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is an Engineer?
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERS evaluate effects that
soil conditions have on a site, providing owners with
a view of what the earth under their projects looks
like. They deal with:
- foundation systems
- foundation settlements
- earth embankments
- earth dams
- earth excavations
- pavement design
- airport runway design
To learn more about geotechnical engineering, check
out http://www.icivilengineer.com/Geotechnical_Engineering/
or http://www.geoengineer.org/.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS provide owners with design
of a shelter or structure that will withstand gravitational
forces and loads from people, equipment, wind and earthquakes.
These components include:
- roof systems
- floor systems
- beams
- columns
- foundations
- retaining walls
- bridges
To read more about structural engineering, visit http://www.icivilengineer.com/Structural_Engineering/,
check out the Structural Engineering Institute at http://www.seinstitute.org/,
or peruse the WWW Virtual Library of Structural Engineering
at http://www.virtualengineer.com/vengvlib1.htm.
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS design the climate or the
environment inside structures where you live and work.
They have the expertise to provide the owner with a
building that protects its occupants from excess heat,
cold, humidity or dryness, and work on:
- air conditioning
- heating
- ventilation
- plumbing
- fire protection
- gas distribution
- energy conservation
To read more about mechanical engineering, visit the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) International
at http://www.asme.org/
or check out the World Wide Web Virtual Library of Mechanical
Engineering at http://dart.stanford.edu/vlme/.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS provide light and power
distribution within a structure. They might work on:
- electrical power
- audio systems
- video systems
- power generation and control
- fire alarm systems
- data systems
- security systems
To read more about electrical engineering, visit the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
at http://www.ieeeusa.org/
or The Institution of Electrical Engineers at http://www.iee.org/.
Also, see the WWW Virtual Library of Electrical and
Electronics Engineering at http://webdiee.cem.itesm.mx/wwwvlee/.
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