1. What is Civil Engineering?

2. Engineering involves Math Teamwork Writing Science Problem Solving
Speaking

3. What’s unique to Civil Engineering?
Designing structures that help people, such as
Roads
Buildings
Bridges
Tunnels
Water Treatment Plants
Dams

4. Do all Civil Engineers do the same thing?
No, there are many different branches of Civil Engineering, which include:
Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
My only comment here is in my opinion there are four types of engineering, namely: Structural, Geo, Trans, and Environmental. Water Resources would fit under Environmental. I know as Water Resources Engineer you probably feel differently b/c it Water Resource Engineering is very different than Air Quality etc.. I would suggest that you want to leave it in, change the text to say that these are a few examples of common types of engineering. As there are also Geo Environmental etc.

5. Structural Engineering

6. Structural Engineers Design
Skyscrapers
Bridges
Towers
Stadiums

7. Structural Engineers Also
Design
Libraries
Museums
Bottom Left picture is not shown. If this is one I need to get permission on, please advise.
Churches
Walls
Photo courtesy of EarthTech

8. Geotechnical Engineers

9. Geotechnical Engineers Design
Tunnels
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Photo courtesy of MWRA
Foundations
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Landfills
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Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch

10. Transportation Engineers
I added a interchange picture on this sheet as well. The picture Of the VA interchange bridge was stretched a little too much it was hard to see.

11. Transportation Engineers Design
Traffic Signals and Signs
Highways
Runways
Train and Subway Lines
Technically, I think traffic Lights should be Traffic Signals. The only reason why I know this is b/c a professor at NU used to always correct us when we said traffic light: lights illuminate, signals give direction...

12. Environmental Engineers
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13. Environmental Engineers Design
Water Treatment Plant Processes
Water Treatment Plants Systems? The buildings themselves are done by Structural. I know that is a detail...
Underground Storage Tank Excavations
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14. Environmental Engineers Also Design
Wastewater Treatment Plant Processes
Pipelines
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Photo courtesy of Black & Veatch
Hazardous Waste Remediation
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15. Water Resources Engineers
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16. Water Resources Engineers Design
Reservoirs
Dams
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17. How do Civil Engineers design these structures?
I suggest to insert one slide that follows this to answer this question before the computer model. As you said in the slide that follows this one, C.E.’s use programs to illustrate their ideas. I would def. emphasize that a computer program is just a tool. I think there is a perception out there that engineers are just computers and not real people that think. The thinking part for us is a step we automatically assume… But I think it is important to highlight.

18. First they have an idea...
I suggest to insert one slide that follows this to answer this question before the computer model. As you said in the slide that follows this one, C.E.’s use programs to illustrate their ideas. I would def. emphasize that a computer program is just a tool. I think there is a perception out there that engineers are just computers and not real people that think. The thinking part for us is a step we automatically assume… But I think it is important to highlight.

19. Then they use computer programs to illustrate their idea...

20. And finally the idea turns into a reality!

21. A Computer Design of a Wastewater Treatment Plant
Courtesy of Black & Veatch

22. An Actual Wastewater Treatment Plant
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23. What kind of education do I need to become a Civil Engineer?
Degree from a 4-year accredited university
Typical Civil Engineering classes
Calculus
Physics
Chemistry
English/Communications
Electives (i.e. History, French, Theatre, fun classes!)
Start taking classes in high school if possible

24. What kind of people can become Civil Engineers?
All kinds!
Civil Engineering is a fun and rewarding career.
You too can become a Civil Engineer!

25. For information online, check out the following Web sites!
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