BES 111 L1 Flashcards
1
Q
Civ Eng was coined to incorporate all things civilian
A
18th Century
2
Q
1st engineering school
A
National school of bridges and highways
3
Q
1st engineering school was opened
A
1747 in france
4
Q
Cinstructed the eddystone lighthouse
A
John Smeaton
5
Q
Group of leaders of the profession who met formally over dinner
A
Smeatonian society of civ engineers 1771
6
Q
1st eng society was founded in london
A
1818
7
Q
Institution of civ eng was founded in
A
LONDON
8
Q
Became the president
A
Thomas telford 1820
9
Q
Institution received a royal chapter
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1828
10
Q
Product of roots
A
C/a
11
Q
Sum of roots
A
-b/a
12
Q
arithmetic sequence
A
a1+(n-1)d
13
Q
Sn
A
n/2(a1+an)
14
Q
Geometric progression
A
an=a1(r^n-1)
15
Q
civil engineering is the application of
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physical and scientific principles
