Based on the lecture 5, explain “The purpose of using engineering standards”
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ME290
Global Engineering Professional
Seminar
Engineering Standards
and Professional
Societies
ABET* requirement: General Criterion 3. Student Outcomes
7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using
appropriate learning strategies
Engineering Standards and
Professional Societies
*ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.) is an organization that
accredits post-secondary education programs.
Professional Organizations for Mechanical
Engineers
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
• International Academy for Production Engineering
(CIRP)
• Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)
• Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME)
• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-
Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE)
• Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM)
• Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
• American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
• American Welding Society (AWS)
• Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)
• American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
and many others.
Role of Professional Associations
Most professional associations perform the following functions:
• Advocate on behalf of public policy or broad professional issues
affecting members
• Circulate standards for professional preparation and practice
• Provide educational training and professional development programs
• Publish and disseminate research, information and opinion
• Assist members with career development issues
• Create opportunities for professional peers to interact
• Keep members up to date
Common Characteristics
• Legally incorporated non-profit entities.
• Governing board of elected and/or appointed individuals.
• Operations are managed by volunteers.
• Relatively small office staffs to provide administrative services.
• Funded primarily through member dues, institutional
memberships, fees for programs/services, publications, and
grants.
• Exercise of power limited to small number of members
• International participation.
• Online presence.
Benefits of Involvement
• Enhance one’s development
• Administrative and professional skills
• Gain new perspectives and knowledge
• Develop leadership skills and orientation to the profession
• Career placement opportunities
• Stronger sense of professional identity
• Colleagues and professional networks
• Exchange of ideas
• Opportunities for continued interactions and get-togethers
• Make a contribution to the association
• Help and/or influence the profession and its direction
• Shape professional practice and accreditation standards
Benefits of Student Membership
• Professional development
• Networking opportunities
• Seminars and conferences
• Education/training
• Exclusive online resources
• Discounted or free publications
• Resume building
• Job hunting
Engineering Standards
International Bodies
• The world’s leading developers of International Standards:
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• ANSI and (U.S. National Committee (USNC)) are the U.S.
clearing house for Standards and a founding member of ISO.
Why Standards are Used?
• They provide a “Legal,” or at least enforceable, means to evaluate
acceptability and sale-ability of products and/or services
• They can be applied globally
• Standards are a “COMMUNICATION” tool that allows all users to speak
the same language when reacting to products or processes
• They, ultimately, are designed to protect the public from questionable
designs, products and practices
• They teach us, as engineers, how we can best meet environmental,
technical, health, safety, quality and societal responsibilities
International
Standards
National
Standards
Local Standards
Standards can be classified as local, national or international. Local standards
are developed by companies when national or international standards are not
available.
• Economic: what things cost – and how to
make a business out of providing
infrastructure, goods or services
• Environmental: what impact those
things have on nature and the earth’s
support systems
• Social: how those things serve the needs
and quality of life of people and their
communities
Example:
How would
you describe
your design in
manufacturing
drawings?
Sample Drawing per
ASME Y14.5
Typical
Symbols in
ASME Y14.5
Typical
Symbols in
ASME Y14.5
Examples
Examples
Available at:
https://www.astm.org/GLOBAL/images/
Handbook_Eng
Examples
*American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)
https://www.astm.org/GLOBAL/images/Handbook_Eng
https://www.astm.org/GLOBAL/images/Handbook_Eng
https://www.astm.org/GLOBAL/images/Handbook_Eng
ASTM A36 Steel Specification
Some Popular ISO standards
Summary
• Professional Societies have a vital role in engineering
life and provide a range of benefits
• Engineering Standards set the rules for international
acceptability and sale-ability of products/services
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