ACTIVITIES OF MECHANICAL ENGINEER

Mechanical Engineers are engaged in the following activities:

1)  Conceptual design

2)  Analysis

3)  Presentations and report writing

4)  Multidisciplinary teamwork

5)  Concurrent engineering

6)  Benchmarking the competition

7)  Project management

8)  Prototyping

9)   Testing

10)  Measurements

11)  Data Interpretation

12)  Developmental design

13)  Research

14)  Work with suppliers

15)  Sales

16)  Consulting

17)  Customer service

EMPLOYEE FOR THE MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Mechanical Engineers can take the following career paths:

1) Industry (the most common)

2) Graduate School

3) Entrepreneur/Business Owner

4) Research Labs

5) Military

6) Government

7) Preparation for other Professions (law, medicine, teaching, etc.)

Mechanical Engineers study:

 Statics: How are forces transmitted to and throughout a structure?

Dynamics: What are the velocities,accelerations and resulting forces for a system in motion?

Kinematics: How does a mechanism behave as it moves through its range of motion?

Strength of Materials: Is the component strong enough to support the loads? Is it stiff enough?

Materials Science: Which material has the optimum properties?

Thermodynamics : How does energy get converted to useful power? What are the losses?

Fluid Mechanics: What is the pressure drop due to the fluid flow? What are the aerodynamic drag forces?

Heat Transfer: How do you calculate heat transfer rates from temperature data?  How do you predict the temperature distributions?

Manufacturing: What manufacturing processes do you select?

Machine Design: How do you synthesize all of the above?

Electrical Circuits: How do you integrate electronic controls into your design?

Laboratory Methods: How do you make and interpret both thermal and mechanical measurements?

Vibrations: How do you predict and control vibrations?

Engineering Economics: How do you estimate manufacturing costs?

Manufacturing/Industrial Area

Current research activity is in metal cutting, metal forming (with specific thrusts in sheet metal deformation), grinding, tribological aspects of forming and machining, computer-aided design of dies for forming metals and polymers, robotics and automation, metrology, data-dependent system analysis, industrial engineering, and environmentally conscious manufacturing. The manufacturing systems engineering program emphasizes the integration of design, materials, computers, and manufacturing with an exposure to business and engineering administration, and is particularly suitable for those who have a bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, metallurgical, or chemical engineering.

Energy Thermo-Fluids Area

Emphasizes thermodynamics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics. Current research activity is in combustion processes, internal combustion engines, transmissions, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, computational fluid dynamics, and emissions and air quality control. 

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Design and Dynamic Systems Area

This area emphasizes modeling and control of dynamic processes in engineering systems. Current research activity is in engineering acoustics and noise control, NVH, vibrations and modal analysis, system modeling and identification, control systems, system dynamics, computer simulation of material-forming processes, off-line programming of robots, automobile crashworthiness, computer-aided strain analysis, software sensor development, optimal control of automated manufacturing, application of artificial intelligence in interactive design software, environmentally conscious design, and design of orthotic devices for gait rehabilitation. 

WHAT DOES MECHANICAL ENGINEER DO?

Mechanical engineers design and develop everything you think of as a machine – from supersonic fighter jets to bicycles to toasters. And they influence the design of other products as well – shoes, light bulbs and even doors. Many mechanical engineers specialize in areas such as manufacturing, robotics, automotive/transportation and air conditioning. Others cross over into other disciplines, working on everything from artificial organs to the expanding field of nanotechnology. And some use their mechanical engineering degree as preparation for the practice of medicine and law. The mechanical engineer may design a component, a machine, a system or a process. Mechanical engineers will analyze their design using the principles of motion, energy, and force to insure the product functions safely, efficiently, reliably, and can be manufactured at a competitive cost.

Mechanical engineers  work in the automotive, aerospace, chemical, computer, communication, paper, and power generation  industries. Mechanical engineers will be found in virtually any manufacturing industry. Increasingly, mechanical engineers are needed in the environmental and bio-medical fields. Indeed virtually every product or service in modern life has probably been touched in some way by a mechanical engineer.

FUNDAMENTAL SUBJECTS OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

The fundamental subjects of mechanical engineering usually include:

Statics and dynamics

Strength of materials and solid mechanics

Instrumentation and measurement

Electro technology

Electronics

Thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy conversion, and HVAC

Combustion, automotive engines, fuels

Fluid mechanics and fluid dynamics

 Mechanism design (including kinematics and dynamics)

Manufacturing engineering, technology, or processes

Hydraulics and pneumatics

Mathematics - in particular, calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra.

 Engineering design

Product design

Mechatronics and control theory

Material Engineering

Design engineering, Drafting, computer-aided design (CAD) (including solid modeling), and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)

Mechanical engineers are also expected to understand and be able to apply basic concepts from chemistry, physics, engineering, civil, and electrical engineering. Most mechanical engineering programs include multiple semesters of calculus, as well as advanced mathematical concepts including differential equations, partial differential equations, linear algebra, abstract algebra, and differential geometry, among others.

In addition to the core mechanical engineering curriculum, many mechanical engineering programs offer more specialized programs and classes, such as robotics, transport and logistics, cryogenics, fuel technology, automotive engineering, biomechanics, vibration, optics and others, if a separate department does not exist for these subjects.

EDUCATION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING ALL OVER THE WORLD

Degrees in mechanical engineering are offered at universities worldwide. In Brazil, Ireland, China, Greece, Turkey, North America, South Asia, and the United Kingdom, mechanical engineering programs typically take four to five years of study and result in a Bachelor of Science(B.Sc), Bachelor of Science Engineering (B.ScEng), Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng), Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech), or Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc) degree, in or with emphasis in mechanical engineering. In Spain, Portugal and most of South America, where neither BSc nor BTech programs have been adopted, the formal name for the degree is "Mechanical Engineer", and the course work is based on five or six years of training. In Italy the course work is based on five years of training, but in order to qualify as an Engineer you have to pass a state exam at the end of the course.

In Australia, mechanical engineering degrees are awarded as Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical). The degree takes four years of full time study to achieve. To ensure quality in engineering degrees, the Australian Institution of Engineers accredits engineering degrees awarded by Australian universities. Before the degree can be awarded, the student must complete at least 3 months of on the job work experience in an engineering firm.

In the United States, most undergraduate mechanical engineering programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) to ensure similar course requirements and standards among universities. The ABET web site lists 276 accredited mechanical engineering programs as of June 19, 2006. Mechanical engineering programs in Canada are accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB), and most other countries offering engineering degrees have similar accreditation societies.

Some mechanical engineers go on to pursue a postgraduate degree such as a Master of Engineering, Master of Technology, Master of Science, Master of Engineering Management (MEng.Mgt or MEM), a Doctor of Philosophy in engineering (EngD, PhD) or an engineer's degree. The master's and engineer's degrees may or may not include research. The Doctor of Philosophy includes a significant research component and is often viewed as the entry point to academia. The Engineer's degree exists at a few institutions at an intermediate level between the master's degree and the doctorate.

DEVELOPMENT IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Development

Applications of mechanical engineering are found in the records of many ancient and medieval societies throughout the globe. In ancient Greece, the works of Archimedes (287 BC–212 BC) deeply influenced mechanics in the Western tradition and Heron of Alexandria (c. 10–70 AD) created the first steam engine. In China, Zhang Heng (78–139 AD) improved a water clock and invented a seismometer, and Ma Jun (200–265 AD) invented a chariot with differential gears. The medieval Chinese horologist and engineer Su Song (1020–1101 AD) incorporated an escapement mechanism into his astronomical clock tower two centuries before any escapement can be found in clocks of medieval Europe, as well as the world's first known endless power-transmitting chain drive.
During the years from 7th to 15th century, the era called the Islamic Golden Age, there were remarkable contributions from Muslim inventors in the field of mechanical technology. Al-Jazari, who was one of them, wrote his famous Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices in 1206, and presented many mechanical designs. He is also considered to be the inventor of such mechanical devices which now form the very basic of mechanisms, such as the crankshaft and camshaft.
Important breakthroughs in the foundations of mechanical engineering occurred in England during the 17th century when Sir Isaac Newton both formulated the three Newton's Laws of Motion and developed calculus. Newton was reluctant to publish his methods and laws for years, but he was finally persuaded to do so by his colleagues, such as Sir Edmund Halley, much to the benefit of all mankind.
During the early 19th century in England, Germany and Scotland, the development of machine tools led mechanical engineering to develop as a separate field within engineering, providing manufacturing machines and the engines to power them. The first British professional society of mechanical engineers was formed in 1847 Institution of Mechanical Engineers, thirty years after the civil engineers formed the first such professional society Institution of Civil Engineers. On the European continent, Johann Von Zimmermann (1820–1901) founded the first factory for grinding machines in Chemnitz (Germany) in 1848.

In the United States, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) was formed in 1880, becoming the third such professional engineering society, after the American Society of Civil Engineers (1852) and the American Institute of Mining Engineers (1871). The first schools in the United States to offer an engineering education were the United States Military Academy in 1817, an institution now known as Norwich University in 1819, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1825. Education in mechanical engineering has historically been based on a strong foundation in mathematics and science.

Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the design, production, and operation of machines and tools. It is one of the oldest and broadest engineering disciplines.

The engineering field requires an understanding of core concepts including mechanics , kinematics, thermodynamics, materials science, and structural analysis. Mechanical engineers use these core principles along with tools like computer-aided engineering and product lifecycle management to design and analyze manufacturing plants, industrial equipment and machinery, heating and cooling systems, transport systems, aircraft, watercraft, robotics, medical devices and more.

Mechanical engineering emerged as a field during the industrial revolution in Europe in the 18th century; however, its development can be traced back several thousand years around the world. Mechanical engineering science emerged in the 19th century as a result of developments in the field of physics. The field has continually evolved to incorporate advancements in technology, and mechanical engineers today are pursuing developments in such fields as composites, mechatronics, and nanotechnology. Mechanical engineering overlaps with aerospace engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, petroleum engineering, and chemical engineering to varying amounts.

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Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering & Technology (QUEST) dates back to when the Sindh University Engineering College Jamshoro was established in 1963. After some upgrades, name changes and campus moves, the original college of 1963 became QUEST in 1996. The campus is near the airport just outside Nawabshah, and includes department buildings and a residential colony for teachers, officers and other staff. The university has undergraduate and post-graduate programs. Academic departments include basic sciences and related studies, mathematics and statistics, and a number of fields in engineering such as civil, computer systems, electrical, electronic, energy and environment, mechanical, information technology, and computer science. Foreign students may be admitted, and financial assistance and scholarships are available.

Quaid-e-Awam University of Engineering, Science & Technology
Nawabshah 67480
Sindh, Paksitan
001-92-244-9370381
quest.edu.pk

 

NATIONAL DEFENCE UNIVERSITY PAKISTAN

The National Defense University (NDU) is an institution of higher education funded by theMinistry of Defence of Government of Pakistan, intended to facilitate high-level training, education, and the development of national security strategy. The NDU is chartered by thePresident of Pakistan as its Chancellor, and the management of the NDU is vested in a three Star General from the Pakistan Armed Forces who is called the President of the University.Army's Lieutenant General Agha Muhammad Umer Farooq is serving as its current President. It is located in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The university's mission is "to impart higher education in policy and strategy formulation at various tiers with emphasis on national security and defence, and act as a national think tank". The school's master program is two-year long intensive study program.

Most of the students are selected civilians in Islamabad, and highly capable and educated military officers, graduated from the military institutions. Students take classes in advanced strategic methods, conflict resolutions, nuclear politics and diplomacy. The NDU's institutes serve the university in developing policies of the government, while also creating simulations and war games to help keep the military current with specific concerns.

COURSES

National Security and War Course

National Security Workshop

National Media Workshop

Command and Leadership Course

Defence and Intelligence Course

Information Operations Course

       Pinnacle Course

UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY LAHORE PAKISTAN

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, commonly referred to as UET Lahore, is the oldest engineering university in Pakistan. It offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral degrees in a variety of engineering disciplines. UET is a state university and the governor of Punjab is the chancellor of the university. The vice-chancellor is the executive head and manages university functions. UET has six faculties, containing a total of 23 academic departments. According to the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, UET is one of the top ranked engineering universities in Pakistan. In 2010, UET Lahore was ranked the 281stengineering and technology 

CAMPUSES

Besides the main campus in Lahore, a sub-campus known as University City campus (also in Lahore) was established at Kala Shah Kaku. It is called UET Lahore City campus. Its labs are much more well developed than main campus and main campus is going to be shifted to it.

Besides Kala Shah Kaku campus, other campuses includes RCET (Rachna College of Engnieering & Technology) which is a constituent college of UET Lahore. Situated at the hub of the Engineering industries of the Pakistan, Rachna College derives its name from the lands stretching between the rivers, the Ravi and the Chenab.

The campus of Rachna College of Engineering & Technology, Gujranwala is spread over an area of about 74 acres (300,000 m²), surrounded by a canal on the south and lush agricultural land on the remaining three sides. The College is on the left bank of Nokhar Branch Canal about seven kilometers off (East) G.T. Road, between Gakhar and Wazirabad. The College was inaugurated by Lt. Gen. (R) Khalid Maqbool Governor of Punjab on 15 January 2003, with the induction of the first batch of 105 students for B.Sc. in Electrical, Mechanical and Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering. The College has started the B.Sc. (Hons) Degree in Computer Science Department in October 2008.

The Faisalabad campus, located in Khuryanwala, has now been converted into a university sub-campus of UET Lahore.university in the world by QS World University Rankings

PUNJAB ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY CHANDIGARH INDIA

PEC University of Technology, formerly known as Punjab Engineering College ( PEC) is an engineering institute located in the city of Chandigarh, India. It offers engineering studies at the bachelors, masters and doctoral levels.

The PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh was established as Mugalpura Engineering College at Lahore (now in Pakistan) on November 9, 1921. The name of the college was later changed to Maclagan Engineering College and its started functioning under the name on March 19, 1924. In 1931, the college became affiliated to Punjab University, Lahore.

After partition in 1947, the college was shifted to Roorkee (India) and was renamed as East Punjab College of Engineering. In 1950 the word East was dropped and it came to be known by its present name, Punjab Engineering College. Towards the end of December 1953, the college shifted to its present campus in Chandigarh to function under Govt. of Punjab.

In 1966, with the formation of the Union Territory of Chandigarh, the college came under control of the government of India through Chandigarh Administration. In October 2003, the government of India notified the Punjab Engineering College as a Deemed to be University and thereafter it became known as Punjab Engineering College (Deemed University). In 2009, the Board of Governors renamed the institution as PEC University of Technology. In 1994 this institution was adjudged the best technical college in India by the National Foundation of Engineers. It occupies an area of 146 acres (0.59 km²).

Up to 1962, the college comprised departments of Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. Thereafter the college expanded and five new departments in the fields of Aeronautical Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering,Production Engineering and Computer Science Engineering were added.

A new department of Information and Technology has been added. In 1957, Highway Engineering was added as the first post-graduate course in the college. Now there are eleven post-graduate courses leading to Masters of Engineering degree in Highways, Structures, Hydraulics and Irrigation, Rotodynamic Machines, Electrical Power Systems, Environmental Engineering (Interdisciplinary), Electronics Metallurgical Engineering and C.I.M.

Facilities for postgraduate studies exist for regular as well as for parttime students. The college has facilities for research work leading to the award of Ph.D. degree in engineering. The college offers consultancy services.

PEC was conferred Deemed University status in 2004, and the name of the college has been changed to PEC University of Technology.

In 2009 PEC was ranked as the 17th best engineering college in India by Outlook Group. Competition Success Review-GHRDC Engineering College Survey 2009 rated it 8th amongst the engineering colleges/institutes in India. MINT survey rated it 16th amongst the top government engineering colleges in India including IITs and NITs.

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur INDIA

The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (commonly known as IIT Kanpur or IITK) is a Central deemed University located in Uttar Pradesh, about 15 km north-west of the city of Kanpur.

Established in 1959 as one of the first Indian Institute of Technology, the institute was created with the assistance of a consortium of nine leading US research universities as part of the Kanpur Indo-American Programme (KIAP). It quickly rose among the ranks of engineering universities and is currently one of the most prestigious and highest-ranked engineering universities in India.

Undergraduate

Undergraduate courses in engineering are four year Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) and five5 year Dual Degree Programs. The Dual Degree program leads to a B.Tech with an M.Tech degree. The institute also offers 5 years Integrated Master of Science degrees in the areas of Pure and Applied Sciences and a program in Economics. The Economics program bridges the gap between students of Engineering and Humanities, with the students of the program having courses in Mathematics, Computer Science and other engineering and pure science courses in addition to pure economics courses.

Postgraduate

Postgraduate courses in Engineering offer Master of Technology (M.Tech) and Ph.D. degrees. The institute also offers M.B.A. (2 years), M.Sc. (2 years) and M.Des degrees. Admissions to M. Tech is made once a year through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering. Admissions to the M.B.A. program are accomplished through the Joint Management Entrance Test, held yearly, and followed by a Group Discussion/Personal Interview process.

GULAM ISHAQ KHAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY PAKISTAN

Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (also commonly referred to as GIK Institute or GIKI, pronounced JeeKee) is an engineering institute inPakistan.

The GIK Institute is a private educational institution. It was named after former Pakistani president Ghulam Ishaq Khan. Khan wanted to establish an institute which would reduce the nation's dependence on foreign expertise and imported technology. The genesis of the Institute can be traced back to the early 1950s, The Institute was registered in June 1988 by its parent body, the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Sciences and Technology in Pakistan (SOPREST). Khan, while president of Pakistan, was elected the president of the Society for life and Mr. H. U. Beg was appointed its honorary executive director. The ordinance of the Institute was promulgated by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Government in March 1993, and the first batch of students was inducted the same year in October.

Major founding donors include Benevolent Community Care, Infaq Foundation, Chiniot Anjuman-e-Islamia, Dawood Group of Industries, and the Government of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa which has donated land at Topi.

BAHRIA UNIVERSITY ISLAMBAD PAKISTAN

Bahria University is a multi-campus university with headquarters in Islamabad, Pakistan. BU has two main campuses, one in Islamabad and the other in Karachi, Pakistan. Other constituent units include the Pakistan Naval Academy Karachi, Pakistan Navy War College Lahore, Bahria Institutes of Management and Computer Sciences at Karachi and Islamabad, the Institute of Earth and Environmental Sciences at Islamabad, the Institute of Psychology at PNS SHIFA Karachi and Bahria Colleges at Karachi and Islamabad.

It was established by the Pakistan Navy in February 2000 by Presidential Ordinance No. V of 2000. Though the university was planned to run on a self-financing basis without depending heavily on government funds, it has yet to achieve this status.

Bahria is a coeducational public university recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan and the Pakistan Engineering Council. It offers various two- and four-year programs for undergraduates and graduates, backed by a research institute. The main emphasis of the university is on medicine, engineering and management sciences, though other disciplines are also offered. The university also plans to run its own FM radio station.

Bahria University is the awarding body of Shifa College of Medicine and Frontier Medical College for the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree. 

WAH ENGINEERING COLLEGE WAH CANTT, PAKISTAN

Wah Engineering College is constituent institute of University of Wah and is located inWah Cantt., Pakistan. This institute was established in 2004 by Pakistan Ordnance Factories, Wah Cantt. This college is being run by POF welfare Trust. The college has highly foreign qualified faculty. The college also has fully established and well equipped labs for each department. The degrees awarded by the college are recognized both by Higher Education Commission(HEC) and Pakistan Engineering Council(PEC). 

Departments

§  Mechanical Engineering

§  Mechatronics Engineering

§  Electrical Engineering

§  Civil Engineering

§  Chemical Engineering