Engineering Disciplines Flashcards
Big 4
Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Civil
Aerospace Engineering
design and develop technology for commercial aviation, national defense, space exploration
Architectural Engineering
Focus on the safety, cost, and construction methods of designing a building
Biomedical
develop devices and procedures that solve medical problems
Chemical
take chemical reactions and scale them up to a large manufacturing process
Electrical
employs the largest number of engineers, electrical devices, systems, use of electricity
Civil
plan, design, and supervise construction of public works buildings
Computer Systems and Software Engineering
design, construction, and operation of computer systems
Evironmental
engineering of products that will help the environment, reduction of air pollution, pesticides
Industrial
Organization during production process
manufacturing
figure out how a product will be built
material
create new materials to meet specifications that couldn’t be met with raw materials
Mechanical
design machinery- motor, AC
Nuclear
design, develop, control plants that use nuclear energy for fuel and medical purposes
Petroleum
production of hydrocarbons, efficiently extracting oil
