University of Southern California The USC Andrew and Erna Viterbi School of Engineering Pre-College Summer Programs - Student Portfolios

 

Civil, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

 
Civil engineering
“Civil engineering is the design and maintenance of public works such as roads, bridges, water and energy systems as well as public facilities like ports, railways and airports.”
Civil engineers touch many aspects of our everyday lives. This field of engineering uses engineering sciences, related to design, construction and maintenance of buildings, dams, bridges, tunnels, highways and other structures by the use of physical laws, mathematical equations and theories of mechanics. Civil Engineers are able to utilize the available resources to complete their projects in the given time span keeping in view the time, expenditure, environmental issues and physical hazards of the project. Civil engineering is also known as the mother of all engineering. It is the oldest, broadest, most simple and useful of all engineering sciences.
Mechanical engineering
“Mechanical engineering: The branch of engineering that encompasses the generation and application of heat and mechanical power and the design, production, and use of machines and tools.”
This branch of engineering is concerned with the design, manufacture, installation, and operation of engines machines, and manufacturing processes. Mechanical engineering involves application of the principles of dynamics, control, thermodynamics and heat transfer, fluid mechanics, material science, economics and mathematics. It is concerned with mechanical tools, motor vehicles, textile machinery, packaging machines, printing machinery, metalworking machines, welding, air conditioning, refrigerators, agricultural machinery, and many other machines and processes essential to an industrial economy. It is one of several recognized fields of engineering.
To grasp the meaning of mechanical engineering, it is desirable to take a close look at what engineering really is. The Engineers' Council for Professional Development has defined engineering as the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and physical sciences gained by study, experience, and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize economically the materials and forces of nature for the progressive well-being of mankind. It is a profession in which study in mathematics and science is blended with experience and judgment for the production of useful things.
Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials sciences for analysis, design, manufacturing and maintenance of mechanical systems.
 

 

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 Industrial engineering
“The profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and natural sciences gained by study, experience and practice is applied with judgment to develop ways to utilize economically, the materials and forces of nature for the benefit of mankind.” as stated by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
“Industrial engineering as concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical and social sciences together with the principles and methods of engineering analysis and design to specify, predict and evaluate the results to be obtained from such systems.” defined buy The American Institute of Industrial Engineers (AIIE).
 
Industrial engineering: the branch of engineering that is concerned with the efficient production of industrial goods as affected by elements such as plant and procedural design, the management of materials and energy, and the integration of workers within the overall system. Industrial engineers seek an integrated system of workers, materials, and equipment utilizing the mathematical, physical, and social sciences. These areas are combined with the principles and methods of engineering.