Design a suitable counterfort retaining wall to support a leveled backfill of height 7.5m above ground level on the toe side

Design a suitable counterfort retaining wall to support a leveled backfill of height 7.5m above ground level on the toe side. Assume good soil for the foundation at a depth of 1.5m below ground level. The SBC of soil is 170kN/m2 with unit weight as 16kN/m3. The angle of internal friction is φ = 30o. … Read more

Design speed controller for BLDC motor with satisfied speed control characteristics

Brushless DC motors (BLDC) find wide applications in industries due to their high power density and ease of control. These motors are generally controlled using a three phase power semiconductor bridge. For starting and the providing proper commutation sequence to turn on the power devices in the inverter bridge the rotor position sensors required. Based … Read more

Importance of Preventive Maintenance

If you’ve been involved in the boating, yachting, or shipping industry you have undoubtedly heard the acronym for B.O.A.T – Break Out Another Thousand. When you own anything on the water, you recognize that it comes with high maintenance costs. Planned maintenance often gets overlooked because the changes in performance are seemingly insignificant. However, the … Read more

Ultrasonic welding as a technology

Literature Review Introduction Over the years, in terms of the materials used in building aircraft and other aerospace structure, the aviation industry has evolved from wood and fabrics used by the Wright brothers to metals and composite materials seen today in commercial aircrafts such as Boeing 787 which is made up of 50% composites (Mraz … Read more

Advantages of Building Information Modelling

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT ABSTRACT BIM (Building Information Modelling), an innovative parametric software has seen widespread use in AEC design firms worldwide. BIM enhances the efficiency of the AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) world to a point where buildings can be edited digitally in real time. BIM has recently attracted extensive attention in the Architectural, Engineering … Read more

Reducing the sonic boom

Chapter 1 Introduction HISTORY The history of aeronautics stated with the Wright Brothers’ first airplane flight on 17 December 1903. Robert H. Goddard was the first person to launch first liquid fueled rocket on 16 March 1926. Manned orbital spacecraft like Mercury, Vostok, and Gemini of 1960 travelled at Mach 25; Apollo spacecraft that returned … Read more

Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project case study

Abstract This paper examines a case study of Boston’s Central Artery/Tunnel (CA/T) Project and the problems during and after its construction.  The  CA/T project, known as the “Big Dig,” was developed to bypass Boston’s Central Artery highway which was plagued with traffic problems.  The Central Artery highway was constructed in 1959 and was intended to … Read more

Functional Safety international Standards

Abstract Functional Safety international Standard IEC 61508 gives functional safety for electro technologies (Electrical, Electronics and programmable electronics) and safety related technologies. IEC 61511-1 give the requirements for the specifications, design, Installation operation and maintenance of SIS (Safety Instrumented System) for process industries. And it has wide spread use in many industries and countries. IEC … Read more

Types of connections (steel framework)

Connections are one of the structural elements which is used for connecting various elements of a steel framework. An accumulation of different elements such as beams, columns which are connected to one another, usually at the end of the member closures such that it is made as a single composite entity. Connections are distinguished based … Read more

Design and manufacture a ‘Pencil Box’

Project Proposal/Management SITUATION: As a designer you are required to find a solution to a problem relating to holding, storing and carrying pencils. Organizing items we use in our daily lives is important. If we were to walk around with a hand full of pencils in our hands, sooner or later pencils would become lost … Read more

Near Field Communication technology

Near Field Communication or NFC is a sort of innovation that soon will be an absolute necessity for every device and is a coordination of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) innovation with cell phones which permits them to speak with each other by basically touching or conveying them near each other. RFID is utilized for the … Read more

Developing navigation algorithms for autonomous drones (proposal)

In today’s world, UAVs commonly known as drones are being used in so many areas such as inspection, surveying, mapping, agriculture, mining, public safety, construction, security, unmanned cargo, science and research. For example, UAVs can be used for mapping the areas like civilian areas to observe people or crop fields to explore them. Also, there … Read more

Electric and hybrid electric propulsion in aircraft

While today’s aircraft offer one of the most efficient ways of travelling long distances for individuals, rising oil prices and a concern for the amount of CO2 emitted mean future aircraft will need to be more environmentally friendly—emitting fewer greenhouse gases while offering the same or better range, speed and comfort we are used to. … Read more