What's meaning civil engineering?

Civil engineering is arguably the oldest engineering discipline. It deals

with the built environment and can be dated to the first time someone
placed a roof over his or her head or laid a tree trunk across a river to
make it easier to get across.

What does civil engineering 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:.....

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 startup 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.

Importance 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.
Branches of civil engineering
Water resources
Town Planning
Construction
Transportation
Environmental
Building planning and construction
Geotechnical
Structural
Survey and leveling