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The History of the Early Engineering Disciplines

The History of the Early Engineering Disciplines. The History of Civil Engineering. Boundaries and Surveys. Need for boundaries and surveys precipitated civil engineering as we know Surveyors Noted and marked foundations of monuments Dividing land into parcels

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The History of the Early Engineering Disciplines

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  1. The History of the Early Engineering Disciplines

  2. The History of Civil Engineering

  3. Boundaries and Surveys • Need for boundaries and surveys precipitated civil engineering as we know • Surveyors • Noted and marked foundations of monuments • Dividing land into parcels • Egyptians used surveying to predict Nile River flood waters • Romans learned from Egyptians and Greeks the importance of surveying • Aqueducts and roads designed from surveying methods

  4. Arabic people & the astrolabe • Astrolabe - Fixed surveying method linked to the stars • Arabic people developed proficiency with the astrolabe after the fall of the Roman Empire • Arabic culture also responsible for: • Development of Trigonometry • Practice of triangulation to achieve accuracy

  5. Recognition • Civil engineering named to distinguish between military and other engineers • Europe and U.S. recognized those who completed large-scale projects as “civil engineers” (18th Century) • 1782 - John Smeaton of England molded himself as a Civil Engineer • 1793 - Society of Civil Engineers created in England • 1818 - Named changed to Institution of Civil Engineers

  6. United States Societies of Civil Engineering • Franklin Institute in Philadelphia (1824) • Informal society of engineers • American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) • Formed November 5, 1852 • Present and active today Annual meeting, ASCE Deer Park Hotel, Deer Park, MD, 1885 www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/SciRefGuides/ engineersociety.html

  7. Bridges Manhattan Bridge - New York, NY http://www.pierluigisurace.it/imagerie/aatw0058.htm

  8. Three Classes of Bridges Arched Bridge • Beam Bridge • Suspension Bridge • Arched Bridge Beam Bridge http://www.walkingbritain.co.uk/walks/walks1/w001d.shtml Suspension Bridge http://education.sdsc.edu/enrich/brid.html http://www.photo.net/photo/pcd3448/golden-gate-bridge-94

  9. History of Bridges • 2000 B.C. • Wooden timber beams built on stone pillars • Spanned over the Euphrates River • Commissioned by Queen Semiramis for Babylon, suggesting practice was common • 300 B.C. • Golden Era Roman stone-arch bridges • 250 B.C. saw Greek “invention” of wood truss • 610 A.D. • Zhaozhou (Ali) Bridge constructed • World’s oldest known open-spandrel stone-arch bridge

  10. Frankford Avenue Bridge • Spans Pennypack Creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Constructed in 1697 • First known stone arch bridge in U.S. • Still being used today Frankford Avenue Bridge Philadelphia, PA http://www.asce-philly.org/achievements05.asp

  11. Sewall’s Bridge • First known pile supported highway bridge • Built over the York River in York, Maine • Piles driven into river bottom by dropping oak logs while standing them in place • Replaced in 1934 Sewall’s Bridge York, Maine http://www.maine.gov/mdot-stage/ covered-bridges/sewalls.php

  12. Iron Bridge • World’s first all-metal bridge built of cast iron • Designed by Abraham Darby III • Spans Severn River near Coalbrookdale, England • Main span - 30.5 m • Total length - 60 m • Weight - 378.5 tons Iron Bridge Coalbrookdale, England http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Iron_Bridge_at_Coalbrookdale.html

  13. Jacob’s Creek Bridge • World’s first modern suspension bridge • Located on the road between Uniontown, Pennsylvania and Greensburg, Pennsylvania • Designed and built by James Finley for $600 in 1801 • Bridge demolished 1833, five years after Finley had passed away in Uniontown

  14. Dams Hoover Dam http://www.intermind.net/im/boulder.html

  15. Factors to take into account • Strong enough to resist reservoir water backed behind dam • Impervious to water • Resists leaks and erosion • Water cannot find way into dam • Accommodates overflow Failure of Teton Dam Rexburg, Idaho $1 billion in damages http://web.umr.edu/~rogersda/dams/

  16. Roads Route 66 - Arizona http://www.bekkoame.ne.jp/~toisa/wp/wp.html

  17. Evolution of Roads • Markings used to designate paths to desired destinations • Invention of wheel brought on roadways • Evolved from dirt roads into paved surfaces with drainage systems to divert water off of them

  18. Paved Roads History • 3000 B.C. - the Herappa and Mohenjo-Daro civilizations in the Indus valley developed paved roads with drainage systems underneath pavement • 2500 B.C. - Lake Moeris Quarry Road • World’s oldest paved road • Was eight miles long (only 4 miles remain)

  19. Those Romans… Roman road cut into Italian Mountain • 312 B.C. - Road from Rome to Capula • 130 miles • 144 B.C. - First high-level aqueduct • Hydraulic cement introduced in design • Over 372 roads constructed with a combined distance of 53,000 miles • Roadways suffered with retreat from Britain http://www.unc.edu/courses/rometech/public/content/transport/Adam_Pawluk/Contruction_and_Makeup_of_.htm

  20. Roads considered a value?? • 600 years after Britain invasion retreat, Norman invasion showed roads are considerable value • The church maintained roadways and constructed inns and places of rest • Henry VIII dissolved the monasteries with his self-appointed Supreme Head of Church of England in 1534

  21. El Camino Real Marker on El Camino Real • 1500’s Spaniards and Colonials developed first inland transportation route into U.S. • Original use for political and military use only • Beginning of interstate highway system http://www.rootsweb.com/~txrober2/GhostlyHauntsCollection.htm

  22. Tunnels Channel Tunnel Boring Machine http://www.lemleyandassociates.com/

  23. History of Tunnels • 600 B.C. - Samos Aqueduct Tunnel • Water supply routed through a hill on Greek island • Persian and Armenian tunnels in Iran brought water to towns in the 8th century • By 17th century, tunnels widely used to route canals through hills rather than around

  24. Tunnel History cont. Marc Isambard Brunel (1769 - 1849) • Marc Isambard Brunel developed a shield for boring under the Thames River in 1820 • Dual tunnels run 1200 yards • Completed in 1841 • First time tunnel cut under a body of water http://web.ukonline.co.uk/b.gardner/brunel/marcbrun.html

  25. Alfred Nobel’s Dynamite • Most significant advancement in tunneling • Alfred Nobel born in 1833 in Stockholm, Sweden to a family of engineers • Father sent him abroad to learn about chemical engineering to expand horizons • Alfred returned and concentrated on nitroglycerine as explosive • Brother and several others killed in an explosion

  26. Alfred Nobel cont. Alfred Nobel • Nitroglycerine banned from Stockholm city limits • 1864 found way to handle explosive safe • Nobel built labs and companies in more than 20 countries • Holds more than 350 patents • Immense fortune amassed • Nobel Prize founder in will http://www.britannica.com/nobel/alfrednobel.html

  27. Water Supply and Control Panama Canal under maintenance http://www.photoatlas.com/pics02/pictures_of_panama_73.html

  28. Definitions • Dams - barriers constructed across a waterway to control the flow or raise the level of water • Aqueducts - pipes or channels designed to transport water from a remote source • Usually takes advantage of gravity • Bridge-like structures support a conduit or canal passing over a river or low ground • Canals - artificial waterways or artificially improved rivers used for travel, shipping, or irrigation

  29. The History of Industrial Engineers

  30. Industrial Engineering • International commerce increases brought about an increase of competition amongst suppliers • Main role is to combine workers, machines, and materials in order to increase productivity and reduce waste • Philosophy traced back to tribal cultures • Created more efficient tools and made best of everyone’s specific skills

  31. First Mechanically-Assisted Cutting Device • Rocking drill that was cord driven • Assistant needed to manipulate cord in order to give alternating rotary movement • Earliest illustration of lathe found in Egyptian tomb of Petosiris

  32. Pole Lathe • Developed in 12th century • Size and complexity of work to be done increased, bringing the invention about • Designed with heavier wooden construction to be more rigid and powerful than previous designs • Continuous drive machine with a large wheel cranked by an assistant created to turn metal

  33. Pole Lathe Examples • 1500 - Leonardo da Vinci’s treadle and crankshaft • Spaichel’s development in 1561 using human power • Alternate power supplies developed • Horse gins • Water wheels • Steam engines • Electric motors Great Wheel Lathe http://www.turners.org/Articles/lathehistory.html

  34. 1700 - mid 1800s Machines • John Wilkinson’s cylinder boring mill of 1776 • Father of the industrial revolution • Henry Maudslay’s workshops • Produced machine tools, lathes, and special purpose machines • Trained other great engineers

  35. 1700 - mid 1800s Machines • Richard Roberts planing lathe and large lathe with a back gear that allowed for spindle speed changes (1817) • Automatic spinning mule and differential gear from 1825

  36. History of Mechanical Engineering

  37. Brief Overview • Coke replacing charcoal in England in early 1700s brought upon the beginning of modern mechanical engineering • Industrial Revolution began due to advancements in producing wrought iron • Machines developed to make use of mass produced steel • Mechanical Engineering recognized as profession in England in 1847 and U.S. after 1850

  38. Boats The New Orleans arriving at namesake (1812) http://www.tulsaweb.com/port/history2.htm

  39. Steam Engines Watt’s Engine • James Watt developed new model steam engine in 1778 • Engine cooled steam in a condenser separate from the main cylinder • Spurred the application of steam to water, land, and air http://www.history.rochester.edu/steam/thurston/1878/Chapter3.html

  40. Steam Powered Ships • Easiest to implement the steam engines • Robert Fulton developed combination of Watt Steam engine to improved hull design • Clermont steamboat financial success from first Hudson river run in 1807 1907 Clermont replica http://www.ulster.net/~hrmm/quad/1909hudsonfulton/chapter08.html

  41. Trains http://www.watercressline.co.uk/

  42. First to use steam on land • Weight and size of boilers overcome by use of high pressure boilers and iron rails • Initial designs used in mines and ironworks • First steam-powered locomotive ran in South Wales in 1804 • First passenger train built from Stockton to Darlington opened in 1825

  43. 1829 Competition • Rail line between Liverpool and Manchester • Each locomotive must consume own smoke, haul a load equal to 3 times its own weight and travel at an average speed of not less than 10 mph

  44. “The Perseverance” • Timothy Burstall design • Vertical boiler with furnace beside it • Fuel fed to fire by hopper on top • Attained maximum speed of 6 mph The Perseverance, The Mechanics Magazine (1829) http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/RArainhill.htm

  45. “Sans Pareil” Sans Pareil • Design and built by Timothy Hackworth • Two-cylinder engine • Ran for 27 miles • Average speed of 14 mph • Maximum speed of 17 mph • 14.3 tons hauled • Boiler feed pump failed often http://hex.oucs.ox.ac.uk/~rejs/photos/A40/York/nrm/

  46. “Rocket” • George Stephenson design and built • Traveled 70 miles • Avg. speed - 15 mph • Max. speed - 29 mph • Set bar for all future locomotive designs • Won $500 prize for competition 1979 Rocket replica http://hex.oucs.ox.ac.uk/~rejs/photos/A40/York/nrm/

  47. Early Road Transportation www.blueskyranches.com/

  48. Chariots • Used in warfare by Middle Eastern nations • Handed down to Romans and Greeks • Chariots had either two or four wheel • Used primarily for transportation of goods • 770 B.C. saw advent of chariot races Modern Day Chariot Race http://www.gt40.co.uk/gt40lm03.html

  49. Romans and Britain • Romans invaded Britain two times before succeeding in 43 A.D. • Many transportation techniques introduced and groundwork laid for roadways • Collapse of Roman Empire control in Britain saw end of roadways as main source of travel • Horseback way to travel after 410 A.D.

  50. Carriages and Coaches • British imports between 1550 and 1600 A.D. • Confined as baggage travel between towns for the rich Carriage ride in Central Park http://www.galenfrysinger.com/horse_carriages_new_york_city.htm

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