What Is Engineering? : What Is Engineering?
Slide2 : Does anyone know
what an Engineer does?
Slide3 : Definition of
Engineering Engineering is the application of math and science to identify and solve problems.
Engineers provide solutions.
Slide4 : Engineers are involved in Buildings, Highways, Airplanes
Power Plants, TV’s, Stereos,
Computers, Cars, Car Engines
Appliances, Medicine, everything
Engineers are inventors and
problem solvers
Project in Puerto Rico : Project in Puerto Rico
Slide6 : Some of the worlds
biggest engineering feats Great pyramids of Egypt
Great Wall of China
Golden Gate Bridge
Eiffel Tower
English Tunnel
Space Travel
Slide7 : Engineers are responsible for Your drinking water
Your electricity
Your car & the road you drive on
Slide8 : The Engineers of
tomorrow will; Create an alternative fuel
Create a faster computer
A manned rocket to Mars
Slide9 : Some of the most
Common Engineering
Fields Structural Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Computer Engineering
Bio-engineering
Structural Engineers : Structural Engineers
New Cooper River Bridge Charleston, SC : New Cooper River Bridge Charleston, SC The longest cable-stayed bridge in North America, spanning 1546 feet.
Reedy River Bridge : Reedy River Bridge
Slide15 : Aerospace engineers design, analyze, model, simulate, and test aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, missiles, and rockets.
What does an aerospace engineer do?
Slide18 : What Is Mechanical Engineering? Mechanical Engineers Are Concerned
with the design & manufacture of:
microscopic parts to gigantic gears
heating, ventilation, refrigeration
laser technology
automotive industry (ICAR)
automation & robotics
Slide19 : 14
Clemson/ICAR : Clemson/ICAR
Slide21 : What is Civil Engineering?
Civil Engineering is a composite of many
specific disciplines.
Structural Waste Treatment Transportation Water Management
Slide22 : Electrical and Computer Engineering What is Electrical Engineering?
Is the application of the laws of physics governing electricity, magnestism, and light to develop products and services.
What is Computer Engineering? Is the design, construction, implementation, and maintenance of computers and computer controlled equipment.
Slide23 : BioEngineering What is Bio-Engineering?
The application of engineering principles to develop products and services in the medical field.
Artificial limps Artificial organs
Cochlear implants Pacemakers
Slide24 :
The demand for Ceramic and Materials Engineers is increasing as usage of high technology materials continues to increase.
What are Ceramic and Materials Engineers? Each time you talk on the phone,
use a computer, or
use a microwave oven,
we are using products made with ceramics and other materials.
Project in Puerto Rico : Project in Puerto Rico
Modular Structures : Modular Structures
Slide27 : Do you have what it
takes to be an engineer ? Be able to work in a team
Good communication skills
Good math and science skills
Curiosity - “ how & why”
Creative - solve problems
Imaginative - new ideas
Slide28 : Prepare yourself now! Math: Algebra, Trigonometry, Geometry, Calculus
Science: Biology,Chemistry, Physics
Computer Classes
English-grammar, writing skills
Slide29 : What Are Some Engineering Schools in the Southeast? NC State
Clemson
USC
Citadel
Virginia Tech
UNC University of Tennessee
Georgia Tech
UVA
Tennessee Tech
Duke
Slide30 : How long do Engineers have to go to school? 4-5 years in college
Slide31 : Professional Engineers Licensed similar to Doctors, Lawyers, CPAs
Engineers must sign and seal engineering drawings to assure building officials and public that the designs are safe. You do not have to be registered to work as an engineer.
Two Eight-Hour Exams
Engineering Fundamentals (EIT)
Principles and Practice Exams (PE)
Slide32 : Registrations Personally registered in:
SC, GA, MS, TX, OK, IN, VA, NJ, PR, OH
Almost all states recognize licenses from other states.
Slide33 : Starting Salaries? Min Wage $12,000
Police Office / Fireman $30,000
Nursing $36,000
Structural Engineer (BS) $46,000
Chemical Engineer (BS) $53,000
Engineering Firms : Engineering Firms An engineering office can range in size from several thousand to an office of one engineer.
Slide35 : Fluor Worldwide Offices Calgary Vancouver Richland
Aliso Viejo Tucson Houston Mexico City San Juan
Rumford
Johannesburg Perth Melbourne Buenos Aires Abu Dhabi
Al Khobar Beijing
Seoul
Shanghai
Manila Singapore
Jakarta New Delhi England
Camberley
London Poland
Gliwice Netherlands
Bergen-op-Zoom
Haarlem Santiago Asturias Caracas Moscow Cincinnati
Charlotte
Greenville Tokyo Lima São Paulo
Projects Worked On : Projects Worked On Puerto Rico
Types of Projects : Types of Projects Paper Mills
Cereal-Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
Insulin
Ibuprofen
Plastic for soft drink bottles
Silicon Wafer for computer chips
Carbon Fiber
Slide38 : Questions
Carolina Academy Tower Project : Carolina Academy Tower Project
Carolina Academy Tower Project Structural Engineering of Tower : Carolina Academy Tower Project Structural Engineering of Tower Tension Compression