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Optimization of Machining Tolerance Allocation
Published in R. Saravanan, Manufacturing Optimization through Intelligent Techniques, 2017
For example, optimization is routinely used in aerospace deign activities to minimize the overall weight of the aircraft. Thus, the minimization of the weight of the aircraft components is of major concern to aerospace designers. Chemical engineers, on the other hand, are interested in designing and operating a process plant for an optimum rate of production. Mechanical engineers design mechanical components for the purpose of achieving either a minimum manufacturing cost or a maximum component life. Production engineers are interested in designing an optimum schedule of the various machining operations to minimize the ideal time of machines and the overall job completion time. Civil engineers are involved in designing buildings, bridges, dams, and other structures to achieve a minimum overall cost, or maximize safety, or both. Electrical engineers are interested in designing communication networks to achieve minimum time for communication from one node to another.
Engineering and Technology Professions
Published in Quamrul H. Mazumder, Introduction to Engineering, 2018
Civil engineers are involved in the design, construction, supervision, operation, and maintenance of construction projects ranging from small buildings to large projects and systems, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges, piping for water supply, oil, gas, and sewage treatment. Civil engineers can also work in research, but that role usually requires a graduate degree. Typical activities and tasks performed by civil engineers include the following: Conduct and analyze survey reports, maps, and other data to plan projects and make design decisions.Prepare estimates of construction costs, and ensure compliance with government regulations, potential environmental hazards, and other factors in planning stages and risk analysis.Understand regulatory requirements and submit permit applications to local, state, and federal agencies verifying that projects comply with pertinent regulations.Evaluate cost of materials, equipment, or labor to determine a project’s economic feasibility.Use modern engineering computational tools, such as computer-aided design software, to plan and design transportation systems, hydraulic systems, and structures in line with industry and government standards.Develop, plan, and oversee the repair, maintenance, and replacement of public and private infrastructure such as bridges and highways.
Pre-construction / RIBA Plan of Work Stages 0–4 / OGC Gateway Stages 1–3C
Published in Duncan Cartlidge, Construction Project Manager’s Pocket Book, 2020
Civil engineers are involved with the design, development and construction of a huge range of projects in the built and natural environment. Consulting civil engineers liaise with clients to plan, manage, design and supervise the construction of projects. They can run projects as project manager. Within civil engineering, consulting engineers are the designers; contracting engineers turn their plans into reality. Consulting civil engineers provide a wide range of services to clients. Typical work activities include: undertaking technical and feasibility studies and site investigations,developing detailed designs,assessing the potential risks of specific projects, as well as undertaking risk management in specialist roles,supervising tendering procedures and putting together proposals,managing, supervising and visiting contractors on-site and advising on civil engineering issues,managing budgets and other project resources,managing change, as the client may change their mind about the design, and identifying, formalising and notifying relevant parties of changes in the project,scheduling material and equipment purchases and delivery,attending public meetings and displays to discuss projects, especially in a senior role,adopting all relevant requirements around issues such as building permits, environmental regulations, sanitary design, good manufacturing practices and safety on all work assignments,ensuring that a project runs smoothly and that the structure is completed on time and within budget, andcorrecting any project deficiencies that affect production, quality and safety requirements prior to final evaluation and project reviews.
Factors influencing civil engineering university students’ decision making
Published in European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
In contrast with other branches of engineering, civil engineering is primarily concerned with designing and executing structural works that serve the general public, such as dams, bridges, aqueducts, canals, highways, power plants, sewerage systems and other infrastructure (Watson 2021). Civil engineers are responsible for gathering project requirements, testing and evaluating building sites and materials, and managing the overall building process from start to finish, which means that civil engineers need to see and understand the big picture, and also be able to execute the tiniest of details (Doyle 2019). As Akyazi et al. (2020) also observe, the relentless trend in sophisticated automation, sensor deployment, monitoring and control in construction highly increases the potential for applications of information technology in the civil engineering sector. This enables construction equipment, machinery, structures, etc. to be connected through a central data platform and making in the analysis of massive data with tools such as Big Data, Data Analytics, Machine Learning increasingly common.
Civil engineer for urban livability, sustainability and resilience
Published in Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 2022
A. E. Aktan, J. M. W. Brownjohn, F. L. Moon, K. J. Sjoblom, I. Bartoli, S. G. Karaman
Today, civil engineers are expected to reliably evaluate, monitor and maintain the performance and condition of constructed systems in terms of objective and meaningful metrics; develop effective lifecycle operations and preservation strategies; identify and promote policies for securing funding mechanisms for sustainably managing various sectors of the built environment and infrastructures as assets; mitigating and managing especially emerging multi-hazards risks; and, intelligently renew and replace these systems with resilient systems while causing minimum disruption to day-to-day urban functions. Civil engineers are expected to identify, adapt and integrate innovative technology tools for accomplishing the above. In spite of many research papers we cannot claim that the profession has advanced meaningfully towards these expectations.