Civil engineering

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• Navigate • What is Civil Engineering • Civil Engineering Specialisations • Aviation and Airport Civil Engineers • Bridge Civil Engineers • Building Construction civil engineering • Coastal and Marine Civil Engineering • Nuclear or Traditional Power Civil Engineering • Environmental Engineering • Geotechnical Civil Engineering • Highways Road and Transportation Civil Engineer • Offshore Civil Engineering • Rail Engineering • Hydraulic Civil Engineers • Tunnelling Civil Engineer • Water Resources Engineering • The next steps to becoming a Civil Engineer As part of our new series of resources on Engineering Career paths we are doing a deep-dive into Civil Engineering and the various options available to Civil Engineers. We will return to the different types of civil engineering courses and civil engineering bachelor’s degree later in the series. For now we want to answer a basic question – what exactly is a civil engineer? While the question might sound simple a civil engineer can have a range of different specialities and each of these specialities can shape our world in different ways. What is Civil Engineering? Civil Engineers shape the built environment, and use their Every building, road, bridge, harbour, airport or energy facility will have relied on the creativity, imagination and skills of Civil Engineers. However, in the modern world these existing projects have aged and civil engineers are now also needed to manage construction projects to rebuild, repair, and upg...

Civil Engineering (BSCE) Civil engineering involves the planning, design, construction, and operation of facilities and systems that are essential to modern life and infrastructure. Civil engineers create and manage bridges, highways, buildings, airports, dams and waterways, water purification plants and distribution systems, foundations and tunnels, waste treatment and disposal facilities, and conventional and renewable energy supply systems. The program leading to the Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering (BSCE) is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of Specialization Tracks Several specialization tracks are offered for the Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering. Civil/Construction Engineering Construction engineering involves the planning, design, construction, and operation of large facilities and systems that are essential to modern life and infrastructure, such as bridges roads, and tunnels. Environmental Engineering Environmental engineers use engineering principles and design to solve problems for a wide variety of environmental concerns. From cleaning up hazardous waste to designing wetlands to producing “green” products, environmental engineers literally work to make the world a better place. Infrastructure Engineering The field of infrastructure engineering deals with understanding and improving the capacity of soil to support the weight of our nation’s infrastructure and the various human and material design aspects of tran...

Skill Set: The civil engineer's job begins with the consideration of a need. It may be the need to relieve a town from increasing traffic, to provide clean water for an isolated community, or to build a bridge and provide better access. The civil engineer investigates possible sites, analyzes soil and rock samples, predicts environmental impacts, and consults the local community. The civil engineer recommends the best options to meet the need and the design process begins. Computers have become increasingly important in design, allowing the civil engineer to produce detailed drawings of projects and predictions of long term effects. On site, they are employed to oversee the work. Civil Engineers organize and supervise the workforce, plant, materials, and ensure that projects are completed as designed and planned within the promised budget and timeline.

The Augusta Canal initiated a transformation of the economy of the agrarian South by using civil engineering principles to create manufacturing capacity in a previously less developed region. It directly initiated this transformation in Augusta and thus provided a successful example that numerous other Southern cities subsequently followed. The Augusta Canal was a bold economic development enterprise begun in 1844 that created the first multi-user, multi-purpose, industrial district in the agrarian South. It transformed the City of Augusta, Georgia and ultimately the entire region from a strictly agrarian economy to a more diversified employment base including manufacturing. Numerous civil engineers participated in its design and construction including William Phillips of Augusta and John Edgar Thomson, the latter of whom was later renowned as President of the Pennsylvania Railroad. • Water power – The Augusta Canal promoters sought to establish a new cotton textile manufacturing industry close to the source of raw cotton, based on engineered water power. By the 1880s the Augusta industrial complex was a marvel of engineering industrial success that inspired the development of similar large-scale textile manufacturing based on water power across the southern region of the United States from Virginia to Alabama. • Water supply – To furnish an abundant supply of pure water for the City, the Augusta Canal Water Works was a pioneering work of settling, filter, and clear water ...