Exam 3: Introduction to Engineering Design

What does ASTM stand for?

A design team may be defined as a group of individuals with complementary expertise, problem solving skills, and talent who are working together to solve a problem or achieve a common goal.

An evaluation table helps to evaluate alternative concepts in more detail.

___________ is a process the engineering managers use to ensure that a project is completed on time and within budget.

Which of the following contaminant levels is usually slightly higher?

Give three examples of some common health symptoms caused by poor indoor air quality.

Economic factors always play important roles in engineering design decision making.

Which of the following standards and codes organizations has United States regulatory authority?

According to EPA studies of human exposure to air pollutants, the indoor levels of pollutants may be two to five times higher than outdoor levels.

What does ANSI stand for?

According to the United Nations, the world population currently uses approximately

The eight basic engineering design steps always follow in sequence, 1 through 8, and none of the steps ever repeats during the design process.

The EPA sets the standards for contaminant levels in our drinking water that are considered safe to drink.

The MCL is legally enforceable.

The most important step of the eight basic engineering design steps is problem definition and understanding.

Give at least three examples of natural sources of outdoor air pollution.

What does ISO stand for?

In which method of conflict resolution is the conflict treated as a problem to be solved by the team?

Patents, trademarks, service marks, and copyrights are examples of means by which intellectual property is protected by United States law.

There are two broad types of design: a functional design and an optimized design.A functional design is one that meets all of the preestablished design requirements but allows for improvement to be made in certain areas.