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Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering
EG380Colorado State University
Dr. Robert N. Meroney
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61% are clueless about engineering
Why?
Civil Engineering is EverywhereCivil Engineering is Everywhere Civil Engineering is a
composite of many specific disciplines. – Structural – Waste Treatment – Transportation – Geotechnical – Water Management – Construction
Management
Building Big!!!!Building Big!!!!
Buildings & Structures: Cities
Infrastructure: Transportation
Culture: Art: Architecture
Link: Building Big Site
The Future: Without Limit!
What is Civil Engineering????What is Civil Engineering????
Civil engineering is a composite of many specific disciplines.– Structural & solid mechanics.– Waste treatment &
environmental.– Transportation.– Geotechnical & soil mechanics.– Hydraulics & water management.– Construction management.
Structural & Structural & Solid MechanicsSolid Mechanics
Structural engineers design steel, concrete, or timber framed structures such as:– Tall buildings & towers,– Bridges,– Dams,– Retaining walls, &
foundations, &.– Stadiums.Link: Mackinack BridgeLink: Chesepeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel
Waste Treatment & Environmental.Waste Treatment & Environmental.
Wastewater treatment engineers are civil or environmental engineers trained to design or analyze water treatment plants.
Water treatment plants are categorized as follows:– Sanitary waste treatment
facilities,– Industrial waste treatment
facilities,– Potable (drinking) water
treatment facility.Largest treatment basins in the USALink: Visit Sewage World
TransportationTransportation Transportation Engineers
design and analyze – Highways, – Railways, – Airports, – Urban and Suburban Road
Networks,– Parking Lots, and – Traffic Control Signal
Systems.
Link: Transportation at work
Geotechnical & Geotechnical & Soil MechanicsSoil Mechanics
Geotechnical Engineers analyze the subterranean rock and soil to determine its suitability to support extreme loads.
Proper geotechnical engineering is essential for a safe and secure structure.
Link: A bad engineering job
Hydraulics & Water Hydraulics & Water ManagementManagement
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. Link: Hoover DamLink: Flood Pictures
Construction Construction ManagementManagement
Construction managers:– Review contracts,– Order materials,– Hire and schedule sub-
contractors. The job of a construction
manager is to:– Provide quality control and
insure project is completed on time and.
– Within budget.Link: Golden Gate Bridge Construction
U.S. Civil Engineering: 150 U.S. Civil Engineering: 150 yearsyears
The twelve founders gathered at the Croton Aqueduct, New York, on November 5, 1852, to establish ASCE.
Link: ASCE History Site
The American Society of Civil Engineers, a pro-fessional organization representing more than 123,000 civil engineers, celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2002.
A flood in Fort Collins? (click)– Dr. Darrell Fontane
An earthquake in Fort Collins? (click)– Dr. Wayne Charlie
A tornado in Fort Collins? (click)– Dr. Robert Meroney
Natural Disasters & Natural Disasters & Civil EngineeringCivil Engineering
Link: Visit Ft. Collins Flood
Next a Tornado in Fort Collins!Next a Tornado in Fort Collins!
Between 1950-1995 there were 28 tornados in Larimer County
In July 1979 an F3 scale tornado hit Cheynne injuring 40 and killing 1
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Related Web Sites:Related Web Sites:
Click sites below to visit Civil Engineering related web sites:
Link: Discover Engineering Online
Link: West Point Bridge Designer
Link: Engineering Case Studies
Link: National Engineering Week
Link: Engines of Our Ingenuity
Link: Virtual Laboratory
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