Civil Engineering Mahasiswa

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Civil Engineering

Answer the following questions

1. What is civil engineering?

2. What are the specialties of civil engineering?

3. What is a civil engineer?

4. What would you study to become a civil engineer?

5. What types of projects do civil engineers work on?

The Petronas Twin Towers Pont du Gard, France, a Roman

aqueduct built in 19 BCBurj Dubai, the worlds tallest

building, currently under

construction in Dubai


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CIVIL ENGINEERING

Civil engineering affects many of our daily activities: the buildings we

live in and work in, the transportation facilities we use, the water we drink,

and the drainage and sewerage systems that are necessary to our health and

well-being (see Fig. 2.1). Civil engineers:

Measure and map the earth's surface.

Design and supervise the construction of bridges, tunnels, large

buildings,

dams, and coastal structures. Plan, lay out, construct, and maintain railroads, highways, and airports.

Devise systems for the control and efficient flow of traffic.

Plan and build river regulation and flood control projects.

Provide plants and systems for water supply and sewage and refuse

disposal.

Civil is a very broad branch of engineering, and it includes at least

seven major specialized areas of practice:

1. Structural engineering.

2. Construction engineering and management.

Figure 2.1 Geodetic engineering, a branch of Civil

Engineering, involves measuring


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3. Transportation engineering.

4. Geotechnical engineering.

5. Hydraulic and water resources engineering.

6. Environmental engineering.

7. Geodetic engineering.

The largest specialty within Civil Engineering, structural engineering is

concerned with the design of large buildings, bridges, tanks, towers, dams,

and other large structures. These engineers design and select appropriate

structural components (e.g., beams, columns, and slabs) and systems to

provide adequate strength, stability, and durability.

A large fraction of civil engineers work in the construction industry,

building the facilities that other engineers and architects design. The task

of construction engineers is to utilize and manage the resources of

construction (the vehicles, equipment, machines, materials, and skilledworkers) to produce with timeliness and efficiency the structure or facility

envisioned by the designer.

Transportation engineers are concerned with the planning and layout

of highways, airports, harbors and ports, and mass transportation systems.

They plan and design transportation terminals and devise and operate

systems for the control of vehicular traffic.

Geotechnical engineers are concerned with the structural behavior of

soil and rock. They analyze earth support systems and design foundations,

earth walls, and highway and airport pavements.

Hydraulic and water resources engineers are concerned with the

flow of water through ditches, conduits, canals, dams, and estuaries.

They use their special knowledge of fluid mechanics to design dams,

irrigation systems, municipal water works, and drainage and erosion

control systems.

Environmental engineers are concerned with solid waste

management, air and water pollution, and control of pesticides and

radiological hazards. They design and oversee the operation of water

treatment and sewage treatment plants and measure and monitor

pollutants in the air, on land, and in lakes and streams. Geodetic engineersmeasure and map the earth's surface. They locate precisely property and

building lines and survey the locations, elevations, and alignment of

engineering projects.

Civil engineers work with construction companies, manufacturing

companies, power companies, and with consulting engineering firms. Many

opportunities for civil engineering employment exist in city, county, and


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state engineering departments and in the various agencies of the federal

government.

Civil Engineering

This lesson introduces the broad applications of civil engineering as well as this profession as a

career choice.

Assignment Complete the Assumptions on students log column based on their knowledge of civil

engineering.

Log your observations as you view an eleven-minute video interview with a construction

engineer from Dayton, Ohio retrieved from http://www.futuresinengineering.org.

You are assigned to collect, analyze, and describe information concerning with what an

engineer does retrieved from Engineering Your Future Web site What is Engineering?

page at http://www.futuresinengineering.organd The American Society of Civil

Engineers Website at: http://www.asce.org/history/seven_wonders.cfm#chunnel.

Do a research homework assignment in group researching the seven wonders of the

modern world.

Present the result of your assignment in a group presentation.
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Civil Engineers

Plan, design, construct and maintain structures as a civil engineer.

Have you ever wondered who builds our buildings, roads, tunnels, bridges, airports, dams

and reservoirs even our sewage systems? Civil engineers, of course! Civil engineering is a

broad field that encompasses the planning, design, construction and maintenance of fixed

structures, or public works, as they relate to earth, water or civilization and their processes, the

altering of geography to suit human needs, civil engineering: one of the oldest engineering fields.

Think about ancient Rome. Youve probably seen pictures of Romes magnificent

architecture such as the Roman Colosseum and the Pantheon. But the Romans also were some of

the earliest civil engineers. For example, the Romans were some of the first to build roads

throughout their empire; and built beautiful and functional aqueducts, a system of bridges and

canals, used to redirect and bring water into cities.

Originally, there were only two fields of engineering: military and civil. All fields of

engineering today have evolved from civil engineering. There are several major specialties

within civil engineering namely construction and structural engineering buildings, bridges and

tunnels, water resources river control, irrigation, swamp draining, water supply and sewage

disposal, Environmental engineering preservation and cleanup

Transportation engineering highway and railroad building and repair, and traffic control

Geotechnical engineering earthworks: soil mechanics and foundations

In terms of academic degrees and licensing, if you want to become a civil engineer in the

United States, you must earn a four-year bachelor of science (BS) or bachelor of engineering

(BEng) degree in civil engineering. After graduating from college, you must become a licensed

professional engineer (PE) to do any civil engineering work affecting the public, or to represent

yourself legally as a civil engineer.

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Vocabulary

Aqueducts : a system of bridges and canals, used to redirect and supply cities

with safe water

Construction Engineering : directs building of bridges, tunnels, dams, and super structures

Water Resources : refers to rivers, irrigation, water supply, and sewage disposal

Environmental Engineer : directs preservation and cleanup of water and the natural

landscape

Transportation Engineer : directs highway and railroad building and repair, and traffic control

projects

Geotechnical Engineer : directs earthwork, soil mechanics, and foundation projects

BS :bachelors degree in science

BEng :bachelors degree in civil engineering (a four-year college degree)

Structural design : A process of applying engineering mechanics to create a

functional, economic, and safe structure for the public

Retaining wall : a structure that holds back earth materials

Structural analysis : set of physical laws and mathematics required to study and predictthe behavior of structures

Hydraulic Engineering : the field of engineering concerned with the flow and

conveyance of fluids, principally water.

Structural Engineering : a subfield of civil engineering that deals with the design of any

structural systems whose purpose is to support and resist

various loads


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Answer the following questions using complete sentences.

1. The Ancient Romans were some of the earliest civil engineers. What were two of

their innovations?

2. During the Industrial Revolution, there were two types of engineers. What were

they?

3. When was the first professional society of engineers formed?

Procedure

Day Two

1) Teachers begin by discussing the homework assignment with students and go over the

answers as a class. Were students surprised by how old the discipline of civil engineering is?

2) Students are to try and name some of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (the

Pyramids at Giza in Egypt are an example that students will likely know.) Explain that all of

the seven wonders were amazing civil engineering feats. Now ask students to name any other

ancient civil engineering projects they can think of. (the Parthenon, Roman Coliseum, and the

Apian Way, e.g.)

3) Students are to name any of the Seven Wonders of theModern World.

4) Students will use this class period to research the Seven Wonders of the Modern World as

designated by the American Society of Civil Engineers at the following Web site:

http://www.asce.org/ history/seven_wonders.cfm#chunnel .

5) Students are assigned to make seven groups of 5-6 students to research the seven modern

wonders; each group will work on researching one of the following:

1. The Channel Tunnel

2. The CN Tower

3. The Empire State Building

4. The Golden Gate Bridge

5. Itaipu Damn

6. Netherlands North Sea Protection Works


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7. The Panama Canal

Students will use the Civil Engineering Research Road Map to guide their research. Every

presentation should include an image of their topic either in handout or overhead format. Groups

should also conduct internet searches to look for additional information from other reliable Web

sources. Each group will present their research topic to the class the following class period.


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CN Tower is a Tower structure

Construction of the CN Tower began on February 6, 1973

CN Tower located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada

The CN Tower has been and continues to be used as a communications tower for a

number of different media and by numerous companies.

CN Tower is innovative structure. Its shape has creative and strong creature. CN

Tower is one of modern seven wonder of the world.

The CN Tower is second tallest free-standing structure after Burj Dubai. and a symbol

of Canada,attracting more than two million international visitors annually.

Construction and Structural, because tower based on its shape and strength. Not only

its design unusual, but also has a strong construction.


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