civil

1. BASICS ELEMENTS OF CIVIL
ENGINNERING
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2. 61% are clueless
about engineering
Why?
Civil Engineering is Everywhere
 Civil Engineering is a
composite of many
specific disciplines.
– Structural
– Waste Treatment
– Transportation
– Geotechnical
– Water Management
– Construction
Management

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Buildings & Structures: Cities
Infrastructure: Transportation
Culture: Art: Architecture
Link: Building Big Site
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4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. Transportation
 Transportation
Engineers design and
analyze
– Highways,
– Railways,
– Airports,
– Urban and Suburban
Road Networks,
– Parking Lots, and
– Traffic Control Signal
Systems.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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