Civil Engineering

• 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
 What do civil engineers do?
Water
Roads Bridges Treatment
& Supply

Waste Wastewater
Management Design Critical Infrastructure treatment &
Systems Disposal

Airports Railroads Buildings

 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. • Structural Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• According to the type of structures and activities • Water Resources Engineering
carried out, main branches of civil engineering are • Transportation Engineering
classified as follows • Environmental Engineering
 • Air pollution control
• Hazardous waste treatment
Environmental • Water supply

Engineering • Wastewater management

• Storm water management
• Solid waste disposal
 Environmental Engineering
Water treatment and distribution Wastewater treatment and disposal
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Air pollution control Solid and hazardous waste management

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

Concrete
Pavements
Foundations
Dams
Soil Properties
Site Studies
 Materials engineering (Concrete, asphalt) (source: www.engr.wisc.edu)
Soil properties and mechanics (source:sentryair.com)

Geotechnical
engineering

Foundation engineering
You might be interested in • You like geology

Geotech and Materials • You like soil study

Engineering if: • You are interested in elements that build

civil infrastructure
 Geotechnical Engineering overlaps with other
domain

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Structural Engineering

Building structures Earthquake engineering Civil engineering structures (Bridges, Dams, Roads)
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Structural
Engineering
• Buildings
• Towers and Columns
• Dams
• Bridges
You might be • You like physics
interested in
• You like mathematics
Structural Engineering
• You like computers
if:
• You can think in 3-D
• Example of a bridge design
 Structural Engineering:
Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering?

Both Civil Engineering and

Architectural Engineering
incorporate structural
engineering
Civil Engineering considers the structural
Architectural Engineering design of more than buildings: e.g.,
considers all aspects of buildings, bridges, dams, electrical and
designing buildings 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.
 Transportation engineering

Highway engineering Port and harbor engineering Airport engineering

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Railroad engineering
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Transportation
Engineering
• Roadways,
• Airports,
• Port facilities,
• Traffic control,
• Pavement markings,
• Intelligent Transportation
Systems.
 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.
 • Storm sewers
• Water resource planning
Water Resources
• Dams
Engineering • Irrigation systems
• Water distribution systems
• Groundwater modeling
Water resources
engineering Hydraulic Engineering
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Groundwater Engineering River Engineering

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 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
Civil engineering career
options
 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.
 Career options in civil engineering

Government
Agencies

Environmental Highway Department of

Agencies Departments Agriculture

Department of
Defense Agricultural
Forest Service
Research Stations

Service Branches
IES (Army, Navy, Air-
Force, Marines)
Why is civil
engineering Keeps people safe Provides infrastructure that
improves economy and life-style
important? Buildings that don’t collapse
Water that won’t make you sick
Transportation of people and goods
Productive workspaces (buildings)
Transportation systems that minimize hazards Healthy water to drink and air to breathe
Environment free of harmful pollutants
What cool things have civil engineers designed?

Golden gate bridge Hoover Dam

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Skyscrapers
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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?

Structures

Column
Signal Supports
Timing

Retaining Pole
Walls Foundations
Solid Waste
Streets and Disposal
Sidewalks Storm Sewer
Pavement Markings System