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Thirty Years Hundred Stories : Engineering Accomplishments in Singapore as Told by the NTI Pioneer Engineering Class of 85 /

Liu, Fook Thim

Thirty Years Hundred Stories : Engineering Accomplishments in Singapore as Told by the NTI Pioneer Engineering Class of 85 / Fook Thim Liu. - 1 online resource (218 p.)

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- What This Book is About -- Engineers’ Role in Nation Building -- PART ONE. Infrastructure Sector -- 00. Built Environment -- 01. The New Frontier Underground -- 02. Housing a Nation -- 03. Condominiums -- 04. Road Network -- 05. Expressway Bridges -- 06. Rail Network -- 07. Rail Structures -- 08. Rail Tunnels -- 09. Changi Airport -- 10. Incinerators -- 11. Offshore Landfill -- 12. Singapore’s Energy Sector -- 13. Electricity -- 14. Water -- 15. Gas Utility -- 16. Sports Hub – Construction -- 17. Sports Hub – Facilities Management -- 18. Yacht Club -- 19. Marina Bay Sands -- 20. Sentosa Express -- PART TWO. Professional Services Sector -- 21. The Singapore Army -- 22. Republic of Singapore Air Force -- 23. Republic of Singapore Navy -- 24. Telecommunications -- 25. Satellite Communications -- 26. IT – Software industry -- 27. IT – Software Products -- 28. IT – Integrated Enterprise Systems -- 29. IT – e-Government Services -- 30. IT – Banking Industry -- 31. IT – Computer Aided Design -- 32. IT – Computer Aided Engineering -- 33. IT – e-Learning -- 34. Automation Services -- 35. Supply Chain Management -- 36. Reverse Logistics -- 37. Repair Services -- 38. Product Development -- 39. Testing Services -- 40. Project Management Services -- 41. Quality Management Systems -- 42. Professional Engineering Services -- 43. Demolition Services -- 44. Skylight and Curtain Wall -- 45. Warehouse -- 46. Cleanrooms -- 47. Air-Conditioning Services -- 48. Air-Conditioning – Sea Water Cooling -- 49. Building Services -- 50. Building Services – Underground Facilities -- 51. Building Services – Building Protection -- 52. Plant Engineering -- 53. Facilities Management -- 54. Car Park Services -- 55. Pollution Control -- 56. Engineers in Research -- PART THREE. Industrial Sector -- 57. Semiconductor Assembly -- 58. Semiconductor Testing -- 59. Semiconductor Product Engineering -- 60. Semiconductor Packaging Engineering -- 61. Semiconductor Contract Manufacturing -- 62. Printed Circuit Boards -- 63. Flex Circuits -- 64. Hard Disk Drives -- 65. Hard Disk Drives – Motors -- 66. Consumer Electronics – Calculators -- 67. Consumer Electronics – Keyboards -- 68. Consumer Electronics – Computers -- 69. Consumer Electronics – Printers -- 70. Consumer Electronics – Audio Products -- 71. Consumer Electronics – Soundcards -- 72. Consumer Electronics – MP3 Players -- 73. Consumer Electronics – Pagers -- 74. Consumer Electronics – Mobile Phones -- 75. Consumer Electronics – Optical Storage -- 76. Electronics Contract Manufacturing -- 77. Photonics -- 78. Smartcards -- 79. Near Field Communications -- 80. Satellites – Earth Observation -- 81. Nanotechnology -- 82. Mechanical Components -- 83. Hydraulics -- 84. Precision Engineering – Bearings -- 85. Precision Engineering – Gears -- 86. Precision Engineering – Connectors -- 87. Weapons Design – Artillery -- 88. Weapons Design – Rifles -- 89. Rapid Prototyping – 3D Printing -- 90. Printing Industry -- 91. Life Sciences Industry -- 92. Petrochemical Industry -- 93. Aerospace Industry -- 94. Marine Industry -- 95. Ballast Water -- PART FOUR. Closing Thoughts -- 96. Technopreneurship -- 97. Engineers versus Scientists -- 98. Engineering Landscape in Singapore -- 99. The Challenges Ahead -- INDEX

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Engineers play a vital role in nation building. Since independence, they have been driving Singapore’s efforts in industrialisation. Their vision, creativity and resilience gave Singapore a competitive edge, enabling a meteoric rise from Third World to First in one generation. Going forward, the government wants to make Singapore a “Smart Nation” — a nation where people live meaningful and fulfilled lives, enabled seamlessly by technology, offering exciting opportunities for all. Engineers are vital in making this happen. This book captures 100 stories of engineering accomplishments in Singapore over a span of 30 years as told by the Nanyang Technological Institute (now known as NTU) Pioneer Engineering Class of 85. They demonstrate the breadth and depth of the engineering landscape in our nation. If this book inspires some to take up an engineering career, it will have achieved its purpose.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9789814695367 9789814695350

10.1355/9789814695350 doi


Engineering--Singapore--History.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / General.

TA15 / .L58 2015

620.0095957