addition to factors of safety for sliding, overturning and bearing capacity the designer must also consider ____________ when preparing a retaining wall design.
- Settlement potential
- Global stability
- Width of footing
- Both (a) and (b)

Question 4: The instrument used to measure specific gravity of liquids is called a _______.
- Hydrometer
- Hydrograph
- Hydroscope
- Hydrostat

Question 5: The hydraulic radius for a circular pipe flowing full is _______.
- 0.1D
- D
- 0.25D
- 0.5D

Question 6: The unit of capacitance is ____________.
- Siemens
- Ohms
- Farads
- All of the above

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