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

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ERNEST W. CARLTON Department Chairman Professor of Structural Engineering, 1923, 1936. B.S in M.E., 1 920, M.S, in Ind, Ed., 1926. Colorado Agricultural College; B-S, in C.E., 1926, C.E., 1935, Missouri School of Mines, Civil Engineering Department Civil Engineering is the oldest of the engineering professions. Civil Engineering ;it the Missouri School of Mines is divided into six main branches. These are Surveying and Geodesy, Transportation Engineering, Structural Engineering, Hydraulic En- gineering, Sanitary Engineering, and Municipal En gi nee ring. The classroom lectures give the background knowledge with the laboratory and field work giv- ing actual experience in the jobs to he done after leaving school. For example, in the courses In sur- veying, curves for highways are laid out, topo- graphic maps are plotted, and elevations are deter- mined in the same manner as in the field. The courses in hydraulics, structural and bridge design- mg give practice in designing structures and bridges for load stresses and w r ork in determining power flow of liquids for work in particular jobs. The sanitary courses give practice in running cultures to check for harmful bacteria, practice and theory in disposal of w T aste much the same as a sanitary engineer in a city might have. Use of electronic strain gauge. Practice with the level Tri axial testing machine. Establishing a bench mark . Flocculent testing. Comparing field notes.

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Drill press instructions. Measuring kw input. Crankmg up the Chrysler , Steam quality measurement Striking an arc. Bull session , Mechanical Engineering Department Mechanical Engineering is a large field and quite extensive in scope, I here are numerous pro- fessional divisions such as: power plant design, machine design, shop practice, applied mechanics, refrigeration, air conditioning, etc. The mechanical engineering field is obviously too extensive to cover thoroughly in all its divisions in four years. The univeisity curriculum for mechanical engineering students is therefore perhaps more fundamental and has less specialization than other engineering cur- ricula. This enables the student to choose his option later in his college course or to change divisions later in life to conform to his interests or the trend of industrial progress. 28