The 'Disaster and Failure Final' quiz evaluates knowledge on structural engineering, focusing on bridge design and the impact of disasters like the Tay Bridge Disaster. It covers material choices, bridge types, and critical safety considerations, essential for aspiring engineers.
Modify the hypothesis to account for the new behavior discovered in testing
Abandon the hypothesis for being wrong
Use a different set of test for the hypothesis
Ignore the data not fitting the hypothesis
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Capsule tiles loosened during liftoff
Human error during a guidance maneuver
Loss of battery power in the lunar module
The explosion of 1 of 2 oxygen tanks
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Flying a capsule to Edwards AFB
Parachuting a capsule to an ocean landing
Parachuting a capsule onto land
Parachuting a capsule onto an aircraft carrier
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The bulkiness of the space suits then in use
The lack of available fire fighters
The use of pure 02 capsule environment
Overconfidence on the part of astronauts
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Dangerous
Difficult to operate
Too limited in its capacity and range
All of the above
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Lack of technological capability
High cost
Large size of individual home units
Resistance by environmentalists
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Inefficiency due to all the lift required
Dangers of flying so high
Requirement for long runways
Noise pollution over populated areas
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The forces caused by things that interact with the bridge
How the materials will react to the forces over the life of the bridge
The force of gravity
Aesthetically pleasing architecture
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How we build things
The quality of our technical education system
Our understanding of science
Insight into ourselves
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70%
Can't decide on the basis of the data provided
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68%
80%
95%
99%
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Erroneously shows the crew circling the moon
Is fairly accurate in depicting actual events
Fails to show the ground crew incompetence
Hints of sabotage by Earth day advocates
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Launched first satellite
Launched first manned satellite
First to land man on the moon and return
First to land man on mars and return
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The offer ample room to develop agriculture
Launches are easier due to reduced gravity
They provide a long term stable platform
All of the above
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A chemical reaction
Nuclear fission or fusion
To apply mechanical energy, e.g. movement
To compress or heat a substance
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As a source of nuclear fuel
To stop or slow the reactor's chain-reaction
To control other elements such as water level
As a substitute for human controllers due to the dangers involved
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C
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O
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War
Economics
Terrorists
Nature
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Equal to
Greater than
Less than
Greater than or equal too
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The Douglas DC-3
The Ford Trimotor
The Boeing 747
The Boeing model 377 Stratocruiser
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Electromagnetic
Thrust
Drag
Gravity
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The air pressure is too low at that altitude for humans to effectively breathe
It reduces the risk from fuselage to metal fatigue
It reduces the risk of fire and other hazards
Like a deep sea submarine, the fuselage must pressurized or it would implode
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Creating free ions which damage their DNA
By generating sufficient heat to kill them
By starving them from blood and its oxygen
By alerting the body's immune system
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The hospitals
AECL
The technicians
All of the above
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Harmful software disguised as legitimate
Software which is bypasses authentication
Self reproducing program in a file or program
Software that collect and sends information
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Datalink level protocol
Transport level (layer) protocol
Network level protocol
Application level protocol
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A cluster
Beowolf
Home network
Grid
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Tear structures apart (like two people pulling your arms in opposite directions)
Push structures in on themselves (like the crushing effect of a head-on car collision)
Twist structures apart (like having the top half of your body twisted in one direction and the bottom half twisted in the opposite way)
Tear structures like ripping pages
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Advancing our understanding of natural phenomena
Only accepting what can be proven true
Application of knowledge to solve problems
Arguing the absolute truth of strongly held beliefs
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Using better equipment
Rounding the least significant measured digits
Taking fewer measurements
Taking more measurements
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Perform a simulation of the problem
Report the problem in scholarly journals in the hope that someone else has solved it
Use of models or prototypes
Use of well-accept scientific laws
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Lacking talented engineers and scientists
Fixing problems after they arise rather than avoiding them in the first place
Over reliance on outside review panels
"Sweeping problems under the rug"- that is, ignoring them until it is too late
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The weight of the fuel it uses
It's easier to stop and restart liquid fuel rockets
The cost of the fuel
The shelf life (max storage of time) of liquid fuel
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Electromagnetic force
Static force
Strong and weak nuclear bonding fore
Gravitational force
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Volts
Amps
Ohms
Watts
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Use of HVDC on the current AC lines
The development of a "hydrogen grid"
The use of fusion nuclear power
Use of biodegradable duel in power plants
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50-110
110-220 volts
200-600 volts
600-1200 volts
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Foreign debris is sucked into the engines
Above 10,000 feet they are very inefficient
Their gyroscopic effect impacts flight control
The speed of the prop tip approaches Mach 1
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To avoid the congestion of lower altitudes
Engines run better in the cooler atmospher
Less air drag to overcome than lower levels
Lift is greater at altitudes above 30,000 feet
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Knocking a neutron out of its normal orbit
Knocking an electron out of its normal orbit
Knocking a proton out of its normal orbit
All of the above
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Electromagnetic
Energetic charged particle
Energetic non-charged particle
None of the above
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Number of other sites the page links to
Number of other sites that link to the page
Number of times key words occur on the page
Number of hits by user on the page
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Equal force pushing in opposite directions that exactly balance each other
Balance achieved with electromagnetic forces
Are stronger than gravitational forces
Result from the dead load of a bridge
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A effort of limited engineering success
Provided great insight into interplanetary flight
Be costly to than earlier launch vehicles
A string of disasters similar to those of Apollo
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The application of energy
Potential or stored energy
Kinetic or moving energy
Transfer of energy from 1 system to another
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Ability to carry more power over a given line
The ease of tapping into the line
Power loss is independent of distance traveled
Low cost of DC to AC power conversion
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Passenger service
Mail service
Hauling freight
Crop dusting
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