Engineering

 In a 1,400-word paper, describe a situation in which you have witnessed a leader addressing a team or group. You can go to YouTube and look for speeches as well, but the context needs to be that the speaker has some sort of “power” over those being addressed. Include the following: The situation in context (time, place, and group), An analysis and description of the leadership style demonstrated (as outlined in the textbook). How was this style reflected in words and actions? What “powers” does the leader lean on in the speech? How does the group receive the speech? How do they demonstrate through verbal/non-verbal behaviours whether they are positively or negatively influenced? On reflection, what changes to the address/approach would you recommend to the leader?

NIMBY  is a concept that describes the negative attitudes against a project that benefits the greater community. This mentality is one in which even though people are generally supportive of a project that will benefit the greater community, they don’t want to suffer the burden of bearing the cost(s) of the project. In terms of power generation, one of  the biggest reasons against power plants, especially wind farms, is  “visual intrusion.” Opponents of projects like these don’t want an eyesore as well as any noise, negative impacts on wildlife and displaced agricultural land. Something else to consider is whether or not the project will have an effect on property values which can serve to bolster NIMBY sentiment. Having this mindset affects power delivery in that residents are forgoing access to more reliable power in favour of maintaining aesthetics or reasons like those listed above.  This attitude halts progress and can ultimately waste money if proposed projects in an area where they have to jump through hoops to get local approval. Look at the  Cape Wind Project for example, which was initially proposed in 2001 but died by litigation 16 years and 100 million dollars later. Boyle, K. J., Boatwright, J., Brahma, S., & Xu, W. (2019). NIMBY, not, in siting community wind farms. Resource and Energy Economics, 57, 85–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2019.04.004

Let’s assume your organization has both a fully functioning IT department and now starting an ad hoc Information Governance department. Which department would be responsible for managing the Data Modeling Integration process? Which group would manage all the changes? Which IT Governance Framework would be applicable to both departments when managing and executing this process?  Explain your reasoning. Provide real-life examples from your current organization to support your content

it is a priority that students are provided with strong education programs and courses that allow them to be servant-leaders in their disciplines and communities, linking research with practice and knowledge with ethical decision-making. This assignment is a written assignment where students will demonstrate how this course research has connected and put into practice within their own careers. Provide a reflection of at least 500 words (or 2 pages double-spaced) of how the knowledge, skills, or theories of this course have been applied or could be applied, in a practical manner to your current work environment. If you are not currently working, share times when you have or could observe these theories, and knowledge could be applied to an employment opportunity in your field of study.  

Write a professional project report presenting all details and results for their design. The report must include the Cover page (project title and complete names of all team members). A “Frame of Reference” section covering: Introduction, Design motivation, How the product works, Discussion of the design (strengths, weaknesses, manufacturing considerations, estimated cost, potential customers, potential competitors), Conclusions, Summary of results achieved, Concluding remarks, Lessons learned, Areas of improvement, References, Books, journal papers or other work cited, Appendices: Analysis results (limiting positions, velocities, accelerations, forces) presented clearly on plots or tables, CAD drawings showing all dimensions and tolerances of all geometric features of each component, Material used for each component and reasoning for material selection, Views of the 3D model, Screenshots of the animation at various points in the range of motion, Other appendices as needed. The project is to design, model, and analyze a mechanism using synthesis and analysis tools. Another objective is for students to use 3D CAD mechanism software to perform modeling and analysis of their mechanism of choice. Project requirements are listed below. All project requirements must be met in order to consider the project a success and obtain a passing grade: The subject of the project must be a machine or a mechanism that performs a specific task or function in a real-world application. It must include a six-bar (or higher) linkage. Cams, gears, and belts are desirable. It must be powered by a crank (motor) or a dyad crank. It must have an industrial application.

Throughout the semester we have mentioned the many different governing ASTM standards associated with material testing. One such test that we performed in the lab was related to ASTM C143 “Standard Test Method for Slump of Hydraulic-Cement Concrete.” Quite often the testing procedure from the ASTM standard has been simplified and included as the procedure in the textbook (Somayaji, Civil Engineering Materials). For this problem, review the actual ASTM standard and compare it to the simplified procedure covered on page 208 of the materials textbook (CON-1: Slump Test of Portland Cement). What are the similarities and difference between the actual ASTM C143 standard and the procedure outlined in CON-1? Are there any items removed in the simplified procedure that is discussed in the actual standard? Be sure to give specifics. 

Holly has been working at a large construction company for three years. Although an intern, Holly has earned the respect of her peers. Her supervisor (and project manager), along with her coworkers, constantly support her by teaching her new materials and encouraging her to tackle new tasks. For one specific project, her supervisor chose her to visit the job site for the construction of flood retaining walls. Holly is familiar with the protocol required by her company, and her boss trusts her to always wear protective equipment every time she goes into the field. However, when she went to the job site for this project, she heard someone yell, “Be careful not to break a nail!” while she was walking down a particularly steep mud slope. She dismissed the comment at first, but throughout the remainder of the project, different construction workers would make condescending remarks and gestures at her. They would call her ‘Princess’ or hold out their arms as though expecting her to fall, slip, or hurt herself. Holly feels she is being treated disrespectfully because of her gender, but never brings it up to her supervisor as the workers were subcontracted from various companies by the General Contractor. Holly doesn’t feel right getting other people in trouble for such little comments and is worried long term about how her success might be affected if she makes a complaint. Should Holly say something?

Chapter 9 1.  Define and explain all the following terms below: a. Path: b. Activity. c. Early Start. d. Early Finish. e. Late Start. f.  Late Finish. g. Forward Pass. h. Backward Pass. i.  Node. j.  AON. k. Float. l. Critical Path. m. PERT. 2.  “The shortest total length of a project is determined by the longest path through the network.”  Explain the concept behind this statement.  Why does the longest path determine the shortest project length? 3. What is the time estimate of an activity in which the optimistic estimate is 2 days, pessimistic is 12 days, and most likely is 4 days?  Show your complete work with formulas and equations ( calculations). 4. Check the attachment below named Q 4 and answer 9.7 questions in the attachment completely with the table reference provided (Consider the following project tasks and their identified best, likely, and worst-case estimates of task duration.  Assume the organization you work for computes TE based on the standard formula.  Calculate the TE for each of the following tasks (round to the nearest integer) 5. Check the attachment below named Q 5 and answer 9.5 questions in the attachment completely with the table reference provided (Construct a network activity diagram based on the following information:) Chapter 10 1. The advantage of Gantt charts lies in their linkage to the project schedule baseline.  Explain this concept. 2. What are the advantages of the use of Gantt charts over PERT diagrams?  In what ways might PERT diagrams be advantageous? 3.  What are some of the advantages of the use of AOA notation as opposed to AON?  Under what circumstances does it seem better to apply AON methodology in network development? 4. Check the Attachment below-named Chapter 10 Q 4 and answer 10.4 questions in the attachment completely with the table reference provided in the question (Consider a project with the following information. Construct the project activity network using the AOA methodology and label each node and arrow appropriately. Identify all dummy activities required to complete the network) All the answers and problems with working solutions should be APA 6th edition with 4 minimum references and in-text citations any plagiarism is considered zero. 

What are the current concerns regarding natural gas delivery systems in the United States? What can be done to improve them?Natural gas delivery systems do have issues and concerns. Natural gas in itself mainly consists of methane which is considered a greenhouse gas. This is bad for the environment overall. The storage, transportation, etc contribute to 4 percent of total US methane emissions. Drilling a natural gas well on land may require clearing and leveling an area around the well site. Well drilling activities produce air pollution and may disturb people, wildlife, and water resources. Laying pipelines that transport natural gas from wells usually requires clearing land to bury the pipe. Natural gas production can also produce large volumes of contaminated water. This water requires proper handling, storage, and treatment so that it does not pollute land and other waters. Natural gas wells and pipelines often have engines to run equipment and compressors, which produce air pollutants and noise.Natural gas is often referred to as a ‘bridge’ fuel? What is meant by this, and is this moniker valid?Natural gasadvocates characterize it as abridge fuel.Theimplication is that we will use it now, to achieve short-term greenhousegasreductions by replacing coal-fired power, then reduce or end reliance onnatural gasover some time period to lock in long-term greenhousegasreductions. While at first glance this makes sense but overtime due to leakage the new coal fired plants. There are some periods in the next 30 years when gas will result in more climate impact than new coal plants. If leakage is higher than 4 percent, there are some periods when gas will be worse for the climate than existing coal plants.What are the benefits or consequences involved with liquefying natural gas in order to export gas acquired from the Marcellus and Utica shales?EnvironmentalBenefits ofLNG.Natural gasisthecleanest burning fossilfuel and theincreased useof natural gascan significantly improve local air qualityandpublic heath as well as reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions.The push for exports makes sense for producers who have become the victims of their own success. U.S. Natural gas prices have plummeted in recent years due to increased production in gas plays like theMarcellus Shale. The price of natural gas in the U.S. now hovers around $3.50 per million British thermal units. But in Europe that same amount of gas fetches more than $10. So exports would help producers by reducing domestic supply and increasing prices. The report, conducted for the DOE by the economic consulting firmNERA, says exports make sense as long as there’s a glut of natural gas with low production costs in the U.S. and a high demand overseas. The study concludes that new LNG export terminals would result in just slight increases in the price of natural gas. The consequences of liquefyingnatural gas is air pollution. Cleaner burning than other fossil fuels, the combustion ofnatural gasproduces negligible amounts of sulfur, mercury, and particulates. Burningnatural gasdoes produce nitrogen oxides (NOx), which are precursors to smog, but at lower levels than gasoline and diesel used for motor vehicles.What impact does the discovery of the Marcellus and Utica shales have on US energy policy overall?Federally these discoveries have little impact on the US energy policy. This is mostly up to each state to decide on what they want to do. Currently, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia are at the heart of the eastern shale gas leasing and drilling boom, with tens of thousands of wells drilled and permits for thousands more already issued. In December 2014,New York announced it would prohibit high volume hydraulic fracturing in the statedue to growing evidence of damage to the environment and human health. The process has also been on hold inMarylanddue to public opposition and an in-depth review of risks and impacts; however, in November 2014 the state completed that work and issued regulations,signaling the possibility that drilling could move forward. In the meantime, gas production has expanded in Pennsylvania and Ohio—giving rise to plans for a network of new pipelines and compressor stations region-wide to get the gas to market, as well as increasing volumes of waste that must be managed and disposed of.Resourceseia (2020). Natural Gas Explained. Retrieved from: https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/natural-gas/natural-gas-and-the-environment.php(Links to an external site.)Hausfather, Z (Aug 23,2016). Is natural gas a bridge fuel? Retrieved from: https://www.yaleclimateconnections.org/2016/08/is-natural-gas-a-bridge-fuel/(Links to an external site.)Earthworks (2019). Marcellus and Utica Shale. Retrieved from: https://earthworks.org/stories/marcellus_and_utica_shale/(Links to an external site.)

Need to explain the renewable energy with comparison and updated numbers, and to show the importance of the Renewable Energy for the Sustainable Development.