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CIVIL ENGINEERI

NGA road to success

……..under construction

ByMr. LOKESH GUPTA

(BE CIVIL)WALCHAND INSTITUTE

OF TECHNOLOGY, SOLAPUR

CONTENTS…..

1. Civil engineering…..?

2. History

3. Civil engineers……?

4. Major area of specialization

5. 7 Wonders of civil engineering

Civil engineering…..?

Oldest engineering disciplines.

Includes the conception, design

construction and management

of all type of structures.

Also deals with ‘Transportation

system’ for goods & people.

At last but not the least------

It controls the environment

for maintenance and

improves the quality of life.

Broadest field of engineering

trade.

HISTORY

In ancient it was used as surveying

for flood prediction.

‘JOHN SMEATON’ was first

civil engineer in 1761.

‘Seven wonders of the world’ are

all the feats of civil engineering.

Statistics says that- ‘ Civil engineers saved more lives

then all the

doctors’ in the history by development clean water

& sanitation

system.

‘ IIT Roorkee’ (1847) is the second and ‘ College of

engineering

Pune’ (1854) is the third oldest engineering

college in ASIA.

Civil engineers…..?

Civil engineer is one who---

Build the structure that meet

function , looks cost and

reliability specification.

Solve regional pollution or

environmental issues.

Gives a new direction to the world through his incredible

ideas

& innovative construction.

Plan design and supervise construction of transportation

system,

water system and communication networks.

MAJOR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

Town & Country Planning

Environmental Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Structural Engineering

Transportation Engineering

Water resources Engineering

Bridge Engineering

Hydraulic Engineering

Survaying Engineering

Timber Engineering

Construction Management

Town planning

It integrates the land use

planning and transportation

planning to improve the

built economic and social

environment of communities.

REQUIRMENT- Selection of proper site.

Survey (Including the selection of area.)

Proper design of town.

Near from city, Highway, Railway Station, Airport.

IMPORTANCE- Makes the life style convenient & easier.

Makes best use of land capacity & resources to its

maximum.

Ensures the best living standard of the common man

in town.

7 wonders of civil engineering

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WORLD TRADE CENTER , New York

Also known as the

WTC or the Twin

Towers.

was a complex of

seven buildings in

Lower Manhattan in

New York City before

attack at sep11,2001.


TOUR EIFFEL, Paris

It is an iron tower

built beside the Seine

River in Paris.

one of the most

recognizable

structures in the

world.

A global icon of

France.


EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, New York

It is a 102-story Art Deco

skyscraper in New York

City.

Was the tallest building

for more than forty years,

from its completion in

1931.

After destruction of the

World Trade Center in

2001, it again became

the tallest building in

New York City.


STATUE OF LIBERTY, New York Liberty Enlightening the

World, commonly known

as the Statue of Liberty.

was presented to the

United States by the

people of France in 1886.


METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART,

New York It has a permanent

collection containing

more than two million

works of art.

The main building,

often referred to

simply as "the Met,"

is one of the world's

largest art galleries.


GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, San Francisco

Golden Gate Bridge

construction commenced

on January 5, 1933.

The Golden Gate Bridge is

one of the longest

suspension bridges in the

world.

The bridge consists of two

towers of 746 feet this

makes it 191 feet higher

than the Washington

Monument.


BURJ AL ARAB, Dubai

The Burj Al Arab also

known as Tower of the

Arabs.

It is the fourth tallest

(321m) hotel in the

world.

The Burj Al Arab

stands on an artificial

island 280 m (920 ft)

out from Jumeirah

beach.

Thanks.

Be pride as being a Civil Engineer.

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