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Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering. EG380 Colorado State University Dr. Robert N. Meroney. Click on speaker, then click on title. Civil Engineering is Everywhere. Civil Engineering is a composite of many specific disciplines. Structural Waste Treatment Transportation Geotechnical Water Management

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Civil Engineering

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  1. Civil Engineering EG380 Colorado State University Dr. Robert N. Meroney Click on speaker, then click on title

  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 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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  15. Click on picture 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 Click? >>

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