On Monday, I met with my mentor, Jose Quintero. I met with Mr. Quintero at San Ramon at the PG&E headquarters. upon arrival my mentor gave my fellow peer and I the safety rules and procedures if something were tio happen. For example, which way to exit and were to meet up or where to go in case of an emergency. After, he led us to one of his meetings he was having, we introduced purselves and gave them an overview of why we were there and what we were planning on getting out of our visit there. At the meeting, several engineers gathered around and were talking about future projects they were going to be working on. They also asked several questions that they needed help with or that another engineer could help clarify. After that first meeting, Mr. Quintero led us to a secong meeting that he was going to have and in that meeting they started off with safety procedures and clarifying where the exits are and where to meet up incase anything were to happen. Then in the meeting they were discussing other projects and new standards that were switching or coming up. Standards are pretty much rules that engineers have to follow for safety, and they are changing all the time. In the meeting, they also discussed new tools and new procedures that the PG&E engineers could follow. A lot of questions were also being asked at this meeting, engineering involves a lot of questions and a lot of help from a lot of people. Once the meeting was over, the mentor took us to starbucks and gave us an overview of the PG&E history and how their is an abundant amount of natural gas. Since natural gas is odorless, a strong odor is added so incase of a leak, people are aware of the smell and realize what is happening. After, we headed back to the PG&E offices and got a tour of the different floors. At the headquarters their are people who specifically buy and sell stocks, other engineers are using demographics to make sure the pipes and everything can smoothly since the Earth is uneven. Other workers, actually draw out the blueprints, while other engineers watch a satellite image and observe everything to make sure everything is safe. We then met with with another engineer who reviewed and revised Mr. Quintero's work and projects, he inspected it thoroughly and made revisions and took some things out. We then went to have lunch and discussed engineering and what you must do for every project and a recap of the whole day. Next time we meet with the mentor we're going to meet with him and actually go and see an actual project and its construction.
Time logged for this session: 8 hours
Total time logged: 10.5 hours
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Monday, March 17, 2014
The 2nd Job March 17, 2014
The 2nd Job March 17, 2014
Today Monday, was the second time I have met with my mentor, Jose Quintero, a pipeline expert and civil engineer for PG&E. We met a Starbucks again, we all arrived and Jose handed me a waiver/permission slip that his boss gave him in order for me to be able to accompany him to an ordinary day in the office and an actual work site. Jose also gave me and a fellow peer the basics on how to put a pipe and/or replace a pipe underground. I learned that in order to be able to replace a pipe, you must first use a pig, which is a device that is shot through the pipes and picks up where exactly the problem is and what kind of problem it is. In order to do this though, you must shut off the valve so there isn't any gas flowing through the pipes. Jose also went over hula pressure (if I'm not mistaken) and that is, that before any pipe is actually put into the ground and welded, it is tested for safety/safety code. In order to test it, the pipe is sealed at both ends and gas is forced in there, then they observe how much psi that pipe can actually withstand. They force incredible amount of pressure that the pipe can withstand so they can know that the pipe can withhold any pressure under that. They never want to use the 100% of pressure in the pipe and always use 70% or 80% of the max pressure it can hold. Then once put into the ground, the pipe is covered with sand., allowing it to slightly move if anything were to happen like that of an earthquake. That way if anything were to ever happen like an earthquake or an 18-wheel truck passes over it, the force would be spread out evenly among the pipe and not at one single point or it'll burst. Once the new pipe has been placed into the ground, the pipe it is going to be weldded to is sawed or scratched off in order to get to new part of metal. That way the new pipe won't be welded on to rusty. Mr. Quintero also gave us an overview about college and what it takes to succeed and how to approach the issue of any financial problems that we might be facing due to college. he also explained how no matter where you came from or how you grew up, if you work hard enough you can accomplish anything you want. On my next meeting with Mr. Quintero he will take me and my fellow peer to an ordinary day in the office.
Time logged for this session: 1.5 hours
Total time logged: 2.5 hours
Today Monday, was the second time I have met with my mentor, Jose Quintero, a pipeline expert and civil engineer for PG&E. We met a Starbucks again, we all arrived and Jose handed me a waiver/permission slip that his boss gave him in order for me to be able to accompany him to an ordinary day in the office and an actual work site. Jose also gave me and a fellow peer the basics on how to put a pipe and/or replace a pipe underground. I learned that in order to be able to replace a pipe, you must first use a pig, which is a device that is shot through the pipes and picks up where exactly the problem is and what kind of problem it is. In order to do this though, you must shut off the valve so there isn't any gas flowing through the pipes. Jose also went over hula pressure (if I'm not mistaken) and that is, that before any pipe is actually put into the ground and welded, it is tested for safety/safety code. In order to test it, the pipe is sealed at both ends and gas is forced in there, then they observe how much psi that pipe can actually withstand. They force incredible amount of pressure that the pipe can withstand so they can know that the pipe can withhold any pressure under that. They never want to use the 100% of pressure in the pipe and always use 70% or 80% of the max pressure it can hold. Then once put into the ground, the pipe is covered with sand., allowing it to slightly move if anything were to happen like that of an earthquake. That way if anything were to ever happen like an earthquake or an 18-wheel truck passes over it, the force would be spread out evenly among the pipe and not at one single point or it'll burst. Once the new pipe has been placed into the ground, the pipe it is going to be weldded to is sawed or scratched off in order to get to new part of metal. That way the new pipe won't be welded on to rusty. Mr. Quintero also gave us an overview about college and what it takes to succeed and how to approach the issue of any financial problems that we might be facing due to college. he also explained how no matter where you came from or how you grew up, if you work hard enough you can accomplish anything you want. On my next meeting with Mr. Quintero he will take me and my fellow peer to an ordinary day in the office.
Time logged for this session: 1.5 hours
Total time logged: 2.5 hours
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