| Engineering generally involves the application of | | | | levels and temperature whilst ensuring optimal |
| scientific principles for practical uses. The | | | | aerodynamics and improved propulsion. |
| quintessential examples of engineering are the pulley, | | | | Chemical Engineering |
| lever and the wheel. These simple principles have had | | | | Chemical Engineering looks at how we can convert |
| far reaching impact on our lives and this is the role | | | | raw materials into useable commodities. It makes the |
| that engineering plays in our lives - it makes things | | | | most of chemistry and physics as well as maths to |
| easier. | | | | convert raw materials into more valuable forms or |
| Engineering incorporates an extremely broad variety | | | | pioneering new techniques for improving existing |
| of disciplines. If you are looking for a career in | | | | materials for practical use. Chemical engineering |
| engineering then it is important to recognise that | | | | covers an enormous range of products. For example |
| there are a number of different branches to | | | | chemical engineers work to improve, ceramics, |
| engineering and picking the right area at an early | | | | plastics, chemicals for agriculture, fuels, explosives, |
| stage of education will help you focus your study. | | | | soap products, pharmeceuticals and food additives. |
| Engineering was originally divided into two sections, | | | | So a chemical engineer could work on a wide variety |
| military engineering and civil engineering. Military | | | | of things from developing bombs to creating |
| engineering dealt with the improvement of military | | | | perfumes. |
| items such as weapons and fortifications. Civil | | | | Civil Engineering |
| engineering focussed on things such as bridges and | | | | Civil Engineering focuses on design and construction. |
| buildings. The different varieties of engineering include, | | | | This is usually concerned with structures such as |
| Aerospace Engineering | | | | bridges and buildings and infrastructures such as roads |
| Aerospace Engineering is concerned with the design | | | | and other transport facilities. Concentrating on the |
| of aircraft and spacecraft and the related areas in | | | | development of the physical and natural environment, |
| this field of study. This branch of engineering was | | | | Civil engineering deals with structures such as dams |
| initially known as aeronautical engineering and | | | | and canals, alongside the more common structures |
| focussed solely on craft that stayed within the | | | | such as buildings. The discipline incorporates a number |
| Earth's atmosphere. The main problems that craft | | | | of sub categories such as municipal engineering, |
| face these days are the high levels of atmospheric | | | | environmental engineering, structural engineering, |
| pressure that an aircraft faces. One of the main jobs | | | | water resources engineering and surveying. |
| a aerospace engineer faces is managing the pressure | | | | |