[ Mechanics ]

There’s a general expectation that pipeline engineers should have a fundamental understanding of engineering mechanics. Even if your graduating discipline was electrical or chemical engineering, if you’re working with long tubes buried underground, it’s worth knowing about statics and dynamics.  

There are normal and shear forces to understand, and equilibrium, and moments of inertia.  Also important is vibration, the effects of thermal expansion, and axial stress on pressurised pipe.

Many of us would have to dig deep for those problem-solving equations.  This is where Google, and even nowadays YouTube, can be a bona fide source of refreshers on this information.

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PECS: GE003 Mechanics (statics and dynamics).  # 8 of 35 from core list.