For engineers the importance of this lies in the fact that conventional 'corrosion rates' have no validity, particularly for the long-term corrosion effects as relevant to deteriorated infrastructure.
Like other corals, antipatharians can be habitat engineers of importance to a myriad of associated organisms including arthropods, annelids, echinoderms, mollusks, sponges and cnidarians, several of which are adapted to live exclusively on black corals.
Powertrain engineers emphasize the importance of designing an engine block that will not exhibit cylinder distortion when in use.
He has a challenging job that keeps him learning and allows him to teach future engineers about the importance of factoring sustainability into the design of any product or system they engineer or manage.
In these circumstances, civil engineers attach much importance to the design of spillways on dams.
Historically, the best scientists and engineers understood the importance of both theoretical and experimental models.
This study has found that German engineers recognize the importance of trust, good understanding, common knowledge, integration and teamwork in building a good relationship with marketers.
The chapter ends with a case study concerning international aid work by engineers, highlighting the importance of considering local needs in the formulation and implementation of aid work.
Recent catastrophic structural collapses in the world have drawn attention from structural engineers to the importance of designing structures that will continue to be operational even after some local failures occur.
With the potential uses of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in biomedical and biotechnological applications, and the growing concerns about nanotoxicity of these engineered nanoparticles, the importance of protein nanoparticle interaction has not been well stressed.
Advanced polymer composite materials have hitherto been utilised predominately in the aerospace and marine industries, but for the last three decades there has been a growing awareness amongst civil/structural engineers of the importance of the unique mechanical and in-service properties of these materials together with their customised fabrication technologies.
