EG Quiz – Issue 30

1. Which engineering discipline deals with a building’s external envelope and the performance of the materials in its complete system?
2. If a wire stretches by 4mm under a load, how much would a wire of double the diameter stretch, subject to the same load and all else remaining equal?
3. In what year did the Toyota Corolla surpass the Volkswagen Beetle to become the highest-selling nameplate of all time?*
4. How many New Zealand universities offer Washington Accord accredited degrees?
5. What postnominals would a member use if they were a Distinguished Fellow and Chartered Professional Engineer?
6. One of the minimum standards for competence under the CPEng Rules is to identify, assess and manage what?*
7. Which bridge – a Gold Award winner at the 2024 ACE Awards – will help to increase the resilience and sustainability of Taranaki's outdoor infrastructure?*
8. How many Engineering New Zealand Branches are there? A) 17. B) 18. C) 19.
9. Of the four Distinguished Fellows celebrated at the 2025 Fellows' Dinner, who played an instrumental role in setting up the New Zealand Coastal Society?*
10. Wellington-based OpenStar Technologies achieved a significant milestone in the global energy fusion race last year, using their levitated dipole reactor to create and confine what?*
    

*The answer you're after can be found in March EG – hunt around and get reading!

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ANSWERS:

1. Façade engineering.
2. 1mm. A wire’s resistance to axial deformation is inversely proportional to its cross-sectional area. Consider variables in Young’s modulus.
3. 1997 – it retains its claim as the best-selling nameplate of all time and topped all-time sales of 50 million units in 2021.
4. Six – Victoria University of Wellington, Auckland University of Technology, University of Auckland, University of Canterbury, University of Waikato and Massey University (Massey’s Bachelor of Food Technology (Food Process Engineering) remains accredited).
5. DistFEngNZ CPEng.
6. Engineering risk.
7. The Manganui Gorge Suspension Bridge – a gorge-ous feat of engineering.
8. 18 – There’s 17 in New Zealand but don’t forget about the UK Branch. Connect with your local peers and get involved in the engineering community around you.
9. John Duder ONZM DistFEngNZ – read about John's achievements and those of the other 2025 Fellows and Distinguished Fellows.
10. Plasma – OpenStar Technologies’ achievement positions New Zealand as a key player in the global fusion energy race.