Purdue University - Debris Yearbook (West Lafayette, IN)

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Planning and building mighty structures As the oldest of all the branches of engineering, civil engineering has progressed through the centuries from the Seven Wonders of the World to today's modern miracles of construction. The CE directs nature's resources for the benefit of mankind. His Work involves mathematics and many branches of natural science as physics, chemistry, and geology. After two years of general study, the CE student may choose to specialize in one of the four plans of study offered by the department: general, construction, sanitary engineering, and surveying and mapping. Such courses fit him for industry, where he might be engaged in revamping a city's water supply, designing such projects as the Hoover Darn, or studying airphoto maps to locate routes for a proposed highway. A student studying for an advanced degree may work on one of many research projects underway in his department, as the project concerning residual stresses in columns, and the strength of concrete blocks. The imagination and ingenuity required to conceive and design the great civil works, which make it possible for modern man to live together, challenge the civil engineer of today. Kenneth B. Woods. Head 'z . vggif' 1 ., ' ji g? X Q The civil engineer works, always trying to improve our nation 's structures by use of facts tested and proven by experience. 20

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New chemical processes for industr The work of the chemical and metallurgical engineer flows from atoms to alloys to industrial processes. As modern civilization consumes an ever increasing share of our nation's valuable minerals, we learn to be on the lookout for new resources. Alert to today's problem, the chemical engineer strives to use the knowledge and science of chem- istry to produce something that is useful and mar- ketable. The chemical engineering curriculum at Purdue is designed to prepare engineers for service in chemical industries and plants. Metallurgy differs mainly from other branches of engineering, because it is mostly concerned with materials rather than with machines. The MetE will study the extraction of metals from ores, the refining of metals by means of high temperature chemical reactions, and the adapting of the metal to its ultimate use by alloying, casting, rolling, and other processes. The research in these fields is extensive, and much work is done at Purdue. In a rapidly expanding field, the chemical and metallurigcal engineers work side by side to produce better products for all America. - e, ,.,. ,.., We ,Qp F if s ,task-X sf -aw- 4 Edward VV. C0mil12S. Head An industrial system is tested in the unit operations lab. 22 31 'ith