Civil Engineers design everything that doesn't move from
building to bridges and even dams. Civil
Engineers design these things so that they are safe for the public, and for the
continued growth of our communities.
They even design the homes you are living in! There are 6 types of civil engineers; there
are ones that design water systems so people can get clean drinking water. Waste
water systems engineers that design the filtration systems for the human waste.
Structural engineers design building, bridges, airports, homes, and anything
that is a standing structure. Geotechnical engineers design the footprints for
building, roads, bridges, dams and more. Transportation engineers design roads,
and traffic systems. The last one is Environmental engineers which help with
mainly cleaning up the environment. For
an example they would clean up toxic areas, and spills so urban housing or
other things can be built there. YOU
NEED CIVIL ENGINEERS FOR EVERYDAY LIFE! By the way I haven't decided with one I want to peruse yet.
Well let's see how you are affected by Civil engineering in your everyday life. First you wake up in the morning and you in a house that was designed by a Civil engineer the structure part of it. Next, you hop on the road in your car. The road you drive on was also design by Civil engineers. Not only that but the highway system and how it works was designed by a transportation engineer. Let's say you cross over some type of bridge on your commute to work, and what do you know it, it is design by a structural engineer. Well when you finally get to work that build's footprint was designed by a geotechnical engineer, and then a structure engineer came in and designed the rest. Now that, is only on the commute to work what about other places in your life.
When you drink water where do you think it comes from? You should thank water system engineers for the readily available water and that it is clear water too. There are waste management engineers that design what to do with all of you trash. The last engineer is the environmental engineer that makes sure you safe and the environment is safe. They deal with anything that is harming the environment or even how to clear it up like toxic waste. So you should that the Civil engineer for some of the conveniences of everyday life.
I said earlier that I haven't narrowed it down to one but I have narrowed it down to 3 different types of Civil engineer. The first one is a structure engineer because I like to design things and come up with new ways of making things, and whenever I walk into a building I look at it to see how it is being structurally being held up. I like to look at bridges and see all the cool and different designs civil engineer are coming up with. The second one I am looking at is the transportation engineer, because when I am on the road I'm constantly thinking of new ways of designing the road way and how the traffic should flow. The last one that I'm interested in is geotechnical engineering, because I also catch my self think like how can they stability put this road way or building here with out fearing that it is going to collapse or get destroyed. Those are the 3 fields of Civil engineering that I am interested in.
Good start by talking about the different types of civil engineering. Perhaps you could pick the one that you like and expand further on that one. I like the background of the bridge that is cool and relates to civil engineering.
ReplyDeleteI like the way that it started also, but you could include a specific example of a civil engineering project and how civil engineers are involved in the project. Good emphasis on the last line, also you could expand on how people use civil engineering products in their everyday lives.
ReplyDeleteI did not realize just how many different types of Civil Engineers there are in the world today! I had always just thought of bridges and roads when I thought about Civil Engineering. Now I know that there is a whole lot more to this field and our everyday lives than that. I would be interested in knowing more about the environmental factor that you mentioned and how a CE would help in that area, using the skills/knowledge that they have.
ReplyDeleteWhat would you like to do when you get into civil engineering? Do you want to design bridges, build roads or build dams?
ReplyDeleteYou do have a really good start but like the others mentioned provide some examples to relate civil engineering to everyday life.