Civil engineering is a discipline focused on the design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and buildings. It encompasses various specializations such as structural, environmental, and transportation engineering. The field plays a crucial role in urban planning, resource management, and ensuring safety against natural disasters like earthquakes.

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2.  Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline
that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance
of the physical and naturally built environment, including
works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings
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3.  After military engineering
 Therefore “civil” (as opposed to military)
 Some countries: all engineering that is not military is called
“civil”
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4.  Architectural engineering / Building engineering
 Environmental engineering
 Geotechnical engineering
 Structural engineering
 Earthquake engineering
 Transportation engineering
 Urban planning engineering
 Hydraulic and coastal engineering
 Materials engineering
 Offshore engineering
 Construction management
 Resource engineering
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5.  Link between architects and civil engineers
 Building technology (HVAC)
 Structural design
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6.  Provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation
and for other organisms
 Water supply and treatment
 Wastewater treatment
 Air pollution management
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8.  Behavior of earth materials
o Foundations of structures
o Military applications
o Mining
o Oil exploration
o Earth support structures
o Soil improvement: compaction
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9.  Analysis and design of structures that support or resist
loads
 (High-rise) buildings
 Bridges
 Tunnels
 Transmission towers
 Dams
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11.  Protection against negative consequences
of seismic activity
 Seismic risk
 Design and rehab of structures to perform
well in the event of seismic action
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13.  Transportation of people and goods
 Planning, design, operation and management of facilities
for any mode of operation
o Highway engineering
o Railroad engineering
o Port and harbor engineering
o Airport engineering
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15.  technical and political process concerned with the use of
land and design of the urban environment
 Ideal city, Italy – the Renaissance
 Relation to transportation
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17.  Hydraulic: flow and conveyance of fluids (water and sewage)
 Coastal: defense against flooding and erosion
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19.  Discovery and design of new materials
 Mix design for new concrete mixes
 Linked to mechanical and chemical engineering
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21.  foundation design, construction, maintenance and
decommissioning for human-made structures in the sea
o Oil platforms
o Artificial islands
o Submarine pipelines
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22.  the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project
from beginning to completion
 Depends on type of project:
o Design & build
o Design, bid, build
o Design, build, operate
 Planning software
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23.  Better use of the Earth’s resources (mining engineering)
 better recycling techniques
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26.  As long as there are structures and facilities that need to be
designed, built or maintained, there will always be a
demand for civil engineers
 In Ecuador:
o Development of road network
o Wastewater treatment
o Development of public transportation
o Urban planning for population growth
o Seismic risk
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27.  Abroad:
o Urban planning for cities in China, India, ..
o Changing the face of our every day life: future of transportation and
the built environment
o Making better use of the materials we have and the infrastructure
we have
o Earthquake-proofing of existing infrastructure
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29.  1. Leaving a trace on the planet
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30.  2. Connect people
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31.  3. Bring basic services to people
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32.  4. To merge science (mechanics) and art (design)
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33.  5. Because it is fun
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34. Contact:
Eva Lantsoght
elantsoght@usfq.edu.ec // E.O.L.Lantsoght@tudelft.nl