Civil Engineering

EG380
Colorado State University
Dr. Robert N. Meroney

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 Civil Engineering is Everywhere
 Civil Engineering is a
composite of many
specific disciplines.
– Structural
– Waste Treatment
– Transportation
– Geotechnical
– Water Management
61% are clueless – Construction
Why? Management
about engineering
 Building Big!!!!

Buildings & Structures: Cities

Infrastructure: Transportation

Culture: Art: Architecture

The Future: Without Limit!

Link: Building Big Site

 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 USA
Link: 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
U.S. Civil Engineering: 150
years
 The twelve founders
gathered at the Croton
Aqueduct,
New York, on November 5,
1852, to establish ASCE.
 The American Society of
Civil Engineers, a pro-
fessional organization
representing more than
123,000 civil engineers,
celebrates its 150th
Link: ASCE History Site
anniversary in 2002.
Natural Disasters &
Civil Engineering
 A tornado in Fort
Collins? (click)
– Dr. Robert Meroney

 An earthquake in
Fort Collins? (click)
– Dr. Wayne Charlie

 A flood in Fort
Collins? (click)
– Dr. Darrell Fontane

Link: Visit Ft. Collins Flood

Next a Tornado in Fort Collins!
 Between 1950-1995
there were 28
tornados in
Larimer County
 In July 1979 an F3
scale tornado hit
Cheynne injuring
40 and killing 1
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 Click on picture

Related Web Sites:

 Click sites below to visit Civil
Engineering related web sites:
Link: Discover Engineering Online
Link: National Engineering Week
Link: West Point Bridge Designer
Link: Engines of Our Ingenuity
Link: Engineering Case Studies
Link: Virtual Laboratory
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