Civil Engineering

EG380
Colorado State University
Dr. Robert N. Meroney
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61% are clueless
about engineering
Why?
Civil Engineering is Everywhere
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
Link: Building Big Site
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.
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.
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.

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

A flood in Fort
Collins? (click)
Dr. Darrell Fontane
An earthquake in
Fort Collins? (click)
Dr. Wayne Charlie
A tornado in Fort
Collins? (click)
Dr. Robert Meroney
Natural Disasters &
Civil Engineering
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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Related Web Sites:
Click sites below to visit Civil
Engineering related web sites:
Link: Discover Engineering Online
Link: West Point Bridge Designer
Link: Engineering Case Studies
Link: National Engineering Week
Link: Engines of Our Ingenuity
Link: Virtual Laboratory
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