Civil Engineering is Everywhere

î Civil Engineering is a
composite of many
specific disciplines.
¦ ½tructural
¦ Waste Treatment
¦ Transportation
¦ Geotechnical
¦ Water Management
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 What is Civil Engineering????
î Civil engineering is a
composite of many
specific disciplines.
¦ ½tructural & solid mechanics.
¦ Waste treatment & environmental.
¦ Transportation.
¦ Geotechnical & soil mechanics.
¦ Hydraulics & water management.
¦ Construction management.
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î ½tructural engineers
design steel, concrete,
or timber framed
structures such as:
¦ Tall buildings & towers,
¦ Bridges,
¦ Dams,
¦ Retaining walls, &
foundations, &.
¦ ½tadiums.
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 Waste Treatment & Environmental.
î Wastewater treatment
engineers are civil or
environmental engineers
trained to design or analyze
water treatment plants.
î Water treatment plants are
categorized as follows:
¦ ½anitary waste treatment
facilities,
¦ Industrial waste treatment
facilities,
¦ Potable (drinking) water
treatment facility.
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 Transportation
î Transportation
Engineers design and
analyze
¦ Highways,
¦ Railways,
¦ Airports,
¦ Urban and ½uburban
Road Networks,
¦ Parking Lots, and
¦ Traffic Control ½ignal
½ystems.
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Soil Me
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î Geotechnical Engineers
analyze the subterranean
rock and soil to
determine its suitability
to support extreme
loads.
î Proper geotechnical
engineering is essential
for a safe and secure
structure.
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î 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.
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 Constr
tion
Management
î Construction managers:
¦ Review contracts,
¦ Order materials,
¦ Hire and schedule sub-
contractors.
î The job of a construction
manager is to:
¦ Provide quality control and
insure project is completed on
time and.
¦ Within budget.
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§.S. Civil Engineering: 150 years
î The twelve founders
gathered at the Croton
Aqueduct, New York, on
November 5, 1852, to
establish A½CE.
î The American ½ociety of
Civil Engineers, a pro-
fessional organization
representing more than
123,000 civil engineers,
celebrates its 150th
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anniversary in 2002.
at ral Disasters &
Civil Engineering
î A tornado in Fort
Collins? Ê
 
¦ Dr. Robert Meroney

î An earthquake in
Fort Collins? Ê
 
¦ Dr. Wayne Charlie

î A flood in Fort
Collins? Ê
 
¦ Dr. Darrell Fontane

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ext a Tornado in Fort Collins!
î Between 1950-1995
there were 28
tornados in
Larimer County
î In July 1979 an F3
scale tornado hit
Cheynne injuring
40 and killing 1
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