Concrete is commonly reinforced with steel bars or steel mesh to

a. increase its rigidity
b. increase its weight
c. increase its load bearing capacity
d. none of the above


c. increase its load bearing capacity

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The heat input to the Brayton cycle is nearest:

The pressure and temperature at the inlet to the ideal Brayton cycle shown, are 100 kPa and 10ºC. It has a compression ratio of 8. The maximum temperature in the cycle is 1000ºC. Assume constant specific heats from Table B-2 for all
calculations.

A) 800 kJ/kg
B) 760 kJ/kg
C) 720 kJ/kg
D) 680 kJ/kg

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Briefly explain why the SCR control has replaced the rheostat.

What will be an ideal response?

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The ____ reads the lines of code that the programmer wrote in the source file and converts them to the appropriate machine-language instructions.

A. compiler B. linker C. assembler D. interpreter

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Stairs are shown on floor plans by:

A. the width of the tread B. the direction and number of risers C. the lengths of handrails or guardrails D. DN for down, UP for up, and R for risers E. all of the above

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