Joint Entrance Examination – An Overview

“Engineers Make the World” – reads the bumper sticker on a mid-size car driven by a person in his mid-twenties. Needless to say that the owner of this automobile is an Engineer by education and profession. Why is Engineering considered to be one of the best career options today? There are several parts to this…

Units of measurement

A unit of measurement is a definite magnitude of a physical quantity, defined and adopted by convention or by law, that is used as a standard for measurement of the same physical quantity. Any other value of the physical quantity can be expressed as a simple multiple of the unit of measurement. For example, length…

Line Standards and End Standards: Measurements

Asked as: Explain the line standards and end standards with examples. Line Standards In the line standards the unit of length is defined as the distance between the centres of engraved lines as in a steel rule. The International prototype metre and the imperial standard yard are line standards, since the measure of length is…

Length Standards and Types of Length Standards

Asked as: Write an informative note on length standards. All measurements of length are fundamentally comparison with a standard length. Man has recognized the need for the length standards even as far back as 3000 BC. Two commonly used length standards now-a-days are discussed below- (1) International standard metre        (2) Imperial standard yard. See Also:…

Standards of Measurement and its types

Standards of Measurement and Its types of standards of measurements Asked as: Define the standard of measurement. Discuss the different types of standard of measurement. In engineering, measurement is required at all stages of manufacture. The basic purpose of measurement is to determine whether a component has been manufactured to the requirements of a specification,…

Cable Harness and its use in engineering

A cable harness, also known as a wire harness, cable assembly, wiring assembly or wiring loom, is a string of cables and/or wires which transmit informational signals or operating currents (energy). The cables are bound together by clamps, cable ties, cable lacing, sleeves, electrical tape, conduit, a weave of extruded string, or a combination thereof.…

Diff, Advan, Disadvan between various Casting Process

Difference, Advantages, Disadvantages between Sand Casting, Permanent and Semi-permanent Mould Casting,Plaster Cast, Investment Cast, Die Casting and their applications. Also read: Casting and Metal Casting Process (metal working) Sand Casting Advantages Disadvantages   Recommended Application Least Expensive in small quantities (less than 100)Ferrous and non – ferrous metals may be cast Possible to cast very large…

Casting and Metal Casting Process (metal working)

Casting What is casting or Casting Process? An object made by pouring molten metal or other liquid material into a mould is called Casting Or Casting is a manufacturing process by which a liquid material is usually poured into a mould, which contains a hollow cavity of the desired shape, and then allowed to solidify.…

UPSC recruitment for Assistant Engineer across India

Eligibility : ME/M.Tech(Civil), BE/B.Tech(Civil, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical) Last Date : 01 May 2014 Location : Anywhere in India Advt. No . 06/2014 – Union Public Service Commission invites applications for the post of Assistant Engineer/Assistant Professors Sl.No. Vacancy No. Name of the Post Qualification No. of Post Pay Scale 7 14040607612 Assistant Engineer (Electricity) B.E.in Electrical…