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Civil Engineering is the oldest branch of engineering and incorporates the design and construction of roads, airports, tunnels, brides, water supply and sewage systems, dams harbours, railrad systems, docks, power supply systems, building and even nuclear power plants. Civil Engineering offers areas of specialization such as structural engineering, highway engineering and water management.
Most Civil Engineering today deals with roads, railways, structures, water supply, sewer, flood control and traffic. In essence, civil engineering is a profession which makes the world a more habitable place to live in.
Engineering has developed from observations of the ways natural an constructed systes react and from the development of empirical equations that provide bases for design. Civil engineering is the broadest of the engineering fields. In fact, engineering was once divided into only two fields-military and civil. Civil engineering is still an umbrella field comprised of many related specialties.
Sub-disciplines of civil engineering are :-
- General Civil Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Transportation Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Hydraulic Engineering
- Construction Engineering
- Urban Engineering
Civil engineers build the world’s infrastructure. In doing so, they quietly shape the history of nations around the world. Most people can not imagine life without the many contributions of civil engineers to the public’s health, safety and standard of living. Only by exploring civil engineering’s influence in shaping the world we know today, can we creatively envision the progress of our tomorrows. |
