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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
The Future: Without Limit!
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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