MODEL BRIDGE CONTEST Ralph salvucci online bridge design contest

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MODEL BRIDGE CONTEST

Ralph salvucci online bridge design contest

SUMMER transportation institute

Thinkfest and

construction career days

What’s unique to Civil Engineering?Designing structures that help people, such

as– Roads– Buildings– Bridges– Tunnels– Water Treatment Plants– Dams

Do all Civil Engineers do the same thing?

No, there are many different branches of Civil Engineering, which include:– Structural Engineering– Geotechnical Engineering– Transportation Engineering– Environmental Engineering– Water Resources Engineering

Structural Engineers Design

Bridges

Skyscrapers

Towers

Stadiums

Geotechnical Engineers Design

Foundations

LandfillsPhoto courtesy of Black & Veatch

Tunnels

Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch

Photo courtesy of MWRAPhoto courtesy of MWRA

Transportation Engineers Design

Highways

Runways

Traffic Signals and Signs

Train and Subway Lines

Environmental Engineers Design

Water Treatment Plant Processes

Underground Storage Tank Excavations

Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch

Environmental Engineers Also Design

Hazardous Waste Remediation

Wastewater Treatment Plant Processes

Pipelines

Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch

Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch

Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch

Water Resources Engineers Design

Reservoirs

Dams

Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch

The great feeling when a design comes to life...

When you’re just walking or driving around, you can look at things and say to yourself “I worked on that.”

Keeping society flowing seamlessly...

Sometimes, the most successful projects are the ones that nobody notices.

Courtesy of Tufts UniversityProfessor Brian Brenner and the BSCES Outreach crew are proud to present the

Milau Viaduct, FranceMilau Viaduct, France

Paddington Basin DrawbridgeLondon

Paddington Basin DrawbridgeLondon

Sun Dial Bridge, CaliforniaSun Dial Bridge, California

Canal BridgeMagdeburg Germany

Canal BridgeMagdeburg Germany

If you have any later,

Feel free to e-mail me at

reed.brockman@dmjmharris.com

If you have any later,

Feel free to e-mail me at

reed.brockman@dmjmharris.com

engineeringedu.com has a great discussion board, also.

engineeringedu.com has a great discussion board, also.

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