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CEO Flashcards

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involves planning, coordinating, and overseeing construction projects to ensure they are completed on time with budget meet and quality standard

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Construction Engineering Management

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involves creating a strong base for a business idea through market research identification of target audience and crafting a value proposition

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Foundation design

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involves analyzing soil and rocks to assess stability and design foundations for construction projects

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Geotechnical engineering

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involves analyzing designing and ensuring the stability of various structures including buildings bridges and dams

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Structural engineering

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also involves inspecting existing structures for safety and recommending repairs or upgrades

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Structural engineering

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focuses on the design and management of water systems to ensure efficient and sustainable use of water resources

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Water resource engineering

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involves designing and manufacturing materials composed of two or more components with distinct properties

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Composite engineering

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involves designing structures to withstand seismic activity by incorporating engineering principles and materials to minimize damage

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Earthquake engineering

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Incorporates knowledge of geology seismology and structural engineering

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Earthquake engineering

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involve moving large quantities of soil or rock to shape the land for construction or landscaping purposes

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Earthworks

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play a crucial role in preparing a site for building structures or creating effective drainage systems

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Earthworks

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are synthetic materials used in civil engineering projects for applications like soil reinforcement erosion control and drainage systems

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Geosynthetics

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is the process of evaluating soil and rock to determine their properties for construction projects

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Geotechnical investigation

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involves enhancing soil properties to support construction projects such as compacting soil adding stabilizers or treating contaminated land

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Ground improvement

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refers to the process of determining the amount of work or resources needed to complete a task or project efficiently

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Load calculation

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involves studying the behavior of soil and rocks in the marine environment to support safe and effective offshore construction projects

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Offshore geotechnical engineering

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involves planning organizing and overseeing tasks to achieve specific goals involves techniques to prevent land erosion and sloping surfaces from collapsing ensuring safety and sustainability

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Slope Stabilization

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involves examining the organizational framework to identify strengths weaknesses opportunities and threats

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Structural analysis

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involves removing contaminants from water before releasing it back into the environment to prevent pollution and protect public health

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Wastewater treatment

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The structural design process of building can be divided into three stages

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load calculation
structural analysis and
design

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Structural engineering specialties for buildings include

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Earthquake engineering
Façade engineering
Fire engineering
Roof engineering
Tower engineering
Wind engineering

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involves the application of technical and scientific knowledge to infrastructure construction projects

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Construction engineering management (CEM)

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blends engineering (which focuses on design) with construction management which is concerned with overseeing the actual construction

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Construction engineering management

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Some common areas of focus for CEM include

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Commercial business or housing construction
Electrical system design
HVAC/mechanical
Highway /heavy construction

25
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responsibility to plan design build operate and maintain these systems of transport in such a way as to provide for the safe efficient and convenient movement of people and goods

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transportation engineer

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Engineers are able to treat wastewater so that it can be used for irrigation potable water or even as cooling water for industrial plants

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Updating Wastewater Treatment Facilities

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To provide clean drinking water water resource engineers are integrating ultraviolet disinfection technology into water treatment plants

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UV Disinfection Technology

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Water resource engineers are helping confront global warming through the process of cooling waterways and oceans

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Cooling Waterways and Oceans

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refers to the group of materials that are used in the construction of manmade structures and components

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Engineering materials

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The major classification of engineering materials include

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Metals Polymers Ceramics and Composites

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are the most commonly used class of engineering material

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Metals

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are the most common metal alloys the most common metal alloys in use due to abundance of iron ease of production and high versatility of the material

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Ferrous alloys

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are basically just mixtures of iron and carbon

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Carbon steels

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They have exceptional mechanical properties such as strength stiffness creep and dimensional stability which are further complemented by superior thermal stability flame retardancy and are materials with superior structure property correlations

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Engineering polymers

35
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utilize composite material to design structures and buildings

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Composite engineers

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Types of tests include involves the development testing and manufacturing of materials to create new products and improve existing ones

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Materials Engineering

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Structural Engineering Specialist

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Earthquake Engineering
Facade Engineering
Fire Engineering
Roof Engineering
Tower Engineering
Wind Engineering

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