10 resume tips for engineers

A resume is certainly one of the key elements of success in an engineering job search. Not having an effective resume guarantees that you will not get the job. An effective resume must grab the attention of the reader in 25-45 seconds and thereafter arouse enough interest to cause the following, A. Extend the reader’s attention span to over a minute B. Prompt the reader to contact the job seeker

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Since no one knows your background and experience better than you, it is entirely up to you to make the resume speak for you enough to get you an interview. Most engineers are good at getting the basics of their projects and experience down on paper. However, when it comes to showcasing their talents on paper most engineers miss out on core factors which make a resume an effective self marketing tool. Here we provide you with 10 tips to help you make your engineering resume sell and get you the interview you deserve.

1.Resume format for engineers

Select the best organizational format. Most resumes are written in chronological (reverse time order) format, but that does not mean that the chronological choice is best for you. A combination format may be best. The combination format is evenly balanced between skill set description, achievements, and employment history, with the advantage being that projects can be highlighted for greater impact.

2.Objective vs. Summary

It is not necessary that you write an objective unless the job posting specifically calls for one. Instead of objective, provide the reader with a brief summary which touches on the requirements of the kind of job you are applying to and how your skills and experience meet those requested by that position.

3.Put the most important information first

This point is valid both to the overall order of your resume, as well as to the individual sections. In most cases, your previous work experience will be the most important part of the resume, so put it at the top. When describing your experience or skills, list the most important ones first or the ones most relevant to the position you are applying to.

4.Add a Project List

Depending on your engineering specialty and years of experience, you may find that a dozen or more key projects might have to be included on your resume.

5.Use Power (Buzz ) Words

Nowadays, some companies are using computers to isolate resumes from those worthy of human contact from those that will be shredded. The computer is fed a list of words that it should look for on any given resume. Resumes with the necessary buzz words are passed on to a human for additional review. Thus, a great strategy that is extremely important is finding these power words or verbs that match the level of position you want. To achieve this, it helps to read the job description and tailor your resume to that position accordingly.

6.Make absolutely sure your document is error free

An error in a resume can often be the killer between two closely matched candidates. Engineers are expected to be detail-oriented so an error in the engineering resume reflects badly on possible future performance.

7.Find a balance between wordiness and lack of detail

Employers need to see details about your work history and engineering experience, but they don’t need to know everything. The fact that you were your Fraternity’s annual beer bong party is irrelevant. Keep information germane to the goal of attaining an interview.

8.PDF vs. Word Format

Assume that your resume will be viewed on a computer screen rather than on a piece of paper. Most resumes are sent, received, and managed via PC. The best way to handle this is to convert your res;ume to pdf format since mostly everyone has adobe reader on their computer nowadays. Word (*.doc) format is good as well. However, always be aware that a document represented on the user’s computer screen might not be similar to what the employer sees.

9.Think “accomplishments” rather than “job duties”

What made you stand out from the crowd? How did you come up with a way to do things better, more efficiently, or for less cost? Information such as this will be what makes you grab attention and put your engineering resume on the top of the stack.

10.Sell the Benefits of Your Skills

Make sure you highlight your skills and if possible give values on how past experiences allowed your former employer to benefit.

Keep it positive

Employers look for people who can contribute, have a positive attitude, are enthusiastic, and have successfully performed similar job skills in the past. Concentrate on communicating these issues and avoid any detracting information. Remember, resumes are just a way to get you to the interview where you are in a better position to make an impression.

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In service since 1992, France’s high-speed train generally runs at about 199 mph, with a maximum speed of 236 mph.

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9 Famous engineering mistakes

Engineers are often prone to making mistakes. That is why we constantly have to check and double-check everything that we do. It is this type of keen focus on what we do that allowed generations of past engineers to create some of the most remarkable engineering projects.  However, details are sometimes overlooked, numbers misrepresented or even units misread.  While some of these mistakes are miniscule and can be corrected, history has witnessed some colossal oversights that led to huge disasters and in some cases, popular travel destinations.

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

One of the world’s greatest attractions is actually a result of an engineering error. For over 800 years, the leaning tower of Pisa continues to draw worldwide attention and is a popular destination for tourists. Construction began in 1173 on an unstable foundation that comprised of mud, sand and clay. When engineers got to the third floor, the tower began to sink into the soft soil and lean on one side. They tried to fix the problem by making the columns and arches of the third story on the sinking northern side slightly taller. However, construction halted due to political unrest and only resumed a century later. The tower was closed in 1990 for safety reasons and millions of dollars were poured in to stabilize the structure and set it back to the position it had in 1838. Engineers added cables to stabilize the structure, then excavated under the tower and added trusses and counterweights.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Known as the “Galloping Gertie”, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge was opened in July 1940 and at the time it was the third longest suspension bridge in the world. Its nickname was derived from the bridge’s sensitivity to high winds, causing it to sway and vibrate. Just four months after opening, the structure collapsed though its only fatality was a black Cocker Spaniel. Engineers failed to account for the aerodynamic forces within the location, especially during periods of strong winds. Thus the bridge was vulnerable to vibrations generated by wind. A replacement bridge was constructed ten years later, after the end of the Second World War. The remains of the original bridge remain at the bottom of Puget Sound, where they form one of the largest man-made reefs in the world.

Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant

On 26 April 1986, a structurally unsound reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, located in Ukraine, exploded. It was the worst nuclear power plant disaster in history, resulting in a severe nuclear meltdown. Highly radioactive materials were discharged into the atmosphere and over an extensive geographical region following the explosion. It spread to as far as Italy and to date over 500,000 deaths have been linked to this catastrophe. By May, about 116,000 people that had been living within a 30-kilometre radius had been evacuated and later relocated to safer regions. The accident was caused by a flawed reactor design that was operated with inadequately trained personnel and poor safety regulations.

Hyatt Regency Hotel Walkway

2,000 dancers gathered in the atrium of the Hyatt Regency Hotel on July 17, 1981 to partake in a dance contest. Visitors gathered on three walkways suspended from the ceiling so that they could observe the festivities in the lobby below. As the night wore on, two of these suspended walkways collapsed, killing 114 people and injuring 216 more. Investigations into the collapse revealed serious design flaws in the structure that were as a result of miscommunication between the engineering firm, Jack D. Gillum and Associates, and the Havens Steel construction company. The engineers who had signed off on the plans lost their licenses and the owner of the hotel paid over $140 million in legal claims to the victims or their families.

New Orleans Canal and Levee System

In 2005 Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, devastating the city and flooding about 80 percent of the region, killing thousands and displacing several families. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers were found liable for this devastation which was compounded by an antiquated levee and canal system that protected the city. The levees failed because they were built in a disjointed fashion, were inconsistent in quality, materials and design and outdated data was used that left gaps exploited by the storm. Additionally, engineers did not take into account the poor soil quality underneath New Orleans. Since then the U.S. government has spent more than $15 billion to upgrade the system.

Deepwater Horizon Spill

One of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, the Deepwater Horizon occurred in April 2010 after an explosion tore through a British Petroleum drilling rig. 11 crew members were killed and it is estimated that 180 million gallons of oil was released into the gulf. Over 8,000 animals were reported dead just 6 months after the spill and 16,000 total miles of coastline were affected, including the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Mechanical failure as well as human error led to this colossal catastrophe. The engineers repeatedly ignored the well’s orneriness and chose to take quicker, cheaper and ultimately more dangerous actions that eventually led to the total well blowout.

Space Shuttle Challenger

Just a few seconds after the space shuttle challenger was launched in January 1986, it broke apart and killed everyone aboard. It resulted due to the failure of the solid rocket booster O-rings to seal properly, allowing hot combustion gases to leak from the side of the booster and burn through the external fuel tank. Though the problems with the O-rings had been known for nine years, engineers continued to ignore it as they assumed safety was ensured with the presence of the second ring. Eager to launch the shuttle, NASA managers also ignored warnings from engineers that low temperatures could exacerbate the problem.

Banqiao Reservoir Dam

Built in the early 1950s as party of a huge project to control flooding and produce electricity in central China, the Banqiao Reservoir Dam could hold back almost 500 million cubic meters of water. A hydrologist called Chen Xing warned that overbuilding of dams (over 100 were built in that period) and reservoirs could raise the water table in Henan beyond safe levels and lead to disaster. Furthermore, the dam was only built with 5 sluice gates when Xing warned that it needed at least 12. In August 1975, Typhoon Nina dropped more than a year’s worth of rain in just 24 hours and the dam failed. It released the equivalent of 280,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools, taking with it entire towns and killing as many as 171,000.

The Boston Molasses Disaster

Towering over Boston’s North End, construction ended on a massive molasses tank that stood 50 feet tall, 90 feet in diameter, and held more than 2 million gallons of molasses. The tank would help sate the USA’s appetite for industrial alcohol, largely for use in the munitions business. However, in their haste to make a profit, the owners overlooked the wisdom in hiring skilled engineers and instead sought out a man who was unable to read blueprints or even order a simple stress test. As a result, the tank exploded without warning and caused a wave of molasses and debris to travel down the street at 35 miles per hour. At 25 feet high, it ripped buildings off their foundations, killed 21 people and injured 150 others.

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In recent times, reinforced concrete buildings have become common in Nepal, particularly in towns and cities. Reinforced concrete (or simply RC) consists of two primary materials, namely concrete with reinforcing steel bars. Concrete is made of sand, crushed stone (called aggregates) and cement, all mixed with pre-determined amount of water. Concrete can be molded into any desired shape, and steel bars can be bent into many shapes. Thus, structures of complex shapes are possible with RC.

A typical RC building is made of horizontal members (beams and slabs) and vertical members (columns and walls), and supported by foundations that rest on ground. The system comprising of RC columns and connecting beams is called a RC Frame.  The forces travel downwards – through slab and beams to columns and walls, and then to the foundations from where they are dispersed to the ground. As inertia forces accumulate downwards from the top of the building, the columns and walls at lower storeys experience higher earthquake-induced forces and are therefore designed to be stronger than those in storeys above.

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Drive a surveyor's nail into the ground at the point where you want to set up the theodolite. Angles will be measured from this point, as will distances.

Set up the tripod legs, taking care to set the height where the instrument sight will be at a comfortable eye level. Be certain to check that the hole in the center of the mounting plate is located over the nail. Press each leg into the ground by stepping on the bracket at the bottom of each leg. Fine-tune the position of the legs so that the mounting plate on the top of the tripod is as eye-level as possible.

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THEORY OF SIMPLE BENDING

Assumptions:

1. Plane sections of the beam, originally plane, remain plane.
2. The material of the beam is homogeneous and obeys Hooke’s law.
3. The moduli of elasticity for tension and compression are equal.
4. The beam is initially straight and of constant cross-section.
5. The plane of loading must contain a principle axis of the beam cross-section and the loads must be perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the beam.

Flexure Formula:

Where M= bending moment

I = moment of inertia of the section about the bending axis.

=fibre stress at a distance ‘y’ from the centroidal/neutral axis.

E = Young’s Modulus of the material of the beam.

R = radius of curvature of the bent beam.

If y is replaced by c, the distance to remotest element, then

Where, Z= section modulus and is given by 

Pure and Non-uniform Bending:

Pure bending refers to flexure of a beam under constant bending moment, which means that the shear force is zero.

i.e 

In contrast, non-uniform bending refers to flexure in the presence of shear forces, which means that the bending moment changes as we move along the axis of the beam.

Normal Strains:

As a result of bending, somewhere between the top and bottom of the beam is a surface in which the longitudinal fibres do not change in length. This surface is called the neutral surface of the beam and its intersection with any cross-sectional plane is called the neutral axis of the cross-section.

All the longitudinal fibres other than those in the neutral surface either lengthen or shorten, thereby creating longitudinal strains .

Where k = curvature = 1/R

This equation shows longitudinal strains are proportional to the curvature and that they vary linearly with the distance y from the neutral surface. This equation is derived from the geometry of the deformed beam and is independent of the properties of the material. The equation is valid irrespective of the stress-strain diagram of the material.

Transverse Strain:

The axial strains  are accompanied by lateral or transverse strains due to the effect of Poisson’s ratio. Positive strains are accompanied by negative transverse strains .

Where is the Poisson’s Ratio.

As a result of these strains, the shape of the cross-section change. For example, let us study the case of a beam of rectangular cross-section subjected to pure bending so as to induce tension at the top and compression at the bottom. The sides of the rectangular cross-section become inclined to each other. The top surface becomes saddle shaped. If the longitudinal curvature in the xy plane is considered positive, then the transverse curvature in the yz plane is negative. All planes of the beam that were initially parallel to neutral surface develop antiplastic curvature.

Applicability of Flexure Formula:

The normal stresses determined from flexure formula concern pure bending, which means no shear forces act on the cross-section. In case of non-uniform bending the presence of shear forces produces warping or put of place distortion of the cross-section, thus, a section that is plane before bending is no longer plane after bending. Warping due to shear greatly complicates the behaviour of the beam, but more elaborate analysis shows that the normal stresses calculated from the flexure formula are not significantly altered by the presence of the shear stresses and the associated warping. Thus use of the theory of pure bending for calculating normal stresses in cases of non-uniform bending is considered justified.

Ultimate strength in bending:

When a beam is loaded upto failure, then using bending moment at failure, flexural stress is calculated and is called Modulus of Rupture. it is used to compare the ultimate strength of beams of various sizes and materials.

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What is concrete segregation?
Segregation is simply seperation. In concrete, it may be defined as the seperation of its contitient materials of heterogeneous mixture leaving non uniform distribution.

It is caused due to different partcle size and unequal specific gravity of materials.It results in weak concrete.

The remedial measures are
1. By correctly proportioning mix
2. Dropping concrete from the height not  more than 1m
3. Properly transporting, handling and placing
4. Vibration should not be used for spreading concrete.

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1.Structural Analysis
2.Dimensioning the members

Structural Analysis deals with effects of load at point or members of given structure. It incorporates the fields of applied mechanics , strength of material and applied mathematics to compute a structure's deformations , internal forces , stresses , support reactions and stability.

Dimensioning of member is second part of design. It includes the selection and design of suitable sections to resist the effect of loads within permissible limits. It incorporates result from structural analysis to ascertain the proper safe dimension of
sturcture.

OBJECTIVES OF STRUCTURAL DESIGN

The objectives of structural design is to design the structure for stability, strength and serviceability. It must also be economical and aesthetic.

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A basic definition: Nanotechnology is the engineering of functional systems at the molecular scale. A more generalized description of nanotechnology was subsequently established by the National Nanotechnology Initiative, which defines nanotechnology as the manipulation of matter with at least one dimension sized from 1 to 100 nanometers . Nanotechnology as defined by size is naturally very broad, including fields of science as diverse as surface science , organic chemistry, molecular biology , semiconductor physics , microfabrication , etc.