Technology & Engineering
Types of Engineering
Engineering encompasses various specialized fields, including civil, mechanical, electrical, chemical, and aerospace engineering, among others. Each type of engineering focuses on specific applications and technologies, such as designing infrastructure, developing machinery, creating electrical systems, formulating chemical processes, and designing aircraft and spacecraft. These disciplines require unique skill sets and knowledge to address specific challenges and advance technology.
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eBook - PDF- Lokesh Pandey(Author)
- 2023(Publication Date)
- Arcler Press(Publisher)
APPLICATIONS OF ENGINEERING ACROSS VARIOUS FIELDS CHAPTER7 CONTENTS 7.1. Introduction .................................................................................... 188 7.2. Types of Engineering ....................................................................... 188 7.3. Mechanical Engineering ................................................................. 197 7.4. Electrical Engineering ..................................................................... 205 7.5. Computer Science and it Engineering ............................................. 212 7.6. Application of Computer Science and it Engineering....................... 215 7.7. Conclusion ..................................................................................... 223 References ............................................................................................. 225 The Basics of Engineering 188 To develop, design, and analyze solutions engineering is a profession in which people apply scientific theory. Engineering consists of major basic branches which all have numerous subdisciplines in general. Civil, chemical, software, mechanical, electrical, and industrial are the major branches of engineering. To solve problems engineering is the application of science and mathematics. For scientific discoveries engineers figure out how things work and find practical uses. For innovations that advance the human condition, scientists, and inventors often get the credit, but in making those innovations available to the world it is engineers who are instrumental. 7.1. INTRODUCTION Much of the modern society depends on engineered artifacts to function, but many members of modern society are not aware of the engineering techniques and practices that have developed the technology and infrastructure. Engineers’ designs and creations are iPods, cell phones, airplanes, bridges, buildings, vehicles, computers, etc.
eBook - PDF- Paul H. Wright(Author)
- 2012(Publication Date)
- Wiley(Publisher)
human talents may prove to be more important than the intentions of edu- cational programs, and it has been observed that many persons educated as technologists have actually emerged in industry functioning as engi- neers. Since their educations bear strong resemblances to those of engi- neers, such a development should not be especially surprising. E N G I N E E R I N G F I E L D S O F S P E C I A L I Z AT I O N Engineering is a diverse profession. It is composed of several major branches or fields of specialization and dozens of minor branches. Engineers have cre- ated these branches in response to an ever-widening base of technological knowledge. In the following paragraphs, some of the more prominent branches of engineering are characterized. These are taken up in general order of decreasing size of the discipline. It should be remembered that there is con- siderable overlap among the various specialties. It is not uncommon for an engineer to practice more than one specialty within a major branch during the course of his or her career. 2.3 ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING The largest of all engineering branches, electrical engineering is concerned with electrical devices, currents, and systems. Electrical engineers work with equipment ranging from heavy power generators to tiny computer chips. Their work contributes to almost every sector of society: electrical appliances for homes, electronic displays for business, lasers for industry, and satellite sys- tems for government and businesses. Electrical engineers usually work in one of six specialty areas: 1. Power generation and transmission. 2. Electronics. 3. Communications systems. 4. Instrumentation and measurement. 5. Automatic controls. 6. Computers. Electrical engineers are responsible for the generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power. They locate hydroelectric, steam, diesel engine, and nuclear power plants, and specify the engines, generators, and auxiliary equipment for these plants.
eBook - PDFEngineering Your Future
The Professional Practice of Engineering
- Stuart G. Walesh(Author)
- 2012(Publication Date)
- Wiley(Publisher)
Essentially all engi- neering designs contribute to the quality of life for untold users. Mathematics, natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences are the foundation of engineering, as explicitly described, for example, in the U.S. civil engineering body of knowledge (ASCE 2008). While being students and appreciators of that foundation, engineers go beyond, as a result of the design process, to develop plans for structures, facilities, systems, products, and processes useful to and sometimes aesthetically pleasing to society (Billington 1986). These plans are the root of the engineering process and the fruit is that which is ultimately constructed, manufactured, or otherwise implemented. Views of Others “Scientists define what is,” according to aeronautical engineer Theodore von Karman, “engineers create what never has been.” Civil engineering professor David P. Billington (1986) continues contrasting science and engineering as fol- lows: “Science is discovery, engineering is design. Scientists study the natural, engineers create the artificial. Scientists create general theories out of observed data; engineers make things, often using only approximate theories.” And this final thought about design in the broad sense from engineer, industrialist, and philan- thropist Eugene C. Grace: “Thousands of engineers can design bridges, calculate strains and stresses, and draw up specifications . . . , but the great engineer . . . can tell whether the bridge should be built, where it should be built, and when.” THIS CHAPTER’ S APPROACH So how do we approach this vast, pan-engineering topic of design in one chapter? First, the treatment of design in this chapter is necessarily broad in scope; it is introductory. 270 Design: To Engineer Is to Create By the time a student uses this book in his or her formal education, he or she will have taken an in-depth design course in his or her chosen discipline, or will soon do so.
eBook - ePub- Carolina Machado, J. Paulo Davim, Carolina Machado, J. Paulo Davim(Authors)
- 2017(Publication Date)
- De Gruyter(Publisher)
All organizations need engineers from varied backgrounds with miscellaneous skills. Some types of engineers have deep, theoretical, scientific knowledge in many technical subjects in general, so they can be pioneers and leaders in many occupational fields and manage organizational structures. The second type of engineer focuses on a few subjects in detail, so they are occupational experts in their fields of interest. The remaining type, the third type, of engineer has direct practical experience in some application areas, such as in factory workshops and on job sites. All the different types of engineers have important contributions to make to the productivity of organizations.I would like to explain one particular provision by giving an unusual and impressive example to highlight the importance of engineers for all kinds of industrial, occupational, investigational, institutional, and academic areas, including medical applications, as described subsequently in Section 7.6.1.7.6.1A specific example of a medical technique in engineering and science
By giving a specific example in this section , it is possible to explain impressively and clearly the contribution and role of mechanical engineers, as well as engineers in other related engineering branches, to organizational management and productivity by emphasizing the level of their participation , even for a different and important science like medicine, and therefore for the importance of health of human beings and also for the sustainability of life. Moreover, there is a strong connection between these medical technique applications and the development of society and economic welfare.As an applied branch of engineering and science, medical technology has a broad range of uses. Medical devices, machines, equipment, and apparatus are widely used in medical diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, medical technology can be seen as an inseparable part of medical science.All over the world and also at the various space locations of the universe, changing from the robotic surgery to the space medicine, there are many fields of application of medical technology. This is an interdisciplinary technology and science, bringing together researchers, academics, engineers, and scientists from different fields of expertise, i.e., mainly mechanical engineering, electrical-electronics engineering, computer engineering, chemical engineering, engineering physics, astronomy, fundamental physics, fundamental chemistry, biology, mathematics, pharmacy, dentistry, and medicine itself.
eBook - PDFHow to Find Out About Engineering
The Commonwealth and International Library: Libraries and Technical Information Division
- S. A. J. Parsons, G. Chandler(Authors)
- 2013(Publication Date)
- Pergamon(Publisher)
However, engineers do not work 1 2 HOW TO FIND OUT ABOUT ENGINEERING in isolation but in collaboration with scientists and technologists such as chemists, mathematicians, and physicists, as well as persons from other disciplines who contribute to the essential 'know-how' which permits a programme of work to be undertaken and completed satisfactorily. Jobs in Engineering The complex range of jobs available in the engineering industry can be simplified into four main groups, namely the professional (chartered) engineer, the technician engineer, the craftsman, and the operative. The PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (who may also be referred to as a 'technologist'), is a person qualified to be responsible for work involved in the design, manufacture, construction, and maintenance of the multifarious range of products and projects which the present day demands. Alternatively, he may be occupied in opening up the boundaries of knowledge in his particular discipline, or he could be a member of the teaching profession. The TECHNICIAN ENGINEER holds qualifications and has obtained practical training or experience which permits him to carry a range of responsibilities under the supervision of the professional engineer. The CRAFTSMAN is a qualified tradesman. The OPERATIVE is unskilled except in a limited sense. Careers in Engineering For young people of both sexes engineering probably offers a wider range of jobs leading to worthwhile and satisfying careers than those offered by other industries. The majority of professional engineers are employed in industry. Others are engaged in government service and with public corporations or local authorities. Teaching attracts others, either at a university, or in the polytechnics and technical colleges. Whatever branch of engineering is considered for a career it can offer an extremely wide choice of occupations for the qualified person who aims at becoming a professional engineer.
eBook - ePubEngineering Your Future
The Professional Practice of Engineering
- Stuart G. Walesh(Author)
- 2012(Publication Date)
- Wiley(Publisher)
The ultimate result of the design process – the fruit that grows from the root – is a useful structure, facility, system, product, or process. Aeronautical engineers design aircraft and spacecraft, civil engineers design high-speed rail systems, chemical engineers design processes to convert raw materials into finished products, and mechanical engineers design hybrid automobiles. As a result of their design orientation, all engineering disciplines deliver functional results some of which are stunning and widely acknowledged while others are unnoticed or taken for granted. Essentially all engineering designs contribute to the quality of life for untold users.Mathematics, natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences are the foundation of engineering, as explicitly described, for example, in the U.S. civil engineering body of knowledge (ASCE 2008). While being students and appreciators of that foundation, engineers go beyond, as a result of the design process, to develop plans for structures, facilities, systems, products, and processes useful to and sometimes aesthetically pleasing to society (Billington 1986). These plans are the root of the engineering process and the fruit is that which is ultimately constructed, manufactured, or otherwise implemented.Views of OthersTHIS CHAPTER’S APPROACH“Scientists define what is,” according to aeronautical engineer Theodore von Karman, “engineers create what never has been.” Civil engineering professor David P. Billington (1986) continues contrasting science and engineering as follows: “Science is discovery, engineering is design. Scientists study the natural, engineers create the artificial. Scientists create general theories out of observed data; engineers make things, often using only approximate theories.” And this final thought about design in the broad sense from engineer, industrialist, and philanthropist Eugene C. Grace: “Thousands of engineers can design bridges, calculate strains and stresses, and draw up specifications . . . , but the great engineer . . . can tell whether the bridge should be built, where it should be built, and when.”So how do we approach this vast, pan-engineering topic of design in one chapter? First, the treatment of design in this chapter is necessarily broad in scope; it is introductory. By the time a student uses this book in his or her formal education, he or she will have taken an in-depth design course in his or her chosen discipline, or will soon do so. Either way, for students, this chapter will provide context for future, current, or past design courses that have or will rely on books (e.g., Choi 2004, Ulrich and Eppinger 2008) and other resources that present discipline-specific descriptions of design. The young practitioner reader of this book will already have completed many design courses and hopefully have begun to experience design. For him or her, this chapter will also provide context as well as an opportunity to reflect, to revisit the all-important design function.
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