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    Activity 1.6 Discover Engineering Gunnar Kroencke Block 2 Introduction What is engineering? Many people have difficulty answering this question. In fact, engineering is a diverse field – there are many disciplines within engineering that can involve the application of a very different body of knowledge and skills. Nearly everything that is not “natural” (i.e., created by Mother Nature) most likely was designed and created with input from engineers. The shampoo you used this morning to wash your

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    reputation in quality of educating and academic researches. Indeed, the experiences in Lyles School of Civil Engineering of Purdue University was perfect: enjoying the safe campus, making new friends, taking great courses, meeting outstanding professors and participating a promising research. These will compete me, being the cornerstone of my career success. During these years, the curriculum of civil engineering was truly beneficial and constructed my entire knowledge of being a structural engineer: in CE474

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    Student Life Research Contact Us Home > Academics > Degree Programmes > Degree Information > Degree Regulation A-Z List of UON Departm ets a b c d e f g h ijklmn o p q r s t u v w x y z B.sc. (civil Engineering) Degree Code: F16 Duration: 5 Faculty/School/Institute offered: SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Regulations Introduction General Regulations Course Outline Course Description Further Information Entry Requirements Course Description FIRST YEAR OF STUDY - SEMESTER I FCE 101 - Communication Skills

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    that desire lead me to opt for Civil Engineering in under graduation. Even when I stood at the crossroads to my future, it is the most multi-disciplinary scope and the down-to-earth realistic nature of ‘Civil Engineering’ amongst the various domains available that attracted me to tread the path of Civil Engineering. And I found my calling. With a strong background in math and physics, I made it to GITAM University- one of the premium professional institutes for Engineering in India. The wide array of

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    After three years of diploma and three years of bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, I feel completely satisfied with my decision to choose engineering as my career option as it has revealed most pragmatic and down-to-earth approach to tackling human problems to me. My enthusiasm coupled with scope for innovations and opportunities available in the civil engineering has motivated me to opt for higher studies and contribute to the field through meaningful research. I sincerely believe that post graduation

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    keep reading on the paper. Here in this writing assignment, the purpose of my paper is to evaluate an old assignment from the previous course in my field. The assignment I will be using for this rhetorical analysis is a project paper from a Civil Engineering Seminar. But before I start talking about my assignment, I want to talk a bit about myself. I was not born in the United States. Thus, English is not my native language. Because English is not my foundation, I often felt insufficient. I have

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    maintaining high standards in regard to academic pursuits. Civil Engineering has its roots dated back centuries ago. Infrastructure and construction form the backbone of development of any country. I reckon that this is the only field where you can see the identity of your hard work and success stand up in front of you. It always gives you a sense of satisfaction and happiness to see the lamps of your dreams glow in reality. I was exposed to civil engineering at a young age. I was fascinated by high rise buildings

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    Born in a civil engineer family, being a civil engineer seems to be something deem to do for me. Starting from a little child, I went to construction sites with my mother, played with piled up framing plans and detailed drawings, and summed up the construction costs by a calculator. Every time I passed my high school with my mother, she pointed to a tall building and introduced to me, proudly, “Look, this is built by me, but I bet never notice the color of that brick is wrong.”. When I looked up

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    M.S in CIVIL ENGINEERING "What matters is adding life to years and not years to life" This maxim holds so much meaning and power and has influenced me largely through my learning and progressive years. Evolution has never paused nor will it ever in the future. Evolution continues in all aspects of life. Evolving is reckoned not only in biology terms but also in terms of engineering and construction. I do feel inspired to contribute my part to

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    Examined are multiple articles that conduct research on carbon fiber in circumstances in which, if positive results are found, encourage the development and integrating of carbon fiber into common civil engineering practices. Gomez et al examines the practice of wrapping sheets of carbon fiber around existing structural support beams in the hope of increasing flexural capacity and overall tensile strength. The implementation of carbon fiber into reinforced concrete due to steel’s corrosive properties

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