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Nozino:
How?? Is it with the Theory HVAC courses we took? Or the AC$Ref courses? Or Automotive technology courses? Or steam engines? Or ICOs?


How would having a degree in Mechanical Engineering in Nigeria help someone break into the electromechanical,plumbing,structural,design or real estate fields in Nigeria?

Internship (paid or pro bono)

eminemkayc:
Not at all young man. Finite element methods is largely a mathematical technique used in obtaining approximate solutions in boundary-based value problems in engineering. It's a mathematical method that discretizes the entity, be it fluid flow, heat flux, flexible footings on spring foundations, thin plates and shells on pressure vessels etc for the sole purpose of obtaining and assembling the governing equations into stiffeness matrices with identifiable boundary conditions. It wasn't copied from Mechanical engineering as you claimed. As mechanical engineering is a sub-set of civil engineering. Mechanical engineering deals with determinate structures/bodies, kinematics and kinetics of rigid bodies, structural dynamics, fluid mechanics (single and multiphase, compressible and incompressible flows), etc All of these are covered in civil engineering as courses in structural engineering, strength of materials, fluid mechanics, theories of deflection, slope, explicit stresses in shells, plates, etc are all taught to civil engineers and are the basis of software such as PLAXIS, ANSYS, STAADpro, ABAQUS, etc Please be aware that I practice both civil, mechanical (statics/ non-rotating), piping and pipeline engineering all at once.

Yes I know FEA is a Mathematical technique employed by almost all scope of engineering, infact I learnt its solution from a mathematician first from FVM, however this is not the contention.

Hope you know a mechanical engineer can do almost everything a civil engineer can do (both theoretical and practical), but a civil engineer can do all a mechanical can

See you for instance, you had to join mechanical to your civil I.e a mechanical engineer can choose from various scopes in it I e Automobile, manufacturing, electromechanical etc, but Civil ??

However I'm glad I have learnt something from you

Nozino:
Please let’s be factual here. Did you study Mechanical Engineering because I did. And my option was Manufacturing/Production Engineering. Mech is useless now coupled with over supply of Mechanical Engineering graduate.

Oga... I'm a mechanical engineer... There are lots of areas to delve to even with your Manufacturing/Production...

HVAC
Automobile
Electromech
Mechatronics
Plumbing
Structures
Design
Real estate.

For your info, I have worked in the industry just two years... I run an education service, real estate and little refrigeration/AC side huzzles.

I have Msc Mech Engr and I have been 11 years outta B.Engr.

So I know what I say

eminemkayc:
As a professional practicing engineer with close to two decades of practical engineering experience in the design of deep water structures, floating production systems, large and small displacement piles, Finite element design of foundations, design of numerous medium to high rise structures, culverts, bridges, etcetera, I can confidently inform whoever created this topic of partly misinforming the public in relation to the inexplicable comparison of Civil engineering, as a professional course, to physics. Firstly, Civil engineering, is the mother of all major engineering courses (Mechanical, Chemical, etc) and is subdivided into the following specialties;
1. Transportation engineering
2. Structural engineering
3. Water resources and environmental engineering
4. Civil engineering materials
5. Geotechnical engineering

Each of these sub-divisions have extensive applications in various industries and a thoroughbred Civil engineer who, for e.g, is grounded in structural engineering designs can, with time, easily work for himself, as a consultant in the comfort of his home, just by having core understanding of the theory of structures , reinforced concrete designs(Euro, BS codes), foundation designs (deep, shallow foundations), design of steel structures (such as telecommunication towers, shelters, crude/hydrocarbon storage tanks, gantry cranes, etc. A graduate civil engineer who is vast with the use of one, more, or a combination of tools such as SACS , ETAB, STAADpro, AUTOCAD, CIVIL 3D,etcetera can easily be employed in the oil industry, infrastructure industry, geotech companies, construction companies that handle EPCI projects, Govt parastatals (ministry of works, material testing parastatals, etc), or even just work for himself by attaching to a professional architect who gets building projects and handles, in the first instance, structural details of building projects, while learning the structural designs proper. The opportunities is boundless. But this depends on the competence of the civil engineer. A sound, diligent and hardworking Civil engineer can NEVER go hungry.
Secondly, a physicist can never perform the functions of a civil engineer as he is neither trained nor understands concepts such as Terzaghi's theory of foundation soil bearing capacities, Hansen's or Vesic's modification to Terzaghi's theories for inclined or eccentrically loaded foundations, etc. He has no understanding on the design of portal frame structures, design of bolted or welded connections, or design of retaining walls, slope stabilization structures, road designs, design of offshore fixed jacket platforms, lifting analysis, transportations analysis with wave and current kinematics, etc. He has or was never introduced to the BS codes (in school or elsewhere) the Eurocodes 1, 2, 3, etc. So he can't just practice. There are no rigid linkage between the two. He would also never get a COREN certification. Engineering is applied mathematics and applied science and mathematics/physics is the bedrock of engineering. Mathematics, in itself, is subdivided into Fluid mechanics, topology, abstract algebra, calculus and complex theory. When you plot bending moment diagram of a simply supported beam, for e.g, the equations defining the distribution of the moments on the beam are basically mathematics (polynomials or linear functions) in terms of the Moments or shear forces, etc. But a mathematician or a physicist who is not trained in Civil engineering would never understand these. He would understand the polynomial equations, but doesnt understand what bending moment diagram mean.
I have largely described avenues and opportunities that abound in structural engineering as an area of specialization. Similar opportunities abound in highway engineering (design/construction of roads, hydraulic structures, etc), geotechnical engineering (sub-surface investigation, geophysical investigation,etc), etc. Civil, is one of the most practical engineering professions in this country.
Nigeria is a developing nation and a competent, vast and hardworking civil engineer would be glad he studied the course at the completion of his study!

Civil engineering is still below mechanical engineering in the pecking order... All your FEA is copied from Mech.. Mechanics...

Lol .. Wonders

Lol... Stop spreading lies

You look great...

So because you score Bolivia now we no go hear word? But when your husband catch up with you (Brazil), we go begin hear Lamentations abi...

PataAlhajaKeji:
Righteousness2, kindly advise the flat-headed, hunch-back, ashewo-fuckin', albinistic son-of-a-bitch to give his life to Jesus Christ 'cos I don't see him coming out of this ordeal alive.

It's either he dies in jail, commits suicide or sentenced to life imprisonment and after that, hell fire beckons.

You can start praying for the repose of his soul in advance.

Lol....

Lol....

Lol... Local champ... Still no UCL

Mbappe wey get disastrous EUROS, you still allow am play penalty... Lol...

France must beat Switzerland, so that they can play Spain... Barcelona must go home... Teams remaining to go home as my Portugal don go house ..

Spain
Argentina
England

oyatainer:
That's your own belief and you are entitled to it.
For me, I knew Messi's greatness through the first trophy he won for Argentina. I knew him more when he did the same in Olympics.
You want to tell me your Ẹwú didn't pertake in Olympics and Fifa youth competitions?

As long as those medals are part of Messi's trophy cabinet, anyone can cry me a river. He is the best.

Bro, what about COPA San Juan?

Numerouno94:
Jokerman come cry me a river pls.

Lol... I'm more interested in COPA America now bro....

ThierryJay:
I agree wholeheartedly bro, just like the organized friendly tournament UEFA Nations League

I wish make Messi win this COPA, so that we no go see something take troll una again... Lol...

ThierryJay:
2 - Olympic and Under 20 WC. Both international.

Oya comman beat me

You no mention COPA San Juan bro

Thereddevil:
That's the point, he needn't win a thing before he's chosen as the MVP.. In the Argentina team that won the World Cup and Copa with Maradona, I'm sure he wasn't even the highest goal scorer.. Being the best is given based on your individual brilliance.

What's the big deal in being best player, iniesta, griezman have all won it...

TLona1:
Let me correct you.

Messi's role in Argentina and even Barcelona is not restricted to goalscoring alone like Ronaldo. He has many other responsibilities so when he scores it's just an extra for him. He's not Ronaldo who has built a tent in the opponents' box 18 so he can score tap ins..

Know this and stay alright.

Who has more assists than Rinaldo in Portugal team??

What's the end result of Pessi responsibilities, did he win any trophy??

Remember Zidane, Maradona also play AM/SS, and also won trophies being best players, what's Messi's excuse

ThierryJay:
Even if Messi were to go down, we'd take solace in the fact that he was one of the consistently best performers, if not the best, in the tournament; that he was a genuine bright spark throughout and not a passerby merely waiting to statpad with penalties.

Messi could never be as toothless as Cristiano today if he were in this Portugal team. Without penalty, the Baba was absolutely useless , just as he was against France if not that they stupidly decided to be generous with his favourite dish.

Lol... When will Argentina win international trophy ... Remember COPA San Juan no be trophy o

ojaysam25:
No need bro, Argentina aint going anywhere....all i want to see is messi reaction when they are finally knockout of the tournament....5th retirement for club and country looms.

Dem go blame field or commebol as usual...

paulolee:
we aint expecting any miracles bcoz d host Brazil must win it except DM no reach finals...
i dnt expect agentina to win it bcoz dey aint on form n dey refused hosting it even planned to ignore d copa before dier president intervenned..

Lol.......

GrammarNazi1:
Will it be your first time?

Is this an excuse! ?

ThierryJay:
Lol, no penalty no show

Sheybe you know say COPA America dey go on ba?? ... Our own trolling go bad o

Time for us to troll in COPA America

Time to troll COPA America

Righteousness2:
Some months ago, Precisely around December 2020, a Former Israeli space security chief says aliens exist, humanity not ready.
In his words, This "Galactic Federation" has supposedly been in contact with Israel and the US for years, but are keeping themselves a secret to prevent hysteria until humanity is ready.
Of recent they are being sited in different nations and places.

Personally, few weeks ago, I spoke about them and they visited me in the dream of the night. It held my throats for a while! It was hard for me to talk, until I was to scream JESUS and it disappeared.

I am Super Convinced that they are very likely the " Strong Delusion "Apostle Paul spoke about in 2thessalonians 2:12. They will likely be used to Explain the sudden Disappearance of people allover the world in the Rapture.

Right now we are witnessing events Just as in the Noah and Lot . Rebellion, Abominations, sodomy, Destructions, evils of all kinds and shape. And JESUS said, My Coming will be as in the days of Noah and Lot.

Whatever you are doing Folks, Sort out the Matter of your Salvation with JESUS Immediately. It is gonna be sooo terrible if you Miss the Rapture/Heaven..

Conspiracy theory no dey tire you... This is what you did with Trump

Sing your strength song... Haba!!!

What the hell is this??

Lol... It came to swallow someone