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Engineering (Project Lead the Way) Web Links

   • Project Lead the Way
   • General Engineering Sites
   • Engineering Specialties
   • Schools of Engineering
   • Kinematics
   • Materials and Strength of Materials
   • Statics and Bridges


Project Lead the Way


Project Lead the Way
http://www.pltw.org/aindex.htm



General Engineering Web Sites


Welcome to the ASEE Engineering K12 Center
http://www.engineeringk12.org

Welcome to a Sightseer's Guide to Engineering
http://www.engineeringsights.org

Great Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century
http://www.greatachievements.org


Engineering Specialties


Engineers
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm

Engineer Girl Careers
http://www.engineergirl.org

Aerospace Engineers

Aerospace Industries Association
http://www.aia-aerospace.org

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
http://www.aiaa.org

Automotive Engineers

Society of Automotive Engineers - SAE International
http://www.sae.org/servlets/index

Biomedical Engineers

BMES - Biomedical Engineering Society
http://www.bmes.org

Chemical Engineers

Welcome to the AIChEWeb
http://www.aiche.org

American Chemical Society - ACS Homepage
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/home.html

Civil Engineers

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
http://www.asce.org/asce.cfm

Electrical Engineers

Welcome to the IEEE
http://www.ieee.org

IEEE Virtual Museum - The History of Electricity, Electronics, and Computers
http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org

Materials Engineers

Welcome to TMS OnLine
http://www.tms.org/TMSHome.html

ASM - The Materials Information Society
http://www.asm-intl.org

Mechanical Engineers

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers
http://asme.org


Schools of Engineering


New Jersey Colleges

NJIT - New Jersey Institute of Technology
http://www.njit.edu

Stevens Institute of Technology
http://www.stevens.edu/main/home

Welcome to the Rutgers School of Engineering
http://www.engr.rutgers.edu

Pre-College Programs

Douglas College: The Douglas Project
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~dougproj/dp_precollege_programs.html


Kinematics


Projectile Simulation
http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/kap3/cd060.htm

---features an applet that simulates projectile motion.


Materials and Strength of Materials


Terminology – Materials: Metal
http://pghbridges.com/termsMet.htm

---presents a glossary of terms relating to metals.


Statics and Bridges


West Point Bridge Design Contest
http://bridgecontest.usma.edu
---contains a free downloadable program sponsored by the United States Military Academy at West Point for students to design a virtual bridge and win a first-place $10,000 scholarship to any educational institution.

ABCD's Bridge Design Tips for Kids
http://www.abcdpittsburgh.org/kids/kids.htm

---provides tips to help students design and construct a bridge that will hold the most weight for a given span.

Building Big
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig

---examines the history behind some of the world's major bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels and includes information on the engineers, architects, and builders; interactive engineering labs; and articles on engineering careers.

Terminology - Bridge
http://pghbridges.com/termsBrg.htm

---presents a glossary of terms relating to the structure of bridges.

Terminology - Structures
http://pghbridges.com/termsEng.htm

---presents a glossary of terms relating to structures.

Terminology - Tunnel
http://pghbridges.com/termsTun.htm

---presents a glossary of terms relating to the structure of tunnels.

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