June 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers
Is FATHER'S DAY the day to score high marks on this month's quiz? Here's the June 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Sandblasting with Light
Sandblasting is commonly used to prepare a surface prior to painting and to strip paint from machinery and metal. It is also used to produce the lettering and engraving on most modern cemetery monuments and markers and to clean boat hulls, brick, stone and concrete.
Riddle Me This: Boxes of Cash!
There are three closed boxes on a table. Each box contains $5, $10, and $20 respectively, in five-dollar bills. The $10 box contains two five-dollar bills; the $5 box contains one five-dollar bill; and the $20 box contains four five-dollar bills.
The PEPCON Disaster: Manmade Earthquake and Inferno
A PEPCON employee was on the loading dock on May 4, 1988 when a thick cloud began moving through the facility. There were no flames in sight, but a sudden explosion rocked the plant. Then, a second explosion sent a shock wave across the terrain and Boulder Highway was reduced to a war zone. There was glass everywhere. Very few people got out.
The May Ethical Dilemma: The Clairvoyant Engineer
Engineer Ben is hired by Client X to develop a design for a project. After Ben develops what he believes to be the best design and meets with Client X to discuss the design plans and specifications, Client X and Ben enter a dispute concerning the project’s ultimate success.
May 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers
Will your score on this month's quiz make your MOTHER'S DAY? Here's the May 2023 Pop Quiz for Engineers. Are you smarter than an undergraduate?
Riddle Me This: Get in Line!
Can you rearrange the positions of the figures to form a new line, from left to right, according to the following rules? The triangle is in position 1. The circle is not in 2 or 4. The circle is not at the end of the line. The pentagon is not in 4 or 5. The octagon is not in 5.
Famous Engineers: Claude Shannon
If you use a computer and software every day, you owe much of its operational logic to Claude Elwood Shannon. Shannon was an American mathematician, electrical engineer, and cryptographer known as a “father of information theory.”
The Collapse of the L’Ambiance Plaza
April 23, 2022 marked the 35th anniversary of the collapse of L’Ambiance Plaza in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Situated at the corner of Washington Avenue in the business district, the site was intended to be the future home of a $17.5 million complex.
The April Ethical Dilemma: Reviewing the Work Of Another Engineer
Engineer Wally performed design services for a client and also agreed to perform inspection services during the construction phase of the project. Owing to factors beyond the control of the client, work does not proceed to the construction phase, and therefore, Wally does not perform inspection services.