Civil Engineering

Retro
 In the beginning, Civil Engineering included all engineers that did
not practice military engineering; said to have begun in 18th
century France
 First “Civil Engineer” was an Englishman, John Smeaton in 1761
 Civil engineers have saved more lives than all the doctors in
history --- development of clean water and sanitation
systems
 Henry H. White, first KY Civil Engineering Graduate from Bacon
(Georgetown) College in 1840
 Fall of 1886, “State College” (UK) established civil engineering
degree
 John Wesley Gunn of Lexington received first Civil Engineering
degree from A & M College (UK) in 1890
Civil Engineering is Everywhere
 Civil Engineering is a
composite of many
specific disciplines.
– Structural
– Waste Treatment
– Transportation
– Geo-technical
– Water Management
– Construction
Management
 Building Big!!!!
 Building & Structures:
Cities
 Infrastructure
:Transportation
 Culture: Art: Architecture
 The Future: Without Limit!
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 &
Solid Mechanics
 Structural engineers
design steel, concrete,
or timber framed
structures such as:
– Tall buildings & towers,
– Bridges,
– Dams,
– Retaining walls, &
foundations, &.
– Stadiums.
 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 USA
Link: Visit Sewage World
 Transportation
 Transportation Engineers
design and analyze
– Highways,
– Railways,
– Airports,
– Urban and Suburban Road
Networks,
– Parking Lots, and
– Traffic Control Signal
Systems.
 Geotechnical &
Soil 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
Management
 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.
 Construction
Management
 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