Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering

What is civil engineering? What is civil engineering?

The oldest engineer processes, that deals with The oldest engineer processes, that deals with design, construction, and maintenance of the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environments. physical and naturally built environments. Like: bridge, building, dam, roads,…Like: bridge, building, dam, roads,…

SubfieldsSubfields

In civil engineering there are lots of subfields, In civil engineering there are lots of subfields, like: structural engineers, water resource like: structural engineers, water resource engineers, transportation engineers, earthquake engineers, transportation engineers, earthquake engineer,.. engineer,..

Structural engineeringStructural engineering

Structural engineering work is dealing with Structural engineering work is dealing with design and analysis of the project. They make design and analysis of the project. They make sure that the system or item is working safely.sure that the system or item is working safely.

Japan national airportJapan national airport

A man made island with 4 km (2.5 mi) long A man made island with 4 km (2.5 mi) long and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide. The problem is the and 2.5 km (1.6 mi) wide. The problem is the soil. Soil immediately under the water was a soil. Soil immediately under the water was a soft clay called soft clay called alluvial clay.alluvial clay.

To To solvedsolved thethe problem, Japan engineers drive problem, Japan engineers drive down pipes which would be then packed with down pipes which would be then packed with sand. The pipes would then be pulled up sand. The pipes would then be pulled up leaving columns of sand in place to absorb the leaving columns of sand in place to absorb the moisture in the alluvial clay.moisture in the alluvial clay.

Japan national airport

Water resource engineeringWater resource engineering

Water resources engineering is concerned with Water resources engineering is concerned with the collection and management of water the collection and management of water

As a discipline it therefore combines As a discipline it therefore combines hydrology, environmental hydrology, environmental science,meteorology, geology, conservation, science,meteorology, geology, conservation, and resource management.  and resource management. 

Hoover damHoover dam

To build this dam engineers have to calculate To build this dam engineers have to calculate and measure the environments. Especially the and measure the environments. Especially the water resource have to watch the water quality water resource have to watch the water quality on the surface and underground.on the surface and underground.

Hoover dam

Transportation engineeringTransportation engineering

Transportation engineering is concerned with Transportation engineering is concerned with moving people and goods efficiently, safely, moving people and goods efficiently, safely, and in a conductive manner.and in a conductive manner.

This involves specifying, designing, This involves specifying, designing, constructing, and maintaining transportation constructing, and maintaining transportation which include streets, canals, highways, rail which include streets, canals, highways, rail systems, airports and mass transit.systems, airports and mass transit.

High-speed railHigh-speed rail

High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail transportation that operates significantly faster than transportation that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. the normal speed of rail traffic.

Engineers have to make sure the railroad must with Engineers have to make sure the railroad must with stand the weather, seasons and the weight of the train stand the weather, seasons and the weight of the train

and the wheels have to stick to the trackand the wheels have to stick to the track..