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Automatic Weld Inspection

For the year 2000, welding expenditures in the U.S manufacturing, mining and construction industry was about $34 million. In order to test these welds in a non-destructive manner, nearly half a million radiographs are being produced every year. General Manager-Operations wanted a team at the imaging lab to develop new methodologies to identify defects in welds for analyzing the radiographs.

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Handbag Design from Rural India

26_mThe Gandhi Rural Rehabilitation Center (GRRC) was founded in 1983 to create jobs, such as weaving, tailoring, and embroidery, for low-income, handicapped individuals in the area. However, the center has been producing many of the same designs for at least nine years, leading to decreased consumer interest in the GRRC’s products, and therefore, decreased income for its workers.

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Induction Welding Case Study

19For the year 2000, welding expenditures in the U.S manufacturing, mining, and construction industry were about $34 million.In order to test these welds in a non-destructive manner, nearly half a million radiographs are produced every year. Mr.R.J.Pardikar, Senior Deputy General Manager for the Quality/NDT division at the company, wanted a team at the Centre for Nondestructive Evaluation (CNDE) lab, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras to conduct a feasibility study of the possible Nondestructive testing methods applicable to the problem or develop new methodologies to identify defects in induction pressure welds.

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STS-51 L Case Study

17The historical details leading to Challenger accident (from 1971 to 1986) are brought alive using textual materials, photos, and videos.

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Thermal Comfort Case Study

21The Patels are looking for a new home in Chennai, a large city in India. Many homes there are not equipped with air conditioning, so they want to learn about which building materials provide the highest level of thermal comfort for their money. You are a project manager with Larsen and Toubro, India’s largest construction conglomerate, and it will be your job to analyze the materials and report back to the Patels.

This case study helps students achieve the following:

  • Be introduced to the concept of thermal comfort and its importance
  • Have a general understanding of how thermal comfort analysis is performed at a residential site
  • Be able to analyze the cost and benefits of many different materials and decide whether they should be used on specific problems
  • Present their findings in a short, specific, and relevant manner and defend them against other alternatives

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