Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College - Yearbook (Asheville, NC)

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Titration of an unknown sample chemical engineering technolog}’ “When thou mixith one part sodium with one part water, thou may’st see thy Pearly Gates.” L. Justus Precise gravimetric procedure. 12

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ENGINEERING The school of Engineering Technology is divided into live sections. They are Drafting and Design, Electronics, Mechanical, Civil, and Chemical. The Drafting and Design curriculum is designed to give the student the skills needed by mechanical draftsmen in applying engineering principles in industry. It gives the student the necessary knowledge of the graphic language in order that he can interpret the engineer’s drawings and sketches and prepare final complete, concise, and accurate drawings. The knowledge that the student gains from this course makes it mandatory for industry. The electronic curriculum gives the student the theoretical and practical knowledge needed in the fast growing electronics industry. It gives the students a strong foundation in the use of modern electronic equipment and measuring instruments. The analysis of circuits, construction of electronic components, and the theory of circuit design is a major part of the laboratory work. Related courses such as physics, industrial economics, mathematics, technical drawing also add to the student’s knowledge. The Mechanical Engineering curriculum gives the student the principles of machine design. Since mechanical engineering embraces a broad range of activity, the curriculum is designed to emphasize the basic principles of torsion, bending, and flexing of metals; industrial machinery, clutches, brakes, springs, and fly- wheels. He designs linkage, gear trains, and cams to give required motion to machines, accurate and complete engineering drawings are also made in the machine shop. A thorough study encompassing different types of materials is conducted by each student. The chemical engineering curriculum is designed to prepare the students for research and development, design, and production procedures in chemical and related industries. Laboratory work exposes the student to material handling; crushing, grinding, and sizing chemicals; and machinery and methods used in ex- traction, distillation, evaporation, drying, absorption, and heat transfer. Quali- tative and analytical analyses are also an important part of this program. The civil engineering curriculum is designed to acquaint the student with the basic fundamentals of surveying, construction methods of surveying, construc- tion planning and steel and timber construction. The student performs many of the planning and supervisory tasks necessary in the building of roads, bridges, dams, and railroads. The skill obtained from this course will enable the student to enter industry as a materials tester, expedititer, construction equipment and materials salesman, or a field draftsman. 1 1

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Mixing concrete in civil engineering. “Watcheth thy moments and stresses, lest thy struc- ture collapseth.” — D. Slagle Richard D. Croom Chairman civil engineering technology It’s alive. 13