Essays on Civil Engineering

Quality Assessment

Scanning technology (3D laser scanner technique) measures the dimension of a precast concrete panel using extraction algorithms to measure boundary points with a compensation model to increase measurement accuracy (Kim et al., 2013). 3D laser scanning converts CAD models into BIM, which identifies scanned objects by ensuring precision for rebar mapping before actual drilling as well as rebar detailing for installing rebar cages (Hajian & Brandow, 2012). Before shipping precast concrete elements, dimensional quality assurance (DQA) is carried out to ensure that there are no dimensional defects using a scanner in an automated process that saves time and labor input ( ...

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 ...

1.0 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Background and Rationale of the Research The industry of construction is not only a key player in the national economic growth; but also a crucial sector affecting the economic and social welfare of citizenry, particularly in its primary function in providing reliable and decent shelter. It is viewed as one of the most essential sector to highly contribute to the growth of an entire economy at the provincial, national and international levels (Artto & Kujala, 2008). In the recent years, cost modelling and estimation for construction projects have attracted major attention of several research scholars. ...

Executive Summary

Lehigh Valley Campus in Pennsylvania is proposing to incorporate renewable sources of energy (Hybrid Photovoltaic Cells and Thermal Collector) into the campus and a cybercafé/bookstore business venture in honor of the recently deceased alumnus of PSU, Wayne K. Newton. It is our firm belief that this project will fulfill the Late Wayne Newton’s visionary dream and fulfill the family’s wishes to donate the funds. The campus aims to use these funds to procure hybrid solar module and design a cybercafé/bookstore business premise

The total cost of the project will be $87120.

The remaining funds will cater for future needs should they arise before the ...

■ Meetings with the Supervisor to discuss two previous tasks:

The two previous tasks were delivered in the first ten weeks of the semester. The teacher asked for the quality of used sources. The sources used for the investigation were only scholar sources. Science Direct, Elsevier and Google Scholar were the used databases in the investigation. There are several paid databases where the investigator and university had no subscription. The previous databases offered more than one thousand results referred to composite piles design, but only twenty sources were selected for the investigation. The sources are in a level of master studies and philosophy doctor studies. The consulted sources had ...

English Course Reflection

Dear students, I am writing this letter hoping that it will help you to gain insight on ENG 105 course taught by Katie Donoviel based on my good and bad experiences. Some of the activities that I carried out as part of the course included: writing projects, reading logs, presentations, and peer review groups. Generally, we had 5 writing projects, 13 reading logs, 2 presentations, in addition to the peer review groups. The first presentation was a group presentation on issues to do with grammar, commas and the like while the second presentation was on The Impact of Social ...

This semester at the University of South Alabama has been very enlightening for me, as I have overcome many obstacles and now feel much more mature and prepared both academically and emotionally. I decided to apply to this University for several reasons, including its rich history considering that its origin goes back to the 1800s. The main factor that drove me to this school is the highly recognized quality of its undergraduate and graduate academic programs, for which the University of Alabama is consistently ranked among the best 50 public universities in the US. After much deliberation, as I ...

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 ...

ABSTRACT

The environmental friendly activities have been given utmost importance in every field. Due to the environmental degradation, the new trend of “go green” has been formed among the people. The people are very persistent about sustainability. The architecture and civil engineering are one of the major fields where the sustainability has to be considered on priority basis. Architect Stefano Boeri has been translating his unique idea of sustainability through world’s first vertical forest building, Bosco Verticale. The objective of the present paper is to explore the safety, durability and the sustainability of the architecture. It these factors are ...

Writing Project 3

Writing, like any other fields, has definite characteristics that are distinguishable in extensive work. Hence, the paper aims at analyzing different forms of writing, their characteristics, and how they are applicable in different disciplines. Disciplines like science, mathematics and linguistics have distinct methods of writing, which best suit their line of work. Therefore, being in the field of civil engineering, types of writing differ considerably from other disciplines. For instance, civil engineering makes use of report writing, to communicate the implications of an accomplished project or the outcomes of an experiment or study. Moreover, civil engineers write plans, to ...

Admission Essay

While in a trip to, New York City, I was stunned with the erection and construction of the tall, magnificent buildings, I stood beside the World Trade Centre awestruck by the beauty and the distinctive feature the structure displayed. Immediately, I realized that I had to dedicate my life in acquiring the required knowledge in the field of engineering. In addition to this, my neighbor’s degree of intelligence and lots of achievement in the field of engineering, depicted through his certificates, construction work and trophies, the passion and desire to become an engineer was catapulted to a significant level. Further, ...

I used to spend most of my holidays watching television. Out of concern, my mum declared that I was only entitled to watch two documentary programs plus one additional one of my choice. The rest of the time was to be spent doing homework of reading novels. Though frustrating, as it was, it was not long before I started enjoying the documentary programs. I never noticed that I was slowly getting inclined to watching documentaries revolving around famous architectural structures of the world. The thought if being a civil engineer stroke me one day while watching a documentary of the famous ...