Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter iii
2. CONTENTS xi
3. Foreword xvii
4. Acknowledgements xix
5. What This Book is About 1
6. Engineers’ Role in Nation Building 3
7. PART ONE. Infrastructure Sector
8. 00. Built Environment 7
9. 01. The New Frontier Underground 9
10. 02. Housing a Nation 11
11. 03. Condominiums 13
12. 04. Road Network 15
13. 05. Expressway Bridges 17
14. 06. Rail Network 19
15. 07. Rail Structures 21
16. 08. Rail Tunnels 23
17. 09. Changi Airport 25
18. 10. Incinerators 27
19. 11. Offshore Landfill 29
20. 12. Singapore’s Energy Sector 31
21. 13. Electricity 33
22. 14. Water 35
23. 15. Gas Utility 37
24. 16. Sports Hub – Construction 39
25. 17. Sports Hub – Facilities Management 41
26. 18. Yacht Club 43
27. 19. Marina Bay Sands 45
28. 20. Sentosa Express 47
29. PART TWO. Professional Services Sector
30. 21. The Singapore Army 51
31. 22. Republic of Singapore Air Force 53
32. 23. Republic of Singapore Navy 55
33. 24. Telecommunications 57
34. 25. Satellite Communications 59
35. 26. IT – Software industry 61
36. 27. IT – Software Products 63
37. 28. IT – Integrated Enterprise Systems 65
38. 29. IT – e-Government Services 67
39. 30. IT – Banking Industry 69
40. 31. IT – Computer Aided Design 71
41. 32. IT – Computer Aided Engineering 73
42. 33. IT – e-Learning 75
43. 34. Automation Services 77
44. 35. Supply Chain Management 79
45. 36. Reverse Logistics 81
46. 37. Repair Services 83
47. 38. Product Development 85
48. 39. Testing Services 87
49. 40. Project Management Services 89
50. 41. Quality Management Systems 91
51. 42. Professional Engineering Services 93
52. 43. Demolition Services 95
53. 44. Skylight and Curtain Wall 97
54. 45. Warehouse 99
55. 46. Cleanrooms 101
56. 47. Air-Conditioning Services 103
57. 48. Air-Conditioning – Sea Water Cooling 105
58. 49. Building Services 107
59. 50. Building Services – Underground Facilities 109
60. 51. Building Services – Building Protection 111
61. 52. Plant Engineering 113
62. 53. Facilities Management 115
63. 54. Car Park Services 117
64. 55. Pollution Control 119
65. 56. Engineers in Research 121
66. PART THREE. Industrial Sector
67. 57. Semiconductor Assembly 125
68. 58. Semiconductor Testing 127
69. 59. Semiconductor Product Engineering 129
70. 60. Semiconductor Packaging Engineering 131
71. 61. Semiconductor Contract Manufacturing 133
72. 62. Printed Circuit Boards 135
73. 63. Flex Circuits 137
74. 64. Hard Disk Drives 139
75. 65. Hard Disk Drives – Motors 141
76. 66. Consumer Electronics – Calculators 143
77. 67. Consumer Electronics – Keyboards 145
78. 68. Consumer Electronics – Computers 147
79. 69. Consumer Electronics – Printers 149
80. 70. Consumer Electronics – Audio Products 151
81. 71. Consumer Electronics – Soundcards 153
82. 72. Consumer Electronics – MP3 Players 155
83. 73. Consumer Electronics – Pagers 157
84. 74. Consumer Electronics – Mobile Phones 159
85. 75. Consumer Electronics – Optical Storage 161
86. 76. Electronics Contract Manufacturing 163
87. 77. Photonics 165
88. 78. Smartcards 167
89. 79. Near Field Communications 169
90. 80. Satellites – Earth Observation 171
91. 81. Nanotechnology 173
92. 82. Mechanical Components 175
93. 83. Hydraulics 177
94. 84. Precision Engineering – Bearings 179
95. 85. Precision Engineering – Gears 181
96. 86. Precision Engineering – Connectors 183
97. 87. Weapons Design – Artillery 185
98. 88. Weapons Design – Rifles 187
99. 89. Rapid Prototyping – 3D Printing 189
100. 90. Printing Industry 191
101. 91. Life Sciences Industry 193
102. 92. Petrochemical Industry 195
103. 93. Aerospace Industry 197
104. 94. Marine Industry 199
105. 95. Ballast Water 201
106. PART FOUR. Closing Thoughts
107. 96. Technopreneurship 205
108. 97. Engineers versus Scientists 207
109. 98. Engineering Landscape in Singapore 209
110. 99. The Challenges Ahead 211
111. INDEX 213