C E 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: National Academy Of Engineering, Burj Khalifa, Engineering Management
7 May 2016
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
Topics covered: engineering, civil engineering (ce) vs. construction engineering. Management (cem), and the global issues the field faces today. Engineering is a discipline that focuses on the application of math and science towards the design and construction of everyday living. This ranges from cars and roads, to houses and bridges. At that time, our ancestors didn"t have everything we have today. With that, it was inevitable that the main reason engineering was created was because they needed to survive! Technologies they developed from creating weapons for hunting food to building homes for shelter. These all were the starting point of our communities today. Since then, we"ve made so much progress to improve the quality of life! Some of the greatest engineering achievements created during these period include: In the western world, major developments occurred from the industrial revolution to the. Water and sanitation allowed for the improvement in health and medicine technologies.
