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Like any other industry, the modern era has brought about significant changes in the construction industry.  Construction strategies have been refined to turn out to be progressively productive while materials have become more grounded and durable.  Construction procurement experiencing a massive shift as it attempts to control costs, solve communication problems, tackle correspondence issues, and guarantee both high quality and sufficient profit for contractual workers.  In the traditional procurement method, design-build or design-bid-build is followed. Here, in this model, the planner and the engineer or both design a construction project and then open it for bids from interested contractors by issuing a request for proposals (RFPs). The lowest bidder who is able to meet the requirement of the project is given out the construction contract. The common challenges in construction procurement are:  >> Supplier Management Issues: Organizations need ...

Armoured cable is the name given to any electrical cable which is built with a protective layer of aluminium or steel wire covering for LT and HT Cables. The armour plate covering is under the cable sheath to ensure the driver and separate the layers. Materials used in armours are either metallic or non-magnetic aluminium, steel wire etc.  The armour is used for mechanical protection against any damages and can be used as Earth Continuity Conductors. Flat armoured cable or round armoured cable is used for 3 core or 4 core cables, while aluminium armouring is used for single-core cable.  The major differences between flat and round cables are as follows:  >> Usage: Round and flat armoured cables exceed each other in most of the settings. Round armoured cables are utilized in most modern applications from automated and general kinds of assembling to renewable energy source. Flat cables can offer an incredible solution for providing force and information t...