While all buildings are constructed with environmental concerns at the forefront of the situation, there has been a large progression in the civil engineering fields concerning how the structures that are being built will interact with the environment on a long term basis.
What is Environmental Engineering?
July 27th, 2009Hydraulic Engineering
July 22nd, 2009If you’re thinking of specialising in one of the many sub-disciplines of civil engineering, you probably want to look at all of your options. One of those options is hydraulic engineering. This sub-discipline is focused on how fluids, mainly water, flow. As far as work goes, hydraulic engineers often find themselves working on channels, canals, dams, bridges, levees, and locks. They may also work side by side with municipal engineers in designing a city’s water system or work with environmental engineers on projects related to cleaning the water supply.
The ICE
July 21st, 2009If you’re working as a civil engineer in the UK, you’ve probably heard of ICE, and you may even be a member. ICE, or the Institute for Civil Engineers, actually goes all the way back to 1818, when it was created by a very small group of engineers. In 1828, they were recognized by a royal charter. Today, there are more than 80,000 members around the world. ICE is still, however, based in the UK. Its main offices are in London, but it provides support to civil engineers in 164 different countries.
Major Construction Considerations
June 3rd, 2009Most people will not take part in a massive construction project on a regular basis. Obviously, the building that they are living in may be updated, or a room could be added to their house, but we are talking about large scale construction projects like the process of putting up a seventy-five story building. There is a lot that goes into the construction of these behemoths that dot the skyline of nearly every major city in the world. You have to make sure that you get the correct permits that you have a registered architect, a civil engineer, and a host of workers to help get the project up and running correctly.
What is the ICE?
June 3rd, 2009If you want to be considered a professional civil engineer in the United Kingdom, then you will need to have passed your charter examinations as well as be a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). The ICE is an institution whose purpose is to protect the civil engineers by making sure that they have access to educational materials, as well as providing support for the management of ethics among the profession. It is also a force that works to make sure that it represents the interests of the civil engineers to the government so that they have some form of legal representation to help them when they need it.
Where Did That Come From?
June 3rd, 2009When you are looking at a finished construction project, then you have to realise that you are looking at the finished product of an initial conceptual design. At some point someone set out to design a building and they turned that into a reality. However, you may be wondering where the idea for the original design came from. Well, this could have happened through a variety of different ways. Before computer graphics became something that was commonly used for these purposes it was the job of the architect to pull out an image from their mind and translate it onto paper.