Civil engineering is a field of engineering sciences related to the design, construction and operation of buildings, dams, bridges, tunnels, highways and other structures through the use of physical laws, mathematical equations and the theory of mechanics. Civil engineers use the available resources (expertise, materials and labor) to complete the project in a certain period of time, keeping in mind, the costs, environmental concerns, and physical hazards of the project.
Also known as the mother of all engineering, it is the oldest, wide, the simplest and most useful of all engineering sciences. Being wider field of civil construction is divided into the following sub-categories or fields.
- Geo engineering
- Structural design
- Transportation engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Earthquake engineering
- Urbanplanning
What does a Civil Engineer do?
Civil engineer, responsible for the planning, design, construction and maintenance of structures. Civil engineer can work in the private construction companies, governmental organizations, community service or a university as a researcher or a teacher. Civil engineer can be surveyor, technical writer of the report or even the project manager.Civil engineer is able to do the following work: .....
Construction industry
Due to the increase in the area of civil construction over time, it has now got diversified into many sectors of the study. Some of them include significant construction, engineering geology, transportation engineering, hydraulic engineering, environmental protection, and a few other important areas of research.
