Essays on Engineering

Ethics in Engineering Ethics refer to the general code of conduct or principles required in a specific field or that which a person has set to govern their lives. Just like any other field of study, engineering also requires specific set of rules to ensure that there is proper sailing in...

The chief engineer contracted to build a bridge connecting the island of Manhattan, and the City of Brooklyn passes on due to an infectious wound after sustaining an injury. His son, William Roebling, also an engineer takes over to get the job done. In an unfortunate twist of fate, he...

This paper is based on an experiment of establishing the consistency, density, and compressive strength of concrete. The experiment involves casting of 12 sets of concrete cubes to with three different water to cement ratios. Therefore, four sets of cubes are prepared using one W/C ratio. The essence of making...

I am a freshman from India, and I have come to America to pursue a degree. My transition from my home country has been successful, and I am glad to have been admitted to this institution. I am going to major in electrical engineering and I have chosen to pursue...

The ingenuity of man in tackling societal problems has, over time, led to the construction of magnificent engineering structures, one of which are bridges. Bridges, by definition, refer to engineering artefacts that traverse over physical objects with a view to allow the passage of diverse objects such as ships, vehicles...

A beam is a structural element utilized in the supporting of heavy loads that make various structures. The huge loads supported by the beam always tend to bend the beam while the beam reacts by resisting the bending caused by the load. The bending characteristics of a beam are dependent...

Heat Treatment Process in Metal Manufacturing Heat treatment is a process that involved a combination of heating and cooling process which are timed, and they are applied on a metal or an alloy that is in solid state to make the materials gain a desirable property. The processes of heat treatment...

Snell’s law or the Law of Refraction is .Consider a light ray which travels from fixed points P to Q. The ray will choose the quickest route (through the point X, which is not fixed) and so minimize the time of travel. The light ray has velocity CA in medium...

A piston is manufactured mostly using cast aluminium alloys. Rings are made using either cast iron or stainless steel. The manufacturing process depends on the intended application of the piston. The most common process is through casting. Typically, casting process involves pouring molten metal into a mould with a design...

Beams are structural elements designed to bear structural load (dead load) and other external loads (live loads).  Bending moment of a beam denotes a reaction that a structural beam produces when an external force is applied on the beam causing its bending. In civil engineering the bending moment is referred...

A truss is a structure consisting of beams that are triangularly connected and applied in costructing buildings and bridges (Taranath, 2016). A framework comprising of cross-members that are connected using pin joints and supported at both ends using rollers or hinged joints is considered to be statically determinate (Hibbeler, 2015)....

Building construction is a rewarding, significant but complex process. The construction project usually begins with a concept and ends in a structure that might house people for many years. Nevertheless, the planning stage of the construction projects needs an orderly and well-planned assembly of all the needed resources. Articulation of...