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Vokabeln
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- mechanism containing balls or rollers placed around a component which spins, e.g. a shaft, to reduce friction bearing
- closed band placed around two or more wheels (pulleys), allowing one wheel to drive the others. belt (drive belt)
- rope made of many wires, usually metal cable
- individual part of an assembly / mechanism component
- has / uses an electrically generated magnetic field electromagnetic
- base supporting a building or structure, usually made of concrete foundation
- wheels with cogs (teeth) which mesh together to transfer drive from one wheel to the other where the wheels are side by side gears
- the resistance of an object to acceleration or deceleration due to its mass inertia
- liquid or viscous solid (e.g. oil) used to reduce friction between moving parts whose surfaces are touching lubricant
- device which transforms electrical energy into rotary motion electric (motor)
- foundation comprising a vertical column of concrete in the ground pile
- device with spinning blades used to push boats or aircraft through water or air propeller
- networks or fibres or bars placed inside a material to strengthen it, e.g. steel reinforcement in concrete reinforcement
- system used to control a device or vehicle from a distance, usually via a wireless connection remote control
- alternative term for pulley sheave
- energy from sunlight converted into electrical energy solar power
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- toughness of a material (ability to resist breaking) relative to its density (density = mass / volume) strength-to-weight ratio
- engineer specialising in the design of structures, e.g. bridges structural engineer
- force exerted on a structure by the wind. wind load
- signal transmission without a physical connection by wire e.g. by radio waves or infrared waves wireless
- solid particles or lumps of material used in a mixture, e.g. sand and gravel in concrete aggregate
- related vehicle design and manufacturing automotive
- cutting device, often metal with a sharp toothed edge blade
- lime-based powder mixed with water to make concrete cement
- base of a vehicle to which all main components are fixed chassis
- combined materials, consists of a bulk material (called a matrix) reinforcement with fibres or bars, e.g. glass-reinforced plastic (plastic matrix with glass fibres) composite (material)
- material that conducts (carries) electricity or heat - in engineering, usually refers to an electrical conductor conductor
- passing an electrical current through a liquid or solid in order to seperate chemical compounds. electrolysis
- system for evacuating smoke or gases, e.g. from an engine exhaust
- coated with zinc - used to protect steel from corrosion (rusting) galvanized
- protective layer to prevent or reduce conduction of heat or electricity insulation
- collective term or small metal items commonly used in buildings, e.g. door handles, hinges, screws, nails. ironmongery
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