Are You Smarter than an Undergraduate? March 2026

Question 1: Which type of corrosion occurs when two dissimilar metals are in electrical contact in a conductive solution?

Uniform corrosion

Galvanic corrosion

Pitting corrosion

Crevice corrosion

Question 2: The major cause of head loss in long, straight pipe runs is _____________.

Pipe diameter

Friction

Velocity head

Pump suction

Question 3: A governor in a machine regulates ____________.

Pressure

Temperature

Speed

Load

Question 4: Euler’s formula for critical buckling load is valid for ______________.

Long, slender columns

Short, stocky columns

Beams in bending

Plastic hinges

Question 5: What does an air-entraining admixture improve in concrete?

Compressive strength

Freeze-thaw resistance

Elastic modulus

Shrinkage rate

Question 6: Kirchhoff’s Current Law (KCL) states ______________.

Sum of currents entering a node equals sum of currents leaving

Voltage across a resistor is constant

Current is always proportional to resistance

Power is constant

Why build it once when you can overbuild it forever? Test your knowledge of designs that laugh in the face of “good enough.”