Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rollamo Yearbook (Rolla, MO)

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The students in civil engineering at the School of Mines receive a well-rounded general training. However, with a judicious use of credit offered in the junior and senior years, the students may erable specialization in Highway Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Engineering, or Sanitary Engineering. The civil engineering quired to have at least one suin1ner's work in practice as a part of ments for a degree. M. S. M. graduates are found making their in all phases of civil engineering and their efforts have contributed toward the advancement of their profession. Z fa? Z

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CIVIL E GI EERI N THE PROFESSION or ENGINEERING in some form is as old as the human race, for some form of building, some utilization of the materials and forces of nature, has always been necessary in order that man might protect himself against the elements and sustain himself in the conflict with nature. Up to about the middle of the eighteenth century there were but two recognized branches of the profes- sion, the civil and the military. The former included all those branches of the constructive art not directly connected with military operations. But during the latter part of the eighteenth century there came a remarkable series of mechan- ical inventions, such as the power loom, modern steam engine, steam locomotive, and puddling process for making wrought iron. These discoveries lead to the branching out of the engineering profession from the parent stem, civil engineer- ing. For the purpose of summary, the scope of civil engineering may comprise: The establishment and relocation of private, state, and national boundaries and the providing of accurate maps of the coasts and various parts of the country, the location, construction, and maintenance of pipe lines, canals, highways, and railways, the design, construction, and maintenance of river and harbor improve- ments, such as levees, sea walls, jetties, wharves, docks, piers, and lighthouses, the design, construction, and maintenance of flood-protection works, and reclama- tion of unproductive areas, through the construction of irrigation and drainage systems, the design, construction, and maintenance of important structures such as bridges, steel and reinforced concrete buildings, viaducts, aqueducts, tunnels, dams and power plants, municipal engineering, which includes water-supply systems, sewage treatment and disposal systems, street improvements, and city planning, and the testing of engineering construction materials.

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N ELECTRICAL E GI EERI G ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING may be defined as the practical application of electricity to the needs of man, and the history of the development of its fundamental principles may be considerecl as beginning with the first use of magnetism nearly 50,33 years ago. About 1820 the hrst observation of the connection between electricity and magnetism was made and several years later, the first quantitative equation expressing these intertelations was developed. From the date of this fundamental equation of voltage generation, uses and application of electro- magnetism have increased by enormous strides. The Electrical Engineer serves the entire engineering profession and, in fact, the entire world. Electricity contributes immeasurably to comfort, health, and convenience. Electrical Engineering includes many branches. The Communica- tictn engineer builds, maintains, and operates the many communication systems of the country. The Power engineer is concerned with generation, transmission, and distribution of electric power to customers. The Industrial engineer designs and builds parts, machines, instruments and appliances. Application engineers study the needs of a customer and suggest the equipment required. The im- portance of the Electrical Engineer to National defense is illustrated by the many graduate electrical engineers now in service in the Signal Corps. Ylfith such rapid-moving war equipment as is used now, efficient and dependable co- ordination through communications systems is vitally important. The curriculum in Electrical Engineering is designed to prepare the student for a position of responsibility in any of the various phases of the electrical field. The fundamental principles underlying electrical phenomena are the same in all branches of electrical engineering, consequently, in the required courses the emphasis is placed upon the fundamental principles, rather than upon their