1. EG380 Colorado State University Dr. Robert N. Meroney
Civil Engineering
EG380
Colorado State University
Dr. Robert N. Meroney
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2. Civil Engineering is Everywhere
Civil Engineering is a composite of many specific disciplines.
Structural
Waste Treatment
Transportation
Geotechnical
Water Management
Construction Management
61% are clueless about engineering
Why?

3. Building Big!!!! Buildings & Structures: Cities
Infrastructure: Transportation
Culture: Art: Architecture
The Future: Without Limit!
Link: Building Big Site

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. U.S. Civil Engineering: 150 years
The twelve founders gathered at the Croton Aqueduct, New York, on November 5, 1852, to establish ASCE.
The American Society of Civil Engineers, a pro-fessional organization representing more than 123,000 civil engineers, celebrates its 150th anniversary in 2002.
Link: ASCE History Site

12. 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

13. Next a Tornado in Fort Collins!
Between 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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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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