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Engineering Branches

• Dom Dal BelloEngineering 100
• Allan Hancock College

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United States Engineers

• 2002 1.5 million (U.S. Pop 288M)To nearest
  thousand
• Electrical 292,000 (Electrical/Electroni
  cs)
• Civil 228,000
• Mechanical 215,000
• Industrial 194,000
• Aerospace 78,000
• Computer 75,000 (Hardware)

http//bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm
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United States Engineers

• 2008 1.6 million 100k since 2002 (U.S. Pop
  304M) To nearest thousand
• Electrical 302,000 10k since 2002
  (Electrical/Electronics)
• Civil 278,000 50k
• Mechanical 239,000 24k
• Industrial 215,000 21k
• Computer 75,000 0 (Hardware)
• Aerospace 72,000 -6k

http//bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm, Sept. 9, 2010
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Engineers

• Environmental
• Chemical
• Materials
• Petroleum
• Nuclear
• Biomedical

• Marine/Naval Arch.
• Mining/Geological
• Agriculture
• Architectural
• Manufacturing
• Systems

http//bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm
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Percentages (U.S)
1 16,000
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Electrical Engineering

• Largest branch
• Design devices and systems that use electricity
• Institute for Electricaland Electronics
  Engineers (I.E.E.E.)(38 technical societies in
  I.E.E.E.)

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Electrical Engineering

• Electronics
• Communications
• Power
• Controls
• Instrumentation

Design of circuits devices to produce, amplify
and rectify (modify/filter) electric signals. Use
transistors, semiconductors, integrated circuits
(ICs).
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Electrical Engineering

• Electronics
• Communications
• Power
• Controls
• Instrumentation

Entertainment to military. Cell phones, video
tele-conferencing. Lasers, fiber-optics,
wireless. Data transmission (data, voice, video).
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Electrical Engineering

• Electronics
• Communications
• Power
• Controls
• Instrumentation

Production, Transmission and Distribution. Hydroel
ectric, steam, nuclear, solar, wind, fuel
cells. Transmission lines, motors, generators.
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Electrical Engineering

• Electronics
• Communications
• Power
• Controls
• Instrumentation

Automated operations and processes
(robotics). Compare a measured quantity to
desired result difference causes a signal that
adjusts input (thermostats, cruise control).
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Electrical Engineering

• Electronics
• Communications
• Power
• Controls
• Instrumentation

Use electronic devices to measure pressure,
temperature, speed, voltage, etc. Process, store,
transmit data.
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Mechanical Engineering

• Broadest branch.
• Design power-producing machines and engines, and
  power-using machines.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  (A.S.M.E.) (founded 1880 32 technical
  divisions in 7 groups and 3 institutes)

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Mechanical Engineering
Production and Transfer. Energy Conversion (e.g.,
heat to mechanical). Design and Operate Power
Plants. HVAC (heat., vent. air
cond). Refrigeration and Heat Exchangers. Solar,
Geothermal, Wind.

• Energy
• Design of Structures and Motion of Mechanical
  Systems
• Manufacturing

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Mechanical Engineering
Cars, trucks, tractors, trains, planes, space
vehicles. Lathes, mills, grinders, drills,
tools. Copiers, computers. Medical devices and
equipment. Pressure vessels and pipes.

• Energy
• Design of Structures and Motion of Mechanical
  Systems
• Manufacturing

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Mechanical Engineering
Design processes to convert raw materials into
products. Design equipment. Design machines to
make machines. Manufacturing processes. Automation
and robotics. Increase efficiency.

• Energy
• Design of Structures and Motion of Mechanical
  Systems
• Manufacturing

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ASME Groups and Divisions
http//divisions.asme.org/

• Basic Engineering Technical Group
• Applied Mechanics
• Bioengineering
• Fluids Engineering
• Heat Transfer
• Materials
• Tribology (friction)

Mechanics, is the study of how media responds to
external stimuli (e.g., forces), includes
analytical and experimental studies in -
Biomechanics - Geomechanics - Composite
materials - Hydrodynamics - Computing methods -
Lubrication - Dynamics - Mechanical properties
of matls - Elasticity - Micromechanics -
Experimental Methods - Plasticity and failure -
Fluid dynamics - Plates and shells - Fracture
- Wave propagation The Applied Mechanics
Division is one of the oldest and largest
divisions of ASME. Prof. Stephen P. Timoshenko,
was the first Chairman.
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Civil Engineering

• Oldest branch
• Plan, design and supervise the construction of
  facilitiesbuildings, transit systems, water
  supply and treatment, etc.
• American Society of Civil Engineers
  (A.S.C.E.)(8 institutes, 11 technical divisions)

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Civil Engineering
Design bridges, buildings, dams, tunnels, tanks,
transmission towers, offshore platforms,
satellites. Analyze forces on structures. Select
components materials to ensure structures
strong, stable and durable. Structural Dynamics.

• Structural
• Transportation
• Environmental
• Water Resources
• Geotechnical
• Surveying
• Construction

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Civil Engineering
Safe efficient movement of people and
goods. Highways, roads, harbors, ports, mass
transit, airports, railroads. Gas, oil and other
transport systems.

• Structural
• Transportation
• Environmental
• Water Resources
• Geotechnical
• Surveying
• Construction

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Civil Engineering
Control / prevent / eliminate air / water / soil
pollution. Design / operatewater systems,
waste water and sewage systems, garbage disposal
systems, air quality control systems, recycling
systems. Toxic clean-up and pesticide control.

• Structural
• Transportation
• Environmental
• Water Resources
• Geotechnical
• Surveying
• Construction

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Civil Engineering
Ensure availability, delivery. Develop new
sources. Harbors, rivers, coastal
protection. Flood control, irrigation,
drainage. Hydro-electric facilities.

• Structural
• Transportation
• Environmental
• Water Resources
• Geotechnical
• Surveying
• Construction

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Civil Engineering
Study properties of soil / rock on which
structures are placed. How does ground support
the loads? Dams, levees, foundations, offshore,
settlement, stability of slopes, seepage of
ground water. Earthquakes.

• Structural
• Transportation
• Environmental
• Water Resources
• Geotechnical
• Surveying
• Construction

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Civil Engineering
Mapping construction sites buildings, pipes,
utilities. Locate property lines. LEGAL issues
requires state license. Satellites,
aerial/terrestrial photography, computer
processing, GPS.

• Structural
• Transportation
• Environmental
• Water Resources
• Geotechnical
• Surveying
• Construction

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Civil Engineering
Technical management skills. Plan and build
facilities that other engineers and architects
design. Estimate costs, equipment personnel
needs. Supervise construction, operating and
startup. Know methods, equipment.

• Structural
• Transportation
• Environmental
• Water Resources
• Geotechnical
• Surveying
• Construction

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ASCE Technical Institutes

• Architectural Engineering Institute (AEI) 1998
• all professionals in the building industry
• Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute
  (COPRI) 2000
• Construction Institute (CI)
• Construction and Materials Divisions at ASCE.
  suppliers, testing laboratories, bonding
  agencies, insurance providers, financial firms,
  accounting firms, and legal firms
• Engineering Mechanics Institute (EMI)
• fourteen technical committees
• Environmental Water Resources Institute (EWRI)
  1999
• Geo-Institute (G-I) 1996
• improving the environment, mitigating natural
  hazards, and economically constructing engineered
  facilities.
• Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) 1996
• Transportation Development Institute (TDI)

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Other ASCE Tech. Groups

• Technical Activities Committee (TAC) oversees all
  the technical groups within ASCE that are not
  currently part of the ASCE Institutes. 

• DIVISIONS
• Aerospace
• Energy
• Geomatics
• Pipeline

• TECHNICAL COUNCILS
• Cold Regions Engineering
• Computing and Engineering Technology
• Disaster Risk Management
• Forensic Engineering
• Lifeline Earthquake Engineering
• Wind Engineering

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Computer Engineering

• Fastest growing branch in 1990s.
• Design computer hardware firmware.
• Started within electrical engineering, but
  requires specialized knowledge..
• Computer Engineering vs.
• Computer Science

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Computer Engineering

• Computer
• processor, chips, circuit boards, networks,
  devices, components.
• Architecture.
• Peripherals
• Storage disk, RAM, ROM.
• Output printer, monitor, speaker.
• Input keyboard, mouse, scanner.
• Communication Internet.

• Hardware
• Firmware

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Computer Engineering
Firmware is microcode (software) that controls
the processors. Firmware is the internal
thought process of the computer that enables it
to perform basic operations required by software
in general.

• Hardware
• Firmware

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Computer Engineering
Theory, design and implementation of software (an
intangible product). Software set of
instructions that hardware can read and
execute. OS, AI, networking, comm., database,
computer-human interaction, graphics,
computations.

• Computer Science
• Comp. Scientists write the programs.

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Industrial Engineering

• Develop efficient ways to use resources for a
  process or to make a product. Management and
  planning.
• Resources people, machines, materials, energy,
  information.
• Design and manage Quality Control (QC) programs.
• Design facitilities and plants.
• Human and organizational aspects of systems
  design.

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Aerospace Engineering

• Commercial military aircraft, missiles,
  spacecraft.
• New technologies.
• Aerodynamics, propulsion, thermodynamics,
  structures, celestial mechanics, acoustics
  materials.
• Guidance and control systems.

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Environmental Engineering

• Use Civil Engineering, Biology and Chemistry to
  solve environmental problems.
• Air pollution, water management, water supply,
  waste water, solid waste, public health,
  hazardous waste.
• Clean up and prevent.

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Chemical Engineering

• Use training in engineering and chemistry to
  create usable products.
• Chemical production facilities manufacturing
  facilities that use chemicals.
• Plastics, building materials, food products,
  pharmaceuticals, rubber, synthetic fibers,
  petroleum products (plastics, shampoos, perfume,
  fertilizers, petrochemicals).
• Environment Clean up and prevent.

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Materials Engineering

• Materials Science study what makes materials
  strong, stiff, fracture, fatigue, conductive,
  corrode, etc.
• Materials Engineering knowing the science
• Develop ways/new materials that improve material
  properties (strength, corrosion resistance, etc.)
• Select right material for the job (mechanical,
  electrical, thermal, chemical properties, costs).
• Graphite golf clubs, tiles on space shuttle, high
  strength/temperature alloys in turbines.

http//www.testresources.com/
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Metallurgical Engineering

• Extractive Metallurgy remove metal from ores,
  refine, alloy.
• Physical Metallurgy study structure
  (microstructure), properties, processing ?
  products.
• Mechanical Metallurgy develop/improve metal
  working processes (casting, forging, rolling,
  drawing).

The Internet Microscope www.umist.ac.uk/intmic/
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Ceramic Engineering

• Non-metallic minerals, clays, silicates (sand).
• Glassware, tiles, bricks.
• Semiconductors.
• Solar panels, insulators.
• Fiber optics.
• High temperature applications.

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Bio/Biomedical Engineering

• Design diagnostic and theraputic devices.
• Prostheses.
• Pace makers, implants.
• Bio-compatible materials.
• Blood analyzers, imaging, lasers, life support
  systems.

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Architectural Engineering

• Architects are primarily concerned with space use
  and aesthetics.
• Architectural Engineers are concerned with
  building safety, cost, and sound construction
  methods.

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Nuclear Engineering

• Design, construct and operate nuclear power
  plant.
• Nuclear submarines, space power.
• Handle fuels, dispose of waste.
• Medical applications (imaging).

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Petroleum Engineering

• Find and extract oil and natural gas.
• Remove, transport and store.
• Design processes, equipment and systems.
• Refine into useful products (fuel, plastics).

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Ocean Engineering Naval Architecture

• Ocean EngineersDesign offshore platforms,
  harbors, underwater structures and machines.
• Naval ArchitectsDesign ships and vessels.

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Mining/Geological Engr.

• Find, remove and transport (coal, metals,
  minerals).
• Design processes, equipment and systems.
• Return ground to natural state.

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Manufacturing Engineering

• Study behavior of materials.
• Design systems, equipment and tools.
• Manage overall manufacturing process.

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Agricultural Engineering

• Food production, processing, marketing,
  distribution.
• Agricultural equipment, processes, structures.
• Power, machinery, electricity.
• Soil, water, forestry, bioengineering.
• Everything to do with Ag.

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Systems Engineering

• Design, develop and operate large, complex
  systems.
• Integration of components in a limited
  envelope.(e.g., a Boeing 747 has million
  parts).
• Math, computer applications, queuing (ordering)
  theory, simulation.

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Other Engineering Branches

• Fire Protection
• Military
• Optical
• Software

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UC Santa Barbara

• College of Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Materials Engineering (graduate)

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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

• College of Engineering

• Aerospace (AERO)
• Biomedical (BMED)
• Civil (CE)
• Computer Engr. (CMPE)
• Computer Science (CSC)
• Electrical (EE)
• Environmental (ENVE)

• General (GENE)
• Industrial (IE)
• Manufacturing (MFGE)
• Materials (MATE)
• Mechanical (ME)
• Software (SE)
• Fire Protection (graduate)

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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

• College of Architecture Environmental Design
• Architectural Engineering (ARCE)
• College of Agriculture
• Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering (BRAE)

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