40 Best Engineering Questions and Answers (Q&A) - ProProfs Discuss

What engineering method uses a logical sequence of steps that begins with a specific problem, or perceived need, and results in a solution?

William.oakley
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Design Process

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Which type of requirement best describes the behavior and information that the solution will manage, including a specific system action or response?

Umarsingh
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Functional Requirements.

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Is a sharp chisel safer to use than a blunt chisel?

A. Cook, English Professor
Answered: Jan 25, 2019

This is very much the case. The reason is because a sharp chisel is going to take less time to use. It’s like a knife. When a knife gets blunt, it doesn’t cut. It rips and tears....Read More

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Which simple machine to turn a bolt is used by a wrench?

C. Marcus, Content Developer
Answered: Oct 11, 2018

A wrench uses wheel and axle as simple machine to turn a bolt. The wrench and bolt act as wheel and axle. As the wrench spins around the bolt, it turns the bolt just like other spinning wheels...Read More

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What is the system of rules established by authority, society, or custom called?

Drakeknapp
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Law

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Can you determine the tension in the cord when it is rotated at 100 rpm when a 10-lb stone is fastened to a 2-ft cord and whirled in a vertical circle?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

58.08 lbf

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How is Gentiles Two-Dimension Taxonomy different to the One-Dimension Classification System?

Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Gentiles Two-Dimension Taxonomy is organised according to relationships among the component characteristics of what is being classified. It takes the Environmental Context into account...Read More

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Which controls may or may not use a datum reference?

Curt Pawloski
Answered: Oct 04, 2017

A position tolerance applied to coaxial diameters located to each other might not call out a datum.

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What is the pressure drop from point a to b?

C. Lopez, Chauffer
Answered: Apr 24, 2019

The pressure point is 8.1 mmHg. There are different types of industries that normally make use of different types of tubes. Their main goal for this is to make sure that various chemicals,...Read More

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What causes the service defect called fatigue crack?

John Smith
Answered: Apr 16, 2024

Cyclic loading of the part below the yield strength of the material.

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What is the nature of stress in a ceiling fan rod?

Anika Nicole, Wordsmith
Answered: Mar 18, 2021

The nature of stress in a ceiling fan rod is tensile due to frictionless bearing.
Tensile stress, also called tension, is the stress state that leads to expansion. It is defined as the...Read More

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