Civil Engineering

61% are clueless

about engineeringWhy?

Civil Engineering is Everywhere

Civil Engineering is a

composite of many

specific disciplines.

– Structural

– Waste Treatment

– Transportation

– Geotechnical

– Water Management

– Construction

Management

Building Big!!!!

Buildings & Structures: Cities

Infrastructure: Transportation

Culture: Art: Architecture

Link: Building Big Site

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What is Civil Engineering????

Civil engineering is a

composite of many

specific disciplines.– Structural & solid mechanics.

– Waste treatment & environmental.

– Transportation.

– Geotechnical & soil mechanics.

– Hydraulics & water management.

– Construction management.

Structural &

Solid Mechanics

Structural engineers design steel, concrete, or timber framed structures such as:– Tall buildings & towers,

– Bridges,

– Dams,

– Retaining walls, & foundations, &.

– Stadiums.

Link: Mackinack Bridge

Link: Chesepeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel

Waste Treatment & Environmental.

Wastewater treatment engineers are civil or environmental engineers trained to design or analyze water treatment plants.

Water treatment plants are categorized as follows:– Sanitary waste treatment

facilities,

– Industrial waste treatment facilities,

– Potable (drinking) water treatment facility.

Largest treatment basins in the USALink: Visit Sewage World

Transportation

Transportation Engineers design and analyze – Highways,

– Railways,

– Airports,

– Urban and Suburban Road Networks,

– Parking Lots, and

– Traffic Control Signal Systems.

Link: Transportation at work

Geotechnical &

Soil Mechanics

Geotechnical Engineers analyze the subterranean rock and soil to determine its suitability to support extreme loads.

Proper geotechnical engineering is essential for a safe and secure structure.

Link: A bad engineering job

Hydraulics & Water Management

Water management involves the use of hydrologic and hydraulic principles to design:– Drainage systems,

– Detention/retention ponds,

– Navigational waterways, and

– Flood control levees, dams, and lakes.

Link: Hoover Dam

Link: Flood Pictures

Construction

Management

Construction managers:

– Review contracts,

– Order materials,

– Hire and schedule sub-

contractors.

The job of a construction

manager is to:

– Provide quality control and

insure project is completed on

time and.

– Within budget.

Link: Golden Gate Bridge Construction

History of Civil Engineering

Bridges

Dams

Roads

Tunnels

Water

Engineering Your Future

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