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Industrial Engineering

Industrial Engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with the creation and management of systems that integrate people and materials and energy in productive ways. An industrial engineer studies industrial productivity and makes and implements recommended changes.

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Where was steel invented?

The metal element of Iron (Fe) was never "invented" as it has existed across the Universe for billions of years. That being said humanity is thought to have first exploited Fe for industrial and social uses some 3500+ years ago. Since the use of Fe has become an inseparable aspect to modernity through steels and other metal working. Although Fe was never invented, it was to be discovered, exploited and refined through human technology.

What is TMT?

It depands on what business section is asking. It could mean "trail making test", "technical/mechanical test" or "thirty meter telescope". There are too many acronyms with "TMT" in it to identify the meaning unless the origin of the acronym is answered first.

What is a TMT? It is a popular acronym for Thermo-Mechanical Treatment

What is a thermo-mechanical treatment process? This is special heat treatment process where in the heat treatment is form the rolling process itself.

At the exit of the rolled product, the ribbed bar is subjected to the TMT process, which involves 3 stages.

When were boats made?

The first steam-powered boat was a paddle steamer built in France but the idea was not developed any further. Similar boats were made in 1785 in Philadelphia and in Scotland. But, commercially viable steamboats were not made until the beginning of the 19th century.

What is the risk profile of infrastructure projects?

The crucial elements in the financing of infrastructure investment is first assessing the severity of each risk and then identifying the party in the best position to manage a risk. The three broad stages in an infrastructure project with different risk profiles and financing requirements may be identified as follows: Development risk: The initial very high-risk phase where only equity capital can be used for financing. Construction risk: The next high-risk phase where cost and time spillovers tend to distort the future revenue generation and profitability prospects of the project. The construction phase may be financed by a combination of equity and debt with guarantees. Operating risk: This risk emerges due to underestimation of operating costs and occasionally, an overestimation of the output from the proposed infrastructure facility. Since the pricing of infrastructure services is monitored closely by the government, the burden of underestimation of operating costs cannot be passed on entirely to the users. However, the operation phase is considered to be relatively low-risk and may be financed through bond issues. The operation phase may, in turn be divided into the introductory operation phase and project stabilization phase. During the introductory operating phase, the revenue stream is thin and operational bottlenecks hinder achievement of high-capacity utilization. It is only during the project stabilization stage that risks reduce considerably and revenues are more steady and predictable. Besides the above, there are other risks: Demand risk: This is a result of an overestimation of the demand and "willingness to pay" for the proposed infrastructure facility. In several cases, like the toll road network in Mexico, the demand for the facility is high but inadequate willingness to pay on the part of the users has raised serious questions about the future of such projects. Financial risk: Of specific relevance to infrastructure projects are foreign exchange and interest rate risks. Given that infrastructure projects involve costs and revenues in the local currency, the foreign exchange exposure taken for such investments, especially in the nature of off-shore debt, can prove to be risky. The interest rate risk emanates from the dependence on long-term debt for meeting capital costs. Market risk: This is important when consumers can choose alternative services such as with toll roads, railways and even ports. Occasionally, the Government absorbs this risk explicitly or by default. In a Mexico toll road, the Government awarded the concession guaranteeing a minimum amount of traffic. If this could not be achieved, then the concession period would be extended. It is difficult to hedge against market risk. However, when there is a single buyer for the output, the market risk is taken by the purchaser. Political risk: Inadequate clarity in Government policies and selection procedures has made political risk the fulcrum of infrastructure development. With an increase in the clarity in and conviction behind government policies, the extent of political risk is expected to decrease sharply. This risk profile would be the guiding map in designing financing packages for infrastructure investments. Despite these features, projects are rarely staggered or executed in an incremental manner. This is primarily due to the nature of the transaction and negotiation costs involved, which rarely vary with the size of the project. For example, the efforts made by a private sponsor for negotiating a 500 MW power plant would be comparable to the efforts required for a 1,500 MW projects. This adds to the lumpiness of the investments.

What are the main performance criteria relating to the specification of five vocationally relevant construction materials including as appropriate basic details of the production and or manufacturing?

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How is a pen made?

A pen is made by a tube then you put a screwable pointy thing on the end of it and then seal it up but put ink in before . your done

What is industrial exploitation?

Industrial exploitation is when customers are blindly or uninformed of / about a product which is faulty or has malfunctions well known to the manufacturer or designer.

What is free carbon in cast iron?

Free carbon in cast iron refers to carbon that exists in its elemental form within the iron matrix. It appears as graphite flakes or nodules, contributing to the material's unique properties, such as high fluidity during casting and improved machinability. This free carbon distinguishes cast iron from other metals.

How a beach groyne works?

A beach groyne works when you put a groyne on the water (usually made of timber, bamboo, or other materials), the only source for a groyne is so that the whole beach/island doesn't "wash away" and all of it's sand get washed off into the ocean.

Where is highest tower in the world?

The world's tallest building is the Burj Khalifa (formerly know as Burj Dubai) in The United Arab Emirates at 829.84 meters or 2,722.57 feet.

What factors influence building designs?

Building designs are influenced by a multitude of factors that encompass functional, aesthetic, environmental, and regulatory considerations. These factors include the intended purpose and function of the building, the available budget, site conditions, climate, cultural context, and local building codes and regulations. Aesthetics play a role in determining the visual appeal and identity of the structure. Sustainability and energy efficiency considerations impact design choices to reduce environmental impact and operational costs. Accessibility and user needs influence the layout and features. Technological advancements, construction materials, and methods also shape design possibilities. Ultimately, the interplay of these factors guides architects and designers in creating buildings that are safe, functional, visually pleasing, and responsive to their surroundings and users' needs.

What two countries are connected by the Friendship Bridge?

There are at least 30 countries linked by at least 15 'Friendship Bridges'.

Afghanistan - Uzbekistan, Romania - Bulgaria, China - Nepal and many others.

What kinds of materials are used to make ships?

The detailed description of this business to provide good recycled of used lubricating oil for the customer demand. The innovative of this business to provide lubricating oil is an essential requirement almost every machine and instrument for it proper maintenance. Lube oil is mixed with other material like fuel, water and dust. So refining oil is done by removing raw material to obtain oils of same properties as originals. The improvement that have been done to reduce gap between the demand because most oils companies in Sultanate of Oman are used to offer oil that produced under ground of the earth and most of oil in Oman is sale to different countries around the world. This business helped to recycled waste oil that mixed with other material in many machine in industries rather than burning this oil. The refining of used lubricating oil help to protect environment and solve market gap for the consumer in most of companies

What are the applications of rectifiers in use?

A bridge rectifier, is a group of rectifiers (4 in a single phase) wired so that each half of an AC current is passed to respective positive and negative lines of a DC output.

It provides full wave rectification of AC into DC.

How do you test solenoid by using multimeter?

The solenoid can be testing by connecting it to your car battery and making sure it operates. If it is working you should be able to hear it click and be able to blow through the vacuum ports while it is connected. If you have a manual it will also specify how much resistance should be across the two terminals. Below is an attached tech video that should also help.

What is the function of an integrated circuit?

They are very small, yet they contain hundreds of millions of solid-state components. (Novanet)

The function of an IC (integrated circuit) chip is to replace many separate electronic components which could possibly have been used to build a particular electronic circuit. Most of those separate components are replaced by just one tiny IC chip that has been manufactured ("fabricated" is the correct technical word) to include extremely miniature circuits which imitate the behavior of all those separate components.

There are many reasons why ICs are being used more and more. Here are just a few of them:

  • costs of manufacture: using an IC saves the labor of soldering together all the separate components to make the equivalent circuit
  • space: using an IC saves the huge amount of space that the circuit would take up if it were built using separate components
  • energy: using an IC saves a lot of electrical energy compared to the same circuit built using separate components
  • speed: using an IC makes the circuit work much faster than it could ever do if it were built using separate components.

An IC chip can include tens, hundreds, thousands or many millions of components. ICs are commonly used nowadays to build computers and many other types of electronic devices.

How do you make clay into a Ceramic?

you take a lot of clay flatten some of it to male the walls then make the roof the same way then you can make a ground or not then you can carve a door or a window or both you can do anything on it

Can a transformer step up power?

It is a basic tenet of physics that, in a closed system, energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Energy can, however, be transformed. It follows from this that the power output from a system cannot exceed the power input. Therefore, in a transformer, the primary power and the secondary power are always equal (at least in theory). A transformer can step voltage up or step it down. Since power equals voltage multiplied by current then, if the transformer secondary voltage is stepped up, the current must be stepped down by the same factor (that is, if the voltage is stepped up by a factor of 4 then the current is stepped down by a factor of 4). Any increase in voltage in the secondary of a transformer will result in a corresponding inversely proportional decrease in secondary current. From a practical standpoint, secondary power is always somewhat less than primary power due to resistive losses in the transformer windings as well as eddy current and hysteresis losses (magnetic losses) in the transformer core. These losses produce heat which compounds the transformer inefficiency. The primary and secondary windings are made from copper and, like all metals, it has a positive temperature coefficient of resistance. This is a fancy way of saying that when the copper windings of a transformer get hotter their electrical resistance goes up which further increases the resistive losses in the transformer.

What are the different types of processors used in embedded system?

Wel,u have the Intel p 1 and p2 p3 p4 then centrino and then core duo and then centrino duo then centrino duo core duo also u have the amd athlon whis is standard

Now yow have Quad Core, I3, I5, I7 Processors

Difference between Pneumatic and hydraulic test?

There are many differences, and here are a few:

Pneumatic systems use gasses which are compressable - hydraulic uses liquids that are non-compressable.

Hydraulics' motion is slow and smooth - pneumatics' motion is quick.

Pressure can range from 500 to 5000 psi - pneumatics operate at around 100 psi.