Civil Engineering
EG380
Colorado State University
Dr. Robert N. Meroney
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Civil Engineering is Everywhere
61% are clueless
Why?
about engineering
Civil Engineering is a
composite of many
specific disciplines.
Structural
Waste Treatment
Transportation
Geotechnical
Water Management
Construction
Management
Building Big!!!!
Buildings & Structures: Cities
Infrastructure: Transportation
Culture: Art: Architecture
The Future: Without Limit!
Link: Building Big Site
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.
Link: Mackinack Bridge
Link: Chesepeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel
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.
Link: Visit Sewage World
Largest treatment basins in the USA
Transportation
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 &
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.
Link: Hoover Dam
Link: Flood Pictures
Construction
Management
Construction managers:
Review contracts,
Order materials,
Hire and schedule subcontractors.
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
years
Link: ASCE History Site
The twelve founders
gathered at the Croton
Aqueduct,
New York, on November 5,
1852, to establish ASCE.
The American Society of
Civil Engineers, a professional organization
representing more than
123,000 civil engineers,
celebrates its 150th
anniversary in 2002.
Natural Disasters &
Civil Engineering
A tornado
in Fort
Collins? (click)
Dr. Robert Meroney
An
earthquake in
Fort Collins? (click)
Dr. Wayne Charlie
A flood
in Fort
Collins? (click)
Dr. Darrell Fontane
Link: Visit Ft. Collins Flood
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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Click on picture
Related Web Sites:
Click
sites below to visit Civil
Engineering related web sites:
Link: Discover Engineering Online
Link: National Engineering Week
Link: West Point Bridge Designer
Link: Engines of Our Ingenuity
Link: Engineering Case Studies
Link: Virtual Laboratory
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