Engineering & Beyond
Workshop 2005
Civil Engineering
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Department
Agenda
 Describe
civil engineering.
 Apply civil engineering
concepts.
 Have fun!
Civil Engineering - the people serving
profession
Subdisciplines of Civil Engineering
 Structural Engineering
 Geotechnical Engineering
 Transportation Engineering
 Environmental Engineering
 Water Resources Engineering
 Construction Engineering
 Surveying Engineering
 Civil Engineering Materials
Structural Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Water Resources Engineering
Construction Engineering
Surveying Engineering
Materials Engineering
CE Professions – “the sky is the limit”
Eager to be a Civil Engineer??...
Let’s design a bridge….
Howe Truss
Pratt Truss
Warren Truss
West Point Designer Software allows you
to design a truss bridge.
You can design your bridge selecting a
joint/member combination.
The GOAL???
Structurally adequate….
and…economical.
$$$$
Cost components
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Bridge approach and abutments
Structural elements
Material shape
Material type
Material size
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Connections
- flat iron or tubes
- carbon steel or high strength
- length and “width”
COLOR SCHEME
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TENSION members turn BLUE
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COMPRESSION MEMBERS turn RED
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The intensity of the color is directly
proportional to the intensity of the loading