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ELEMENTS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

ELEMENTS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING:

INTRODUCTION:


Image result for pictures of civil engineers at workCivil engineering is the branch of engineering which deals with the planning ,designing,construction and maintenance of structure like buildings,roads,railways,airportbridges,docks,dams,water supply etc.

Civil engineering is the oldest branch of engineering which is growing right from stone age of civilization.

Image result for branches of civil engineering Branches of civil engineering:



The main branch of civil engineering are as follows :
  • Surveying and Leveling
  • Building planning and construction
  • Advanced Construction
  • Geo-technical Engineering 
  • Structural Engineering
  • Structural Engineering 
  • Water Resource Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Town Planning

   Scope of Civil Engineering:

Civil engineering is the broadest and oldest branch of engineering. The main scope of civil engineering is:

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  • Planning
  • Designing
  • Estimating and costing
  • Supervising construction
  • Construction management
  • Maintenance of structure, etc
The scope of civil engineering may be divided into two groups:
  • Scope according to the fieldwork
  • Scope according to the function
Scope according to the fieldwork :
  • Building construction
  • Construction of heavy structure
  • Transportation engineering
  • Water resources engineering
  • Geo- technical engineering
  • Environmental engineering
  • Town planning
I will only explain you the three types of fieldworks.
1) Building construction:
  • Constructing residents building like bungalow, row house, apartment, etc
  • Constructing public building like railway station, school, college, hospital, government office, etc
2) Construction of heavy structure:
  • Constructing bridge , dams
  • Constructing airport, harbour, port
  • Constructing tunnels, cassion, cofferdam
3) Transportation engineering:
  • Constructing road, highway
  • Constructing railway, runway, airport
  • Traffic engineering
  • Study of highway material


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