element of civil engineering

2. • The main scope of civil engineering or the task of civil
engineering is planning, designing, estimating, supervising
construction, managing construction, execution, and
maintenance of structures like building, roads, bridges, dams,
etc.
• One who designs and maintains works of public utility is
known as civil engineer. Civil engineer should have qualities
like scientific attitude, imaginative and intuitive approach. He
should have good analysis and decision power. He should be
able to solve engineering problems, by using mathematical
modeling, scientific principles and laboratory techniques
using computer and information technology.
• He should be able to use operation research techniques for
solution of management problems
Civil Engineering

3. What do civil engineers do?
Design Critical Infrastructure
Waste
Management
Systems
Airports
Water
Treatment
& Supply
Bridges
Roads
Railroads Buildings
Wastewater
treatment &
Disposal

4. Branches of Civil Engineering
• Civil Engineering is a wide field and includes
many types of structures such as residential
buildings, public buildings, industrial buildings,
roads, bridges, tunnels, railways, dams, canal
and canal structures, airports, harbours, and
ports, water treatment plants, waste water
treatment plant, water supply networks, and
drainage networks.
• According to the type of structures and activities
carried out, main branches of civil engineering are
classified as follows
• Structural Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Environmental Engineering

5. Environmental
Engineering
• Air pollution control
• Hazardous waste treatment
• Water supply
• Wastewater management
• Storm water management
• Solid waste disposal

6. Environmental Engineering
Water treatment and distribution
(source: www.drinkingwater.esr.cri.nz)
Wastewater treatment and disposal
(source: www.hsy.fi)
Air pollution control
(source:questgarden.com)
Solid and hazardous waste management
(source:pianormin.wordpress.com)

7. You might be
interested in
Environmental
Engineering if:
• You follow public health issues
• You’re concerned about pollution
• Climate change
• Waste and plastic issues etc

8. Geotechnical Engineering
Concrete
Pavements
Foundations
Dams
Soil Properties
Site Studies

9. Soil properties and mechanics (source:sentryair.com)
Materials engineering (Concrete, asphalt) (source: www.engr.wisc.edu)
Foundation engineering
Geotechnical
engineering

10. You might be interested in
Geotech and Materials
Engineering if:
• You like geology
• You like soil study
• You are interested in elements that build
civil infrastructure

11. Geotechnical Engineering overlaps with other
domain
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081027660000018

12. Building structures
(source:dailynewsdig.com)
Earthquake engineering
(source: mathspig.wordpress.com)
Civil engineering structures (Bridges, Dams, Roads)
(source:www.wisegeek.com)
Structural Engineering

13. Structural
Engineering
• Buildings
• Towers and Columns
• Dams
• Bridges

14. You might be
interested in
Structural Engineering
if:
• You like physics
• You like mathematics
• You like computers
• You can think in 3-D

15. • Example of a bridge design

19. Structural Engineering:
Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering?
Both Civil Engineering and
Architectural Engineering
incorporate structural
engineering
Architectural Engineering
considers all aspects of
designing buildings
Civil Engineering considers the structural
design of more than buildings: e.g.,
buildings, bridges, dams, electrical and
communication towers, port facilities,
retaining walls, subways, etc.
If your career will focus only on buildings,
Architectural Engineering is likely the
better choice. If you career will focus on
designs other than building, Civil
Engineering is the better choice.

20. Transportation engineering
Highway engineering
(source: wonderfulengineering.com)
Port and harbor engineering
(source: www.jamaicaobserver.com)
Airport engineering
(source:smseng,com)
Railroad engineering
source: images.search.yahoo.com

21. Transportation
Engineering
• Roadways,
• Airports,
• Port facilities,
• Traffic control,
• Pavement markings,
• Intelligent
Transportation Systems.

22. You might be
interested in
Transportation
Engineering if:
• You like mathematics &
computer simulations
• You can think in 3-D
• You’re concerned about
traffic congestion, highway
design, road safety etc.

23. Water Resources
Engineering
• Storm sewers
• Water resource planning
• Dams
• Irrigation systems
• Water distribution systems
• Groundwater modeling

24. Hydraulic Engineering
(source: images.search.yahoo.com)
Groundwater Engineering
(source: www.cgenarchive.org)
River Engineering
(source:www.geograph.org.uk)
Water resources
engineering

25. You might be
interested in
Water Resources
Engineering if:
• You like working with models
• You like mathematics
• You like the outdoors
• You’d like to harness the
POWER of water

26. Civil engineering career
options

27. Working in a consulting firm
Perform
engineering for
outside clients
• Solve engineering problems for clients (e.g., design a bridge)
• Involved with a project from the outset
• work closely with the client managing the projects on their
behalf
• Involves occasional visits to the site, but largely office-
based.

28. Career options in civil engineering
Government
Agencies
IES
Service Branches
(Army, Navy, Air-
Force, Marines)
Environmental
Agencies
Highway
Departments
Department of
Defense
Department of
Agriculture
Forest Service
Agricultural
Research Stations

29. Why is civil
engineering
important?
Keeps people safe
•Buildings that don’t collapse
•Water that won’t make you sick
•Transportation systems that minimize
hazards
•Environment free of harmful pollutants
Provides infrastructure that
improves economy and life-style
Transportation of people and goods
Productive workspaces (buildings)
Healthy water to drink and air to breathe

30. How would I benefit from being a civil engineer?
Excellent job
security
Satisfaction of
doing something
important
Work on projects
that allow me to
use my creativity
(Source: Images.search.Yahoo.com)

31. What cool things have civil engineers designed?
Golden gate bridge
(source: www.tes.com)
Hoover Dam
(source: www.jabbour.org)
Skyscrapers
(source: skyscraper.org)

32. Storm Sewer
System
Signal
Timing
Streets and
Sidewalks
Pavement Markings
Structures
Column
Supports
Pole
Foundations
Retaining
Walls
Solid Waste
Disposal
Can you find at least on object in
this picture that involves a civil
engineer specializing in the areas
of:
• Environmental Engineering;
• Geotechnical/Materials Engineering;
• Structural Engineering;
• Transportation Engineering; and
• Water Resources Engineering?