What is Civil Engineering

Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering

EG380Colorado State University

Dr. Robert N. Meroney

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61% are clueless about engineering

Why?

Civil Engineering is EverywhereCivil Engineering is Everywhere Civil Engineering is a

composite of many specific disciplines. – Structural – Waste Treatment – Transportation – Geotechnical – Water Management – Construction

Management

Building Big!!!!Building Big!!!!

Buildings & Structures: Cities

Infrastructure: Transportation

Culture: Art: Architecture

Link: Building Big Site

The Future: Without Limit!

What is Civil Engineering????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 & Structural & Solid MechanicsSolid Mechanics

Structural engineers design steel, concrete, or timber framed structures such as:– Tall buildings & towers,– Bridges,– Dams,– Retaining walls, &

foundations, &.– Stadiums.Link: Mackinack BridgeLink: Chesepeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel

Waste Treatment & Environmental.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 USALink: Visit Sewage World

TransportationTransportation 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 & Geotechnical & Soil MechanicsSoil 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 Hydraulics & Water ManagementManagement

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 DamLink: Flood Pictures

Construction Construction ManagementManagement

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 U.S. Civil Engineering: 150 yearsyears

The twelve founders gathered at the Croton Aqueduct, New York, on November 5, 1852, to establish ASCE.

Link: ASCE History Site

The American Society of Civil Engineers, a pro-fessional organization representing more than 123,000 civil engineers, celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2002.

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

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

A tornado in Fort Collins? (click)– Dr. Robert Meroney

Natural Disasters & Natural Disasters & Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering

Link: Visit Ft. Collins Flood

Next a Tornado in Fort Collins!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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Related Web Sites:Related Web Sites:

Click sites below to visit Civil Engineering related web sites:

Link: Discover Engineering Online

Link: West Point Bridge Designer

Link: Engineering Case Studies

Link: National Engineering Week

Link: Engines of Our Ingenuity

Link: Virtual Laboratory

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