Essays on Civil Engineer

ABET outcomes and civil engineering

The civil engineering is a specialized branch of the engineering that combines the use of chemistry, physics-based in calculus, differential equations, material resistance, and design. Each university and educational institution that offer civil engineering programs must meet with basic criteria established by the ABET (Brown School of Engineering) and other professional organizations related to civil engineering. The programs of civil engineering, additional to the hard core of the career (calculus and sciences), it is necessary to add other skills to the potential engineers to develop their skills with success, that skills are: management, leadership, ethics and public policies. The ...

Enron Corporation an American energy company was based in Houston, Texas before its decline in 2001. In the company, over twenty thousand employees were contracted in this organization. More particular, Civil Engineer were contracted in the field of Natural gas and other field operations, professionalism of these employees was in doubt that they led to bankruptcy of the whole company. The financial condition of the company was sustained through an institutionalized creatively planned financial fraud referred as the Enron Scandal. The corporation has since been a famous example of a willful corporate and corruption (Rapoport, 2004). In modern world, ...

Life-long Learning

Life-long learning is generally perceived as a continuous learning process which is undertaken during the entire tenure of the life of an individual. It is a type of learning that is not rigid, varied and obtainable at various times and in multiple locations. For me, lifelong learning means a continuous crave for knowledge and the latest technologies in my career-related area to keep me updated about industry standards in a global perspective. Life-long learning for me is a never-ending process that helps me become a better professional who is capable as well as productive. The process will also help ...

Introduction

The beginning of the concept of aviation began in Chinese in the fourth century A.D. In 400 B.C a toy that consisted of feathers at the end of a stick was spun between the hands to generate a lift and after its release it provided a free flight, It is assumed that those who build the toys were inspired by the auto rotating nature of seeds from trees such as Sycamore. 1

In the year 1480, Leonard da Vinci discovered that a screw shaped device well made from a starched linen can rise in air if turned quickly.

Biography of Leonard da Vinci

He was born on April ...