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FOT 1A (Steps of the Universal Systems Model (System Output: What is…
FOT 1A (Steps of the Universal Systems Model, Open System: A system in which the components and protocols conform to standards independent of a particular supplier ., Conductor: A material or device that conducts or transmits heat, electricity, or sound, especially when regarded in terms of its capacity to do this., Triangles are the strongest shapes in construction because the two sides squeeze together and the bottom side pulls apart, supporting each other., Truss: a structure consisting of two-force members all pin connected to each other.
Examples: truss bridges, roof truss, and space frame trusts., Criteria: Rules or directions that must be followed; they are the requirements that must be met.
Constraints: Restriction that keep something from being the best that it can be. Can be problems or issues that pop up., Tradeoff: A balanced achieved between two desirable but incompatible features.
Resources: The stock of supplies or materials.
Capital: The most important city or town in a country or region. , Archimedes Principle: A result stating that a body totally or partially immersed in a fluid is subject to an upward force equal in magnitude to the weight of fluid it displaces.
, Insulator: A substance that does not readily allow the passage of heat or sound., Compressive Force: The application of balanced inward ("pushing") forces to different points on a material or structure. , Tensile Force: The material is under tension. the forces acting on it are trying to stretch the material., Torsional Force: The state of being twisted., Shear Force: A force that causes parts of a material to slide past one another in the opposite direction.)