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How are engineers contributing to a sustainable future?

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Civil engineering Dr Alice Alipour is a civil engineer, working in the branch of engineering that focuses on the design and construction of infrastructure, such as buildings, roads and bridges. She is leading a team of engineers from a range of disciplines who are designing smart façades for buildings.

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Seven Different Types of Bridges and Why We Build Them

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Construction of the bridge began in January of 1933, and it opened in May of 1937. This bridge is one of the most photographed bridges globally and was voted one of the “Seven Wonders of the Modern World” by the American Society of Civil Engineers. Longer beam bridges are constructed out of pre-stressed concrete.

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Career Exploration: Engineering

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Dating back to the Industrial Revolution, Mechanical Engineering is one of the oldest and most diverse engineering disciplines. Engineers in this field play an important role in the development, design and construction of a variety of mechanical tools, machines, engines and devices. Civil Engineer.

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Living in a material world: the importance of materials science and engineering

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This covers anything you make things out of and is true across a huge range of scales, from the atomic level through to civil engineering structures.”. A material’s chemical properties are equally important. The construction of a material can also significantly affect its properties. “If MSE is truly a mix of all three!

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

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The ability to travel to reach educational or employment opportunities is essential for ensuring social equality. Dr Davis Chacon-Hurtado, an engineer at the University of Connecticut, hopes to address these issues in his home country of Peru. FIELDS OF RESEARCH : Engineering for Human Rights, Transportation Engineering.