Civil Engineering
EG380
Colorado State University
Dr. Robert N. Meroney
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Civil Engineering is Everywhere
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61% are clueless
Why?
about engineering
Civil Engineering is a
composite of many
specific disciplines.
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Structural
Waste Treatment
Transportation
Geotechnical
Water Management
Construction
Management
Building Big!!!!
Buildings & Structures: Cities
Infrastructure: Transportation
Culture: Art: Architecture
The Future: Without Limit!
Link: Building Big Site
What is Civil Engineering????
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Civil engineering is a
composite of many
specific disciplines.
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Structural & solid mechanics.
Waste treatment & environmental.
Transportation.
Geotechnical & soil mechanics.
Hydraulics & water management.
Construction management.
Structural &
Solid Mechanics
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Structural engineers
design steel, concrete,
or timber framed
structures such as:
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Tall buildings & towers,
Bridges,
Dams,
Retaining walls, &
foundations, &.
– Stadiums.
Link: Mackinack Bridge
Link: Chesepeake Bay Bridge/Tunnel
Waste Treatment & Environmental.
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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.
Link: Visit Sewage World
Largest treatment basins in the USA
Transportation
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Transportation
Engineers design and
analyze
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Highways,
Railways,
Airports,
Urban and Suburban
Road Networks,
– Parking Lots, and
– Traffic Control Signal
Systems.
Link: Transportation at work
Geotechnical &
Soil Mechanics
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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
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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
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Construction managers:
– Review contracts,
– Order materials,
– Hire and schedule subcontractors.
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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
Link: ASCE History Site
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The twelve founders
gathered at the Croton
Aqueduct, New York, on
November 5, 1852, to
establish ASCE.
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The American Society of
Civil Engineers, a professional organization
representing more than
123,000 civil engineers,
celebrates its 150th
anniversary in 2002.
Natural Disasters &
Civil Engineering
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A tornado in Fort
Collins? (click)
– Dr. Robert Meroney
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An earthquake in
Fort Collins? (click)
– Dr. Wayne Charlie
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A flood in Fort
Collins? (click)
– Dr. Darrell Fontane
Link: Visit Ft. Collins Flood
Next a Tornado in Fort Collins!
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Between 1950-1995
there were 28
tornados in
Larimer County
 In July 1979 an F3
scale tornado hit
Cheynne injuring
40 and killing 1
Click on ovals
Click on picture
Related Web Sites:
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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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