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Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? November 2023PEimpact KH2023-06-09T15:14:31-06:00

Are you smarter than an undergraduate

PDHengineer's monthly quiz for engineers

Nothing makes a person look smarter than wearing a PILGRIM’S HAT. Will your score be high enough to remove the hat? Here’s the November 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?

Question 1: Additional lateral forces against a retaining wall might result from _____________.
- Earthquake
- Surcharge
- Water
- All of the above

Question 2: Cast iron contains _______________.
- More than 10% Carbon
- More than 2% Carbon
- Less than 1% Carbon
- Less than 0.1% Carbon

Question 3: The difference between AC and DC current flow is ________.
- AC flows back and forth; DC flows in one direction
- DC flows back and forth; AC flows in one direction
- AC always flows positive to negative; DC flows negative to positive
- DC always flows positive to negative; AC flows negative to positive

Question 4: Water is ______ of concrete’s volume.
- 10% to 15%
- 15% to 20%
- 20% to 25%
- None of the above

Question 5: What quantity is used to describe vibration?
- Acceleration
- Velocity
- Displacement
- All of the above

Question 6: Which of the following should NOT be one of the processes that counts towards Mean Time To Repair (MTTR)?
- Time to source a repair crew
- Time to source special tools
- Time to test the repair
- Time to write repair procedure(s)

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