Engineering is a term applied to the profession in which a knowledge of the mathematical and

natural sciences, gained by study, experience, and practice, is applied to the efficient use of the
materials and forces of nature.
In the 18th century, however, the term civil engineering came into use to describe engineering work
that was performed by civilians for nonmilitary

Civil engineering is the broadest of the engineering fields. Civil engineering focuses on the infrastructure of the
world which include Water works, Sewers, Dams, Power Plants, Transmission Towers/Lines, Railroads,
Highways, Bridges, Tunnels, Irrigation Canals, River Navigation, Shipping Canals, Traffic Control,
Mass Transit, Airport Runways, Terminals, Industrial Plant Buildings, Skyscrapers, etc. Among the
important subdivisions of the field are construction engineering, irrigation engineering, transportation
engineering, soils and foundation engineering, geodetic engineering, hydraulic engineering, and coastal
and ocean engineering.

History

• In the beginning, Civil Engineering included all engineers that did not practice military
engineering; said to have begun in 18th century France.
• First “Civil Engineer” was an Englishman, John Smeaton in 1761.
• Civil engineers have saved more lives than all the doctors in history — development of clean water
and sanitation systems.
• Henry H. White, first KY Civil Engineering Graduate from Bacon (Georgetown) College in 1840.
• Fall of 1886, “State College” (UK) established civil engineering degree.
• John Wesley Gunn of Lexington received first Civil Engineering degree from A & M College
(UK) in 1890.

Civil Engineering Disciplines

This section deals with the civil engineering fields.As a Civil Engineer a vast world of imagination
and dreams are opened to us.The Field of civil engineering is so vast that one cant limit itself to any
particular field and excel without having a proper knowledge of other related fields.

To Conclude we can say that “Civil Engineering is a Renaissance field that requires the
knowledge of many disciplines. ”

Below we have a list of disciplines one can choose from:

* Bridge Engineering * Geotechnical * Structural engineering

engineering
* Construction * Surveying
engineering * General engineering
* Timber Engineering
* Environmental * Hydraulic engineering
engineering * Transportation
* Materials science engineering
* Fire protection
engineering * Piles Engineering * Water resources
engineering

“The road to success is always under construction”

Get it right….CIVIL ENGINEERS
The Best Creator Next To God Is A Civil Engineer.