ENGIN-110 Lecture 9: Engin-110 - Lecture 9
16 Dec 2020
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Overview of engineering disciplines: chemical engineering, civil engineering. Any fool can make moonshine but only a chemical engineer can make it (1) consistent, (2) economical, (3) safe and (4) tasty. Consumer products (food production, commodity materials, natural resources) The environment (energy, environmental protection, water treatment) It is the earth"s primary energy source. It is the feedstock for virtually all polymers. It is the basis of many essential chemicals. And we demand that it is cheap! To provide such massive consumption and maintain low cost, something must be sacrificed: the environment. Union carbide plant producing pesticide carbaryl methyl isocyanate (mic) was an intermediate product. Mic was vented to the atmosphere on the night of 2-3 december 1984. Official toll: 3,787 dead, 558,125 injuries (3,900 permanently disabling) Unofficial estimates are for 8000 dead in the first week. Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment.
