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Describe the role of the civil engineer in affecting the political decisions on public works.
Describe the significance of effective communication throughout the design and construction of civil engineering works. Describe the role a significance of Quality procedures in this process.
A hexagonal pyramid side of base 35 mm and base 50 mm long rests with one of the edges of base on HP and its axis is inclined 30o to HP and parallel to the VP. Draw its projections.
A hexagonal pyramid of 26 mm side of base and altitude 70 mm rests on HP on one of its base edges in such as way that the triangular face having the resting edge is perpendicular to both HP and VP.
A thin rectangular plate of sides 60 mm x 30 mm has its shorter side in VP and inclined at 30o to HP. Project its top view if the front view is a square of 30 mm long sides.
The projections of the different points are shown in the figure. State the position of the points in relation to the reference planes. The distances marked are in millimeters.
Construct a diagonal scale of R.F 1:3200000 to show kilometers and long enough to measure up to 400 km. Show distances of 257 km and 333 km on the scale.
Draw the path traced by a moving point when its distance from the focus and fixed straight line is equivalent. The distance of focus from directrix is 40 mm. Draw the tangent and normal at any point
Find out the intercooler pressure for perfect inter-cooling. Also, find out the minimum power needed for compression, and percentage saving over single phase compression. Tame R = 0.287 kJ/kg K and
In an air standard Otto cycle the condition of air at the beginning is 1 bar, 300 K, compression ratio is 7. The heat supplied is 800 kJ/kg. Determine.
Draw the labeled layout of a Rankine cycle with Reheat and regeneration process and describe.
A refrigerator plant operates on reversed Carnot heat engine cycle. It is maintained at a temperature of -5oC and the heat rejected at the rate of 5 kW. The atmospheric temperature is 25oC. Compute th
Define the term entropy? Derive an expression for the change in entropy in terms of different parameters like Pressure, Volume and Temperature.
Define Irreversibility and the factors which cause irreversibility in the thermodynamic processes.
Derive the SFEE for the thermodynamic equipments such as: a) Compressor. b) Gas turbine. c) Nozzle. d) Condenser.
When 3.175 kg of solid body is heated with 10 kJ of heat, its temperature is found to increase from 30oC to 45oC. Compute its specific heat.
A large vertical plate of 4m height is maintained at 606o C and exposed to atmospheric air at 106oC. Compute the heat transfer if the plate is 10 m wide.
Determine the heat transfer through the plane of length 6m, height 4m and thickness 0.30 m. The temperature of inner and outer surfaces are 100o C and 40o C. Thermal conductivity of wall is 0.55 W/m
State the Fourier’s law of heat conduction.
Describe the construction and working principle of a hydroelectric power plant. Write brief notes on Water hammer effect. What are the advantages and disadvantages of the hydroelectric power plant?
Draw the neat sketch of the pneumatic filter and describe its construction and working. Also provide the graphical symbol.
Describe the hydraulic and pneumatic fluid power system with sketches.
In Power World, vary the value of the capacitor bank in bus 3 from 1 pu to 0.5 pu in steps of 0.1. Plot the bus pu voltage.
Give the significance of Distribution system and describe the various factors influencing the distribution system planning.
Describe various capacitances, potential dividers and compare their performance for measurement of impulse voltages?