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Professional Practice: Guideline for Quantity Surveyor Chapter 2

Engineering is often characterized as having four main branches:

i. Chemical engineering – The exploitation of chemical principles in order to
carry out large scale chemical process, as well as designing new specialty
materials and fuels.

ii. Civil engineering – The design and construction of public and private works,
such as infrastructure (roads, railways, water supply and treatment etc.),

bridges and buildings.
iii. Electrical engineering – a very broad area that may encompass the design
and study of various electrical & electronic systems, such as electrical

circuits, generators, motors, electromagnetic/electromechanical devices,
electronic devices, electronic circuits, optical fibers, optoelectronic devices,

computer systems, telecommunications and electronics.
iv. Mechanical engineering – The design of physical or mechanical systems,
such as power and energy systems, aerospace/aircraft products, weapon

systems, transportation products engines, compressors, power trains,
kinematic chains, vacuum technology, and vibration isolation equipment.

2.5.5 Other consultants

Land Surveyor

Land surveyor carries out boundary and contour surveys, surveys on land,
submits surveys plans for amalgamation and sub-division of land. Land surveyor

also applies on behalf of owner/developer for qualified titles and final titles from
the land office.

Town Planner
A town planner is a person who practices the profession of town and country

planning covering land use, zoning, density, the type, traffic pattern, infra-
structural requirement, impact of development with other developments in the
vicinity, etc. with the ultimate aim of preparing a comprehensive layout plan for
the whole development

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