Electronic Instruments and their Applications in Civil Engineering

Total Station and Its Application A total station (TS) or total station theodolite (TST) is an electronic/optical instrument used for surveying and building construction. It is an electronic transit theodolite integrated with electronic distance measurement (EDM) to measure both vertical and horizontal angles and the slope distance from the instrument to a particular point and … Read more

Operational Amplifier and Oscillators: Virtual ground concept, output offset voltage and CMRR of op-amp and Positive feedback and Barkhausen criteria for oscillations

What is an Op-Amp ? Low cost integrating circuit consisting of: Transistors Resistors Capacitors Able to amplify a signal due to an external power supply Name derives from its use to perform operations on a signal. Applications of Op-Amps Adder Subtraction Comparators Multiplication/ Division Integrators Differentiators Analog to Digital Converters Pin configuration of op amp … Read more

Bipolar Junction Transistor: Current Flow Mechanism in NPN and PNP, Common Base and Emitter Configuration

Introduction TO Bipolar Junction Transistor The transistor is a solid- state device whose operation depends upon the flow of electric charge carries within the solid. A transistor consists of two P-N junctions formed by sandwiching either P-type or N-type semiconductor between a pair of opposite types. Accordingly, there are two types of transistors, namely: 1. … Read more

Semiconductor Diode : Intrinsic and Extrinsic

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Semiconductor Intrinsic conductor An intrinsic semiconductor is one which is made of the semiconductor material in its extremely pure form. A semiconductor is not truly intrinsic unless its impurity content is less than one part in 100 million parts of semiconductor. In an intrinsic semiconductor, even at room temperature, hole electron pairs … Read more