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How would you design a snap fit? Where are snap fits used most often? How much force does it usually take to insert a snap fit?
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1
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2760
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February 16, 2022
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Name all the ways of actuating an object you can think of. What are the pros and cons of each?
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2
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2376
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February 15, 2022
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You have a long slender vertical member with a compressive force on one end, what if the dominant failure mode?
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2
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2776
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February 15, 2022
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When selecting a material what would you take into consideration more, tensile strength or yield strength?
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3
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3673
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November 29, 2021
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There are three buckets with water, air, and gasoline. If you put a sensor in the buckets, what type of sensing technology would you use to tell them apart?
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1
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2279
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November 29, 2021
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For the following joints (images) describe the forces and failure modes of the bolted connections. Why is pretensioning the bolts important? What would fatigue failure look like for the bolted connections?
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1
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2527
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August 12, 2021
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Can you apply MMC to a profile of surface call out in GD&T?
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1
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2394
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August 12, 2021
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You have a bench (image), where would you sit to maximize the reaction force on one end?
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2
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2037
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August 12, 2021
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The buckle on your backpack is breaking. How would you redesign the part to ensure this doesn't happen?
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1
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3541
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August 10, 2020
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If you're on a spaceship and want to throw out garbage outside such that it will propel you outwards, which direction do you throw the garbage?
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1
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1738
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July 31, 2021
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Given an adjustable crescent wrench, which cross-sections would you use for different parts of the wrench?
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2
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3068
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July 31, 2021
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If you have a cantilevered beam with one end fixed to a wall and the other end free, and there is a moment acting on the free end, where will the beam fail?
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1
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2365
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July 31, 2021
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Garden hose has stopped flow. There is constant static pressure and no water hammer. Why does hose have tear in axial direction at the end of the hose?
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1
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1844
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May 6, 2021
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Additional Useful Resources Online
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0
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1926
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May 6, 2021
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How do you calculate the correct sample size for reliability testing?
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3
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20644
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April 15, 2021
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Given a point-load at the end of a wall-mounted cantilever beam, what is the shear stress at the wall?
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4
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5001
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April 5, 2021
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What's the optimal size rock to throw if you want to throw it as far as possible?
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1
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4482
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February 10, 2021
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Draw the schematics of a RC Low-Pass and High Pass-Filter
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0
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1434
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December 6, 2020
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Communication Methods
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0
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972
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February 9, 2021
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When you use the front brakes on your bicycle, why does your body want to rotate over the front wheel?
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1
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2196
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January 13, 2021
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What are the ways you could design a touch interface for a device?
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0
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983
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January 4, 2021
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When is a screw better than a nail and the reverse question?
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1
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4172
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November 13, 2020
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Types of Thermal Cooling for Consumer Electronics
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2
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2835
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October 4, 2020
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Basics of High Pass, Low Pass, and Band Pass Filters
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0
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1093
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October 4, 2020
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What are the equations of motion for a mass-spring damper system?
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1
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3957
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October 4, 2020
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What are the different methods of data transmission and unique advantages/disadvanages?
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0
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1044
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October 4, 2020
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What is a PID Controller?
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1
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2232
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September 7, 2020
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How does power draw differ between thick and thin cabling?
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1
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2445
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September 11, 2020
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What are the key components in a consumer electronic laptop?
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2
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3501
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October 3, 2020
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What sensors are used in an Xbox Kinect? Explain how these sensors work and why are they are used
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1
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2027
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October 3, 2020
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