Definition of Civil Engineering:

Civil engineering is field of engineering sciences, related

to design, construction and maintenance of buildings, dams, bridges, tunnels, highways and other
structures by the use of physical laws, mathematical equations and theories of mechanics. Civil
Engineers utilize the available resources (expertise, materials, manpower) to complete the project in
the given time span keeping in view the time, expenditure, environmental issues and physical
hazards of the project.
Also known as the mother of all engineering, it is the oldest, broadest, most simple and useful of
all engineering sciences. Being a broader field Civil Engineering is divided into the following subcategories and / or fields.
1. Geo technical Engineering
2. Structural Engineering
3. Transportation Engineering
4. Water Resource engineering
5. Environmental Engineering
6. Earthquake Engineering
7. Urban Planning

What does a Civil Engineer do????

A Civil Engineer is responsible for planning, design, construction and/or maintenance of structures. Civil
Engineer can work in private constructions companies, governmental public works organizations or in

universities as a research fellow or a teacher. A civil Engineer can be a surveyor, a technical report writer
or even a project manager.
Civil Engineer is able to do the following jobs:.....
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Scope of Civil Engineering

Due to increase in the scope of civil engineering with the passage of time, it has now got diversified into
many branches of study. Some of the significant ones include structural engineering, geotechnical
engineering, transportation engineering, hydraulic engineering, environmental engineering and a few
more important areas of study.
Engineers are employed by a wide range of companies in the United States, from small start up
businesses focused on a new invention idea to large-scale companies that work on immense contracts.
Engineers from different fields constantly work together to create successful products. When considering
the design and manufacture of an aircraft, for example, the workforce behind the development will include
aeronautical engineers optimizing airflow paths, analysis engineers evaluating the strength of landing
gear developed by design engineers, electronics engineers developing wiring methods and pilot controls,
ergonomic engineers designing comfortable seating and computer engineers programming the aircraft
operation systems, including everything from the autopilot system to the cabin crew call system.
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Imporatnce and Applications of Civil Engineering

Civil engineers are becoming more and more important with time. Now, they are also responsible for
looking after the fire control systems and installing quick fire exit points in the buildings they design. This
will help in minimizing the loss of life during fire accidents. Civil engineering is one of the oldest of the
engineering professions. Ancient feats such as the building of the Egyptian pyramids and Roman road
systems are based on civil engineering principles. Another very important aspect of civil engineering is
environmental engineering. In this case, the civil engineers are concerned with applications of various
methods to purify the contaminated air, water and soil. The polluted system should be cleaned, the waste
extracted and the purified constituent must be sent back to the natural system.
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In 1771 Smeaton and some of his colleagues formed the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, a group
of leaders of the profession who met informally over dinner. Though there was evidence of some technical
meetings, it was little more than a social society. In 1818 the Institution of Civil Engineers was founded in
London, and in 1820 the eminent engineer Thomas Telford became its first president. The institution
received a Royal Charter in 1828, formally recognizing civil engineering as a profession. The first degree
in Civil Engineering in the United States was awarded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1835. The
first such degree to be awarded to a woman was granted by Cornell University to Nora Stanton Blatch in
1905.
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Computer and software application to Civil Enginering

In the field of civil engineering computer software application is becoming more important, famous and
efficient. There are programs that can draw structures, analyze their stability, design the and do other
required calculations in a few clicks. Moteover, costing and estimation, project planning and other
mathematical work can be easily done with the nowadays available program