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Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? September 2023PEimpact KH2023-06-09T15:15:55-06:00

Are you smarter than an undergraduate

PDHengineer's monthly quiz for engineers

The only FORMULA for a higher quiz score is to be smarter than an undergraduate. Here’s the September 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?

Question 1: In gradually-varied-flow (GVF), the variation of depth y with the channel distance x is NOT a function of __________.
- Bed slope
- Froude number
- Pressure
- Friction slope

Question 2: ________________ are used as spray applied fire resistive materials (SFRM) applied to structural components.
- Mineral fiber products
- Gypsum materials
- Cementitious materials
- All of the above

Question 3: Friction piles derive most if not all support from __________________.
- End bearing
- Friction or adhesion between the pile shaft and soil
- Both (a) and (b)
- None of the above

Question 4: Good electrical conductors have ________.
- Very low conductance
- Very low resistance
- Very high resistance
- Very high current

Question 5: Most fatigue failures are caused by ______ loads significantly below the loads that would result in yielding of the material.
- Dead
- Cyclic
- Bending
- Compression

Question 6: One of the reasons why dusts are more flammable than bulk materials is because ____________.
- They have a larger surface area per unit mass
- There is more heat loss to conduction within the dust material
- They are more likely to produce electrostatic discharges
- All of the above

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