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Career Exploration: Engineering

PCS Edventures

As a professional within this field, it is the responsibility of an Architect to ensure that the space being created is not only functional but also safe and economical. Civil Engineer. However, Civil Engineering is much more than just design and construction. Architecture and Engineering Occupations.

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Seven Different Types of Bridges and Why We Build Them

Science and Steamteam

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. The wires are spread far apart so that the weight on the deck, load, is spread out equally. Cable-stayed bridges are economical to construct.

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How can engineering address human rights issues?

Futurum

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.

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

Futurum

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. Post-16 subjects studied: Physics, Chemistry, Maths, Economics. from the University of Birmingham, UK.