The field of civil engineering

• The civil engineering profession involves analysis,

planning, design, construction and maintenance of many
types of facilities for government, commerce, industry,
and the general public.

• The facilities include high-rise office towers, factories,

schools, housing, airports, tunnels and subway systems,
dams, canals, water purification plants, and environmental
protection facilities such as solid waste and wastewater
treatment systems.

• Civil engineers are concerned with the impact of their

projects on the public and the environment, and they
coordinate the needs of society with technical and
economic feasibility.
 What is Civil Engineering?
Civil Engineering (CE) is a broad discipline that unifies a number of
aspects of engineering and sciences. Civil Engineers work in:

• Public Service: City, regional and national planning, operation and

construction of highways, pipelines, air quality, water treatment plants
and other public facilities.

• Private Practice: Private practice through planning, designing,

constructing and operating physical works and facilities used by the
public.

• Academia: Teaching students the fundamentals of engineering and

civil engineering applications, and conducting research that takes
industry to the next level of product, design, and construction to
improve quality of life.

• Other Disciplines: Related fields, such as geology, hydrology,

engineering economics and engineering legal systems.
 A professional life in CE
• Are you a person who enjoy problem solving and giving
action to your ideas?

• Are you curious about how things work and how to make
them better?

• Are you interested in improving the environment?

• Are you socially aware and interested in helping people

live better?

Civil engineers share these qualities

 Career paths of civil engineers
• Education
• Research
• Engineering management
• Designers
• Industry
• Government
• Computers
• Law
• Medicine

The possibilities for people in these areas are endless

 B.Tech Courses
Structural Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Hydraulic Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Construction Technology
Construction Management
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Inspirational Projects
Bandra-Worli Sealink (2009)
• Built over Mahim Bay in
Mumbai. 8 lane wide; 5.6 km
long; 3.8 km lies over the sea.
• Reduces travel time from more
than an hour to just 7 minutes
as 29 traffic lights are avoided.
Supports roughly 1,25,000
vehicles a day. Saves about
Rs 100 crore/year in vehicle
operating costs.
• Cost of Rs 350 crore escalated
to Rs 1634 crore on
completion.
• Executed by HCCL
 Inspirational Projects
Burj Khalifa (2010)
• Over 828 m and more than 160
stories tall. Has broken many
world records.
• Consumed 330,000 m3 of
concrete, 39,000 tonnes of steel
rebars, 83,600 m2 of glass, and 22
million man-hours.
• Total project cost US $ 20 billion
(tower cost $ 4.2 billion)
• 100 year design life. Total built-up
area of about 6 million sq ft;
nearly 2 million sq ft of residential
space and over 300,000 sq ft of
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 Inspirational Projects
Palm Island Trilogy
• Three islands Palm Jebel Ali,
Palm Jumeriah and Palm Deira
were created to solve Dubai’s
beach shortage.
• They add 520 km to the existing
60 km of beaches in Dubai.
• The first two consisted of 100
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million m3 of rock and sand
whereas Palm Deira will comprise
of 1 billion. All materials were
quarried in UAE itself.
 Inspirational Projects
The Channel Tunnel (1994)
• 50.5 km undersea tunnel linking
England with northern France. At
its lowest point, it is 75 metres
(250 ft) deep.
• Two rail tunnels and a service
tunnel.
• The Channel Tunnel was
completed at a cost of $21 billion.
• In the first five years of operation,
trains carried 28 million
passengers and 12 million tons of
freight through the tunnel.

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 Inspirational Engineers
M. Visvesvaraya (1860-1962)
• He implemented an extremely intricate
system of irrigation in the Deccan area.
He also designed and patented a system
for raising the storage in a reservoir
without causing any damage to the dam.
• He designed a flood protection system for
the city of Hyderabad and a system to
protect Visakhapatnam port from sea
erosion.
• He supervised the construction of the
Krishna Raja Sagar Dam across the
Cauvery River. This created the biggest
reservoir in Asia, when it was built in
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 Inspirational Engineers
Fazlur Khan (1929-1982)
• Considered to be the Einstein of Structural
Engineering for his innovative use of
structural systems that remain fundamental
to modern skyscraper construction.
• His most famous buildings are the John
Hancock Center and the Willis Tower
(formerly Sears Tower), which was the
world's tallest building for several decades.
• His design innovations significantly
improved the construction of high-rise
buildings, enabling them to withstand
enormous forces generated on these super
structures.
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 Inspirational Engineers
Stephen Bechtel (1900 -1989)
• His imagination was fired by grandiose
projects - the more seemingly impossible
the better.
• Primary manager in the building of Hoover
Dam in the early '30s. In the course of five
years workers excavated 3.7 million cu. yds.
of rock and poured 4.4 million cu. yds. of
concrete.
• His company built pipelines and power
plants in the Canadian Rockies, across the
Arabian desert and through South American
jungles. His portfolio even includes an entire
city (Jubail, Saudi Arabia). Bechtel built in
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 Structural Engineering
The analysis and design of structures to resist loads
and other actions, and to ensure their functionality.

Based on:
• Mathematics (for modelling the response)
• Physics (for providing the fundamentals for
Mechanics, and Behavioural and Failure theories)
• Structural Analysis (for obtaining deformations and
stresses)
• Structural Design (for providing safe and usable
structures)
 Environmental Engineering
The protection and improvement of the natural
environment.

Based on:
• Chemistry (for understanding reactions and
effects)
• Biology (for knowing the impact on living things)
• Mathematics (for modelling the responses)
• Design of Waste Treatment systems
• Study of Pollution and its mitigation
• Assessment of the Environmental Impact of
Construction Projects
 Geotechnical Engineering
Understanding of earth materials and the design of
safe foundations for structures.

Based on:
• Mathematics (for modelling the response)
• Physics (for providing the fundamentals for Soil
Mechanics, and Behavioural and Failure theories)
• Foundation Design (for providing safe bases for
structures)
• Slope Stability assessment
• Seismic Engineering
• Design of Underground Structures
 Hydraulic Engineering
The application of fluid mechanics for solving
problems related to the flow, control, collection and
supply of water and other liquids.

Based on:
• Mathematics (for modelling the responses)
• Physics (for providing the fundamentals)
• Fluid Mechanics
• Hydrology
• Design of Water Supply Networks
• Design of Hydraulic Structures
 Transportation Engineering
Planning, design and management of systems used
for the movement of people and goods.

Based on:
• Mathematics (for modelling the traffic flow)
• Physics and Chemistry (for understanding the
behaviour of the materials in pavements, etc.)
• Computational skills
• Sociology (for cultural aspects)
• Management Principles
 Construction Technology
Utilization of material and equipment to implement
the design of structures and other civil engineering
projects, and take care of their maintenance

Based on:
• Physics and Chemistry (for providing the
fundamentals for the Behaviour of Materials)
• Understanding of the Market and Practice
• Architecture and Building Physics
• Building Drawing
• Surveying
• Maintenance of facilities
 Construction Management
Planning, coordination and control of civil
engineering projects

Based on:
• Mathematics (for providing the fundamentals
analysis and modelling)
• Estimation, Economics and Finance
• Management Principles
• Sociology and Personnel Management
• Quality and Safety Assurance
• Contracts
• Risk Assessment