Engineering Essays

Why do I want to be a civil engineer? Until recently, I did not know the answer to this question myself. I was extremely confused when it came to choosing a career. There were so many fields that interested me that I found it difficult to make up my mind. …

Monsanto Seeds Putting small farmers out of business, a history of paying lobbyists to block government regulations on genetically modified organisms, destroying the environment, lacking testing on their products; these are all characteristics of Monsanto’s company. Monsanto is a company that provides the largest producer of genetically engineered seeds (Neuman). …

The Role of Engineers in Nation Building The Perspective of Professionalism and Work Ethics Engineers are one of the important assets of a nation. Back in industrial revolution, the introduction of technologies, transportation and manufacturing had a deep impact on the social, economic and cultural conditions of times. Inventors defined …

Overview Cumberland Metal Industries (CMI) was a company which sold metal as raw material in other products. After the company had developed the product – Slip Seal that could meet the demanding specification of the automakers, it had grown rapidly over the past decade. The sales increased from $750,000 in …

As a corporate entity, Per Aarsleff has a number of strengths, including diversified geographical operations, a strong technical competence, (such as in piling and pipe technologies) reduced costs of labor, and high revenues and growth rates. Its resources are geographically spread because it has operations in various regions all over …

Abstract: In light of the current world economic and environmental crisis due in part to unsustainable development and poor financial planning, 21 st Century engineers are faced  with unprecedented challenges of developing a sustainable world in balance with the forces of nature to combat global environmental, social and economic crises. The European …

“You see things; and you say, ‘Why?’ But I dream things that never were; and I say, ‘Why not ?”. I was 16 when I first came across this awesome quote by the great G B Shaw. I can say that this was the figment that inculcated my liking towards …

From a very young age, I had aspirations of becoming an engineer, because I wanted to build machines that did not require direct human energy inputs to operate. I achieved this for the first time a few weeks later, designing a vehicle that carried its energy stored in rubber-bands; it …