[ Materials ]

Understanding how materials behave in different circumstances, or when exposed to different environments, or put under different kinds of pressures or stresses: that’s an important part of engineering and materials science. 

Knowing the whys and what-fors around the materials used in pipelines is important.  Not only the steel or plastic for the conduit itself, but also the coatings that go on the (metal) pipes, the instrumentation tubing, the electrical cables. 

The materials will all also have specified manufacturing processes with quality control to ensure the quality of the product.  Knowing about these is all part of being a pipeline engineer.

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PECS GE008 Materials, #11 of 35 from core list.