30 Questions for ESP Final Oral Test

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1. How many branches are there in engineering? What are they? There’re 4
branches in engineering: Mechanical engineering, civil engineering,
electrical engineering and electronic engineering.
2. What is mechanical engineering concerned with? It is concerned with the
design and making of tools and machines.
3. What is transport technology concerned with? It is concerned with all types
of transport as well as roads, railways, airports, and sea ports.
4. Can you give some applications of internal combustion engines? They
appear in vehicles such as automobiles, trucks, motorcycles and boats.
5. Can you mention/Can you name some properties of ABS? It is
scratchresistant, light and durable.
6. How are plastic pipes formed? They are formed by forcing plastic through
dies.
7. Can you name/Can you mention some forces in engineering? They are
buoyancy force, gravity force, resultant force, friction force.
8. How are mass and force measured? Mass is measured in kilograms and
force is measured in newtons.
9. Can you mention/Can you name some disadvantages of friction? It causes
the moving parts to wear./ It produces heat where it is not wanted
10.How can we reduce friction? We can reduce friction by using very highly
polished materials.
11.What does a cam do? It converts rotary motion into reciprocating motion.
12.What is the function of a crankshaft? It converts reciprocating motion into
rotary motion.
13.How are an alloy made?/How can we make an alloy? We can make an alloy
by mixing different metals together.
14.Why are mechanisms important in industry? Because they deliver the
power to do work.
15.What material is often used to make car body panels? Why? Polyester
resin, because it is stiff, hard, and brittle.
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16.What are the main advantages of metals? They/The main advantages are
their strength and toughness.
17.Can you mention/Can you name some methods of heat treatment?
They/Some methods of heat treatment are hardening, tempering,
annealing.
18.How can we further improve the properties of metals? We can further
improve their properties by using heat treatment.
19.Why people use titanium alloys in Concorde’s engine surrounds? Because
they can withstand temperatures of 4000 degrees centigrade.
20.What does oscillating mean? It means swinging backwards and forwards.
21.Can you mention/ Can you name some examples of mechanisms in daily
life? They are switches, taps, door handles.
22.Can you give an application of linear movement? The linear movement of a
paper trimmer is used to cut the edge of the paper.
23.What happen if you put two like poles close together? They repel each
other.
24.What happen if you put two unlike poles close together? They attract each
other.
25.What is the function of an electric motor? It converts electrical energy to
mechanical energy.
26.What is the function of an armature? It converts electromagnetic energy to
rotation.
27.What is the function of bearings? They support the drive shaft.
28.Can you give a simple definition of lasers? They are devices which amplify
light and produce beams of light.
29.Can you give some applications of lasers in engineering? They are used for
drilling diamonds, cutting complex shapes, spot welding and surfacing
techniques.
30.Can you give some applications of lasers in communication? They can carry
information channels, they can record and read information.
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