Subject
Year
: S0012 / Introduction to Civil Engineering
: 2007
CIVIL ENGINERING CAREER
Session 12
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Challenges for Future
There are many challenges
future:
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facing civil engineers in the
growing population
infrastructure that is deteriorating
preparing for the possibility of natural disasters
updating of transportation systems to meet growing needs
Challenges for Future
Civil engineers will have to change their "old"
way of thinking to include the many new and
emerging areas such as biotechnology, advanced
communication and information technology. They
will have to partner with industry and collaborate
with disciplines outside engineering. They will have
to develop innovative and entrepreneurial
skills.
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Future Projects
Civil engineers are exploring new ways of combining steel and concrete to produce
efficient and attractive structures.
Arch Bridge Crossing the Brno-Vienna Expressway: January 2000 issue of the New
Civil Engineer International
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Future Projects
The highway must exit a tunnel in one hillside, cross more the 500m across a 150m deep
valley and enter another tunnel on the opposite side. This is an artist's picture of the
proposed bridge in Greece's Pindos mountains.
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Future Projects
Innovative Falkirk Wheel - 35m high rotating boat lift. It is designed to connect the Forth &
Clyde and Union Canals. The wheel will be able to carry up to eight boats at a time and
take about 15 minutes per lift.
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Future Projects
Ribble Way bridge will link three footpaths. It will be made of concrete filled glass
reinforced plastic and is designed to withstand floating debris that may be in the rivers
when flooding occurs
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Future Projects
This is an artist's idea of what buildings may look like in the future. Civil engineers are
going to be needed to build unusual structures like these. (This building has been built and
is part of the London, England skyscaper )
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Careers
The diversity within civil engineering creates a wide choice of careers for its
graduates.
1. Advance Education ( Masters and PhD degrees )  research and teaching.
2. Civil graduates work at all levels of the economy. Some work in small consulting
firms, including those specializing in structural, environmental, municipal and
geotechnical engineering, and some work in larger firms which encompass
several branches of civil engineering. They have worked for the federal,
provincial and municipal levels of government in their transportation divisions or
have started their own businesses.
3. Graduates of civil engineering can work all over the world, either as consultants
with their own companies or as employees of large international companies, or as
volunteers in developing countries,
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Opportunities
IN THE FIELD
• Civil engineers in the field should possess people-oriented
personalities. Their work revolves around the work of others,
usually sub-contractors. The engineer must oversee the arrival of
materials, the construction of the project, and the completion of
the project in a timely, ethical manner. Unlike government
employment, working for a firm does offer one added benefit.
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Opportunities
DESIGN
• Design requires an understanding of computer knowledge as well as
general engineering skill. Tools such as AutoCAD and FORTRAN allow
the modern engineer to work much more efficiently than engineers
of the past. Design electives and student organization projects are
good stepping stones to large-scale projects in the workplace.
Safety, cost, and quality are the three goals set for every project-the design engineer cannot sacrifice one for the other two.
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Opportunities
CONSULTING
• Today's Civil Engineering consultants are specialized. The growing
demand for high accuracy in the design and construction of a
project requires students to spend more time in different design
electives than in the field. Students wishing to pursue consulting
should aim for at least a masters degree in their sub-discipline as
credibility is often the indication of success. New consultants
typically begin work in a consulting department before they begin
leading others. The annual income of a civil engineering consultant,
however, is usually high.
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Opportunities
CORPORATE RESEARCH
• Corporate research is rare in the Civil Engineering field. Most work
takes place at the university level. Large corporations (e.g. oil
companies) employ research engineers to examine efficiency of
existing structures and systems
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Opportunities
GOVERNMENT EMPLOYMENT
• The stability of a government job provides job security at a price-mainly wages. While the average salary of a government employee
is lower than an engineer in the private sector, the benefits
provided level the playing field. Benefits include: predictable
advancement, retirement plans, health care, and a structured
environment to work in.
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Profession
CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
• Project Manager
Oversees the entire construction project, organizes sub-contractors to meet the
critical path.
• Estimator
Formulates the expense of a project, prepares the bid proposal, uses quality
control to reduce costs to the company to achieve the lowest bid on a project.
• Scheduler
Designs the critical path of project without sacrificing quality or safety, works
closely with the Project Manager.
• Project Engineer
Designs the project to meet the specifications set by the owner and government
regulations, renders pragmatic solutions to daily problems during construction.
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Profession
PUBLIC WORKS ENGINEERING
• City Engineer - Specializes in Civil Engineering sub-discipline to
meet city needs such as water quality, transportation, etc.
In Government Department 
• PU Bina Marga
• Jasa Marga
• Kimraswil ( pemukiman sarana dan wilayah )
• etc
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Profession
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
• Foundation Designer
Designs deep or shallow foundations to support load-bearing structures,
examines soil and rock to determine the stability available for a project.
• Landfill Manager
Creates waste management facilities that meet the needs of a community,
employs safe-management practices to avoid contamination of existing soils and
water hydropatterns.
• Engineering Geologist
Determines existing types of soil and rock, tests strengths of the ground to
support loads, investigates landslides and other soil/rock related natural
disasters.
• Geosynthetics Engineer
Design geotechnical engineering structure by using Geosynthetics material
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ENGINEERING RESEARCH
• Government Researcher
Works with the Government Departments, LIPI , BPPT
• Corporate Researcher
Studies pipelines, offshore structures, efficient construction
techniques for firms.
• Educational Researcher
Focuses on better wearing asphalt, stronger concrete, or
engineering software at the university level. Also concerned with
publication of current technologies and state-of-the-art
advancements.
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Profession
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
• Designer
Specializes (in larger firms) in areas such as bridges, offshore
structures, buildings, transmission towers, etc., formulates plans
that meet criteria based on quality, cost, and safety.
• Evaluator/Analyst
Explores safety concerns on an existing structures, modifies
structures to raise safety levels or to expand existing capabilities.
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Profession
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
• Hydraulic Engineer/Hydrologist
Analyzes rain fall data, characteristics of flow in open channels and
pipes, designs, reservoirs, studies pollution migration and coastal
and shore line protection.
• Sanitary Engineer Plans and designs municipal water facilities such
as water treatment plants and sewage treatment plants. Also may
operate and maintain these facilities.
• Water Related Structural Engineer
Design such project as: hydroelectric plants, canals, docks and
piers.
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Profession
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
• Planner
Work in with Government department, firm
• Consultant
Makes recommendations concerning the infrastructure, deals with transit related
problems.
• Operations Manager
Oversees traffic flows, alters roadway systems to meet the cyclic flow of traffic
patterns.
• Intelligent Transportation Systems
Improves transportation systems through quality control and implementation of
efficiency measures (e.g. incident detection devices and High Occupancy Vehicle
lanes), works closely with emergency services.
• Highway Geometric Design
Designs roadway systems.
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