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Outline of engineering

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(Redirected from List of engineering topics) Jump to: navigation, search See also: Index of engineering articles The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to engineering: Engineering discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of people.

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1 Branches o 1.1 Fields of engineering 1.1.1 Aerospace engineering 1.1.2 Applied engineering 1.1.3 Biological engineering 1.1.4 Civil engineering 1.1.5 Chemical engineering 1.1.6 Electrical engineering 1.1.7 Engineering Science 1.1.8 Financial engineering 1.1.9 Industrial engineering 1.1.10 Materials Engineering 1.1.11 Mechanical engineering 1.1.12 Military engineering 1.1.13 Petroleum engineering 1.1.14 Planetary engineering / Geoengineering 1.1.15 Software engineering 1.1.16 Systems engineering 1.1.17 Textile engineering 2 History 3 Concepts o 3.1 Education and certification 4 Engineering awards 5 Lists 6 See also 7 External links

Branches[edit]

Applied engineering Architectural engineering Audio engineering Biological engineering Broadcast engineering Building engineering Building services engineering Ceramics engineering Chemical engineering Computer engineering Computer Science and Engineering Civil engineering Electrical engineering Electronics engineering Engineering Science Environmental engineering Fire protection engineering Food engineering Glass engineering Industrial engineering (includes manufacturing and production engineering) Marine engineering Materials engineering Mechanical engineering Mechatronic engineering Military engineering Nuclear engineering Instrumentation engineering Offshore engineering Optical engineering Petroleum engineering Planetary engineering / Geoengineering Safety engineering Software engineering Sports engineering Systems engineering Textile engineering

Fields of engineering[edit]
Aerospace engineering[edit] Aerospace engineering is the branch of engineering behind the design, construction and science of aircraft and spacecraft. It is broken into two major and overlapping branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering. The former deals with craft that stay within Earth's atmosphere, and the latter deals with craft that operates outside of Earth's atmosphere. Applied engineering[edit]

Applied engineering is the application of management, design, and technical skills for the design and integration of systems, the execution of new product designs, the improvement of manufacturing processes, and the management and direction of physical and/or technical functions of a firm or organization. Biological engineering[edit]

Agricultural engineering Biochemical engineering Biomechanical engineering Ergonomics Food engineering Bioprocess engineering Genetic engineering Human genetic engineering Metabolic engineering Molecular engineering Neural engineering Protein engineering Rehabilitation engineering Tissue engineering

Civil engineering[edit]

Aquatic and environmental engineering Architectural engineering Climate engineering Civionic engineering (civionics) Construction engineering Earthquake engineering Earth systems engineering and management Ecological engineering Environmental engineering Facilities engineering Geomatics engineering Geotechnical engineering Highway engineering Hydraulic engineering Landscape engineering (landscape architecture) Land development engineering Pavement engineering Railway systems engineering River engineering Sanitary engineering Sewage engineering Structural engineering Surveying Traffic engineering Transportation engineering (transport engineering) Urban engineering (Municipal engineering)

Chemical engineering[edit]

Explosives engineering Biomolecular engineering

Electrical engineering[edit]

Broadcast engineering Building engineering Signal Processing Communications system engineering Computer engineering Power systems engineering Control engineering (control systems engineering) Telecommunications engineering Electronics engineering (includes microelectronics engineering, microelectronics and semiconductor engineering) Instrumentation engineering Network engineering Neuromorphic engineering

Engineering Science[edit]

Engineering physics (engineering science) Engineering Technology Integrated engineering

Financial engineering[edit]

Computational finance (financial engineering) Value engineering Cost engineering

Industrial engineering[edit] (includes manufacturing and production engineering)


Domain engineering Engineering economics Engineering management Engineering psychology Logistic engineering Model-driven engineering Performance engineering Product Family Engineering Quality engineering (quality assurance engineering) Reliability engineering Safety engineering Security engineering Support engineering

Systems engineering (systems design engineering)

Materials Engineering[edit]

Metallurgical Engineering Surface Engineering Biomaterials Engineering Crystal Engineering Amorphous Metals Metal Forming Ceramic Engineering Plastics Engineering Forensic Materials Engineering Composite Materials Casting Engineering Electronic Materials Nanomaterials Polymer Engineering Corrosion Engineering Vitreous Materials Welding Engineering

Mechanical engineering[edit]

Acoustical engineering Aerospace engineering Audio engineering Automotive engineering (automotive systems engineering) Building services engineering Earthquake engineering Forensic engineering Marine engineering Mechatronics Nanoengineering Naval architecture Sports engineering Structural engineering Vacuum engineering

Military engineering[edit]

Combat engineering

Petroleum engineering[edit]

Geophysical engineering Mineral engineering Mining engineering Reservoir engineering

Planetary engineering / Geoengineering[edit] Planetary engineering is the application of technology for the purpose of influencing the global properties of a planet. The goal of this theoretical task is usually to make other worlds habitable for life. Perhaps the best-known type of planetary engineering is terraforming, by which a planet's surface conditions are altered to be more like those of Earth. Other types of planetary engineering include ecopoiesis, the introduction of an ecology to a lifeless environment. Planetary engineering is largely the realm of science fiction at present, although some types of climate change on Earth are recent evidence that humans can cause change on a global scale. Software engineering[edit]

Computer-aided engineering Cryptographic engineering Information engineering Knowledge engineering Language engineering Release engineering Teletraffic engineering Usability engineering Web engineering

Systems engineering[edit] Systems Engineering covers analysis, design, and control of engineering systems. It focuses on the science and technology of industrial systems. It emphasizes the analysis and design of systems to produce goods and services efficiently. Two unique features set systems engineering apart from other engineering disciplines: (1) the particular attention devoted to both the physical processes involved and to the decision making components of the industrial environment, and (2) the wide scope applicability of its systems methodology, not limited to manufacturing industries, but effectively used in all kinds of business organizations. Textile engineering[edit] The Textile Engineering Program is accredited by ABET, Inc. Textile engineering courses deal with the application of scientific and engineering principles to the design and control of all aspects of fiber, textile, and apparel processes, products, and machinery. These include natural and man-made materials, interaction of materials with machines, safety and health, energy conservation, and waste and pollution control. Additionally, students are given experience in plant design and layout, machine and wet process design and improvement, and designing and creating textile products. Throughout the Textile Engineering curriculum, students take classes from other engineering and disciplines including: Mechanical, Chemical, Materials and Industrial Engineering Departments.

History[edit]
Main article: History of engineering

Greatest Engineering Achievements History of chemical engineering History of electrical engineering History of software engineering Roman engineering o Roman military engineering

Concepts[edit]

Compensation Crystallization Earthworks Exploratory engineering Fasteners Flexibility Freeze Gate Good Engineering Practice Hand tools Machine tools - Punch Measuring -- measurement Materials -- material science -- Tie o Corrosion Design o Drawings -- drawing -- CAD -- drafting o Cost Ecological engineering methods Engineering, procurement and construction Engineering economics Engineering overhead Engineering society Management -- planning -- teamwork -- peopleware Model engineering Non-recurring engineering Personalization Process Quality -- validation -- quality control Reverse engineering Risk analysis Systems engineering process Tolerance Traction Value-driven design Yield

Education and certification[edit]


Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering Certified Engineering Technologist

Engineer's degree Engineering doctorate Engineering education Engineering science and mechanics Fundamentals of Engineering exam Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering

Engineering awards[edit]

Academy Scientific and Technical Award Award of Merit in Structural Engineering British Construction Industry Awards British Engineering Excellence Awards Charles Stark Draper Prize Engineering Heritage Awards Engineering Leadership Award Federal Engineer of the Year Award Gordon Prize IEEE Control Systems Award Louis Schwitzer Award Mondialogo Engineering Award NAS Award in Aeronautical Engineering Percy Nicholls Award Russ Prize Seymour Cray Computer Engineering Award Software Process Achievement Award Technology & Engineering Emmy Award The Science, Engineering & Technology Student of the Year Awards

Lists[edit]

Greatest Engineering Achievements List of engineers List of aerospace engineering topics List of electrical engineering topics (alphabetical) List of electrical engineering topics (thematic) List of genetic engineering topics List of mechanical engineering topics List of nanoengineering topics List of software engineering topics (alphabetical) List of software engineering topics (thematic)

See also[edit]
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