CIVIL ENGINEERINGA road to success ……..under construction

By

Mr. LOKESH GUPTA (BE CIVIL)WALCHAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, SOLAPUR

CONTENTS…..

1. Civil engineering…..?

2. History

3. Civil engineers……?

4. Major area of specialization

5. 7 Wonders of civil engineering

CIVIL ENGINEERING…..?

Oldest engineering disciplines.

Includes the conception, design

construction and management

of all type of structures.

Also deals with ‘Transportation

system’ for goods & people.

At last but not the least------

It controls the environment

for maintenance and

improves the quality of life.

Broadest field of engineering

trade.

HISTORY

In ancient it was used as surveying

for flood prediction.

‘JOHN SMEATON’ was first

civil engineer in 1761.

‘Seven wonders of the world’ are

all the feats of civil engineering.

Statistics says that- ‘ Civil engineers saved more lives

then all the

doctors’ in the history by development clean water

& sanitation

system.

‘ IIT Roorkee’ (1847) is the second and ‘ College of

engineering

Pune’ (1854) is the third oldest engineering

college in ASIA.

CIVIL ENGINEERS…..?

Civil engineer is one who---

Build the structure that meet

function , looks cost and

reliability specification.

Solve regional pollution or

environmental issues.

Gives a new direction to the world through his

incredible ideas

& innovative construction.

Plan design and supervise construction of

transportation system,

water system and communication networks.

MAJOR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION

Town & Country Planning

Environmental Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Structural Engineering

Transportation Engineering

Water resources Engineering

Bridge Engineering

Hydraulic Engineering

Survaying Engineering

Timber Engineering

Construction Management

TOWN PLANNING

It integrates the land use

planning and transportation

planning to improve the

built economic and social

environment of communities.

REQUIRMENT- Selection of proper site.

Survey (Including the selection of area.)

Proper design of town.

Near from city, Highway, Railway Station, Airport.

IMPORTANCE- Makes the life style convenient & easier.

Makes best use of land capacity & resources to its

maximum.

Ensures the best living standard of the common man

in town.

7 WONDERS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

WORLD TRADE CENTER , NEW

YORK

Also known as the

WTC or the Twin

Towers.

was a complex of

seven buildings in

Lower Manhattan in

New York City before

attack at sep11,2001.

TOUR EIFFEL, PARIS

It is an iron tower built

beside the Seine River in

Paris.

one of the most

recognizable structures

in the world.

A global icon of France.

EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, NEW YORK

It is a 102-story Art Deco

skyscraper in New York City.

Was the tallest building for

more than forty years, from

its completion in 1931.

After destruction of the

World Trade Center in 2001,

it again became the tallest

building in New York City.

STATUE OF LIBERTY, NEW

YORK

Liberty Enlightening the

World, commonly known

as the Statue of Liberty.

was presented to the

United States by the

people of France in 1886.

METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART,

NEW YORK

It has a permanent

collection containing

more than two million

works of art.

The main building,

often referred to

simply as "the Met," is

one of the world's

largest art galleries.

GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, SAN FRANCISCO

Golden Gate Bridge

construction commenced on

January 5, 1933.

The Golden Gate Bridge is one

of the longest suspension

bridges in the world.

The bridge consists of two

towers of 746 feet this makes

it 191 feet higher than the

Washington Monument.

BURJ AL ARAB, DUBAI

The Burj Al Arab also

known as Tower of the

Arabs.

It is the fourth tallest

(321m) hotel in the world.

The Burj Al Arab stands on

an artificial island 280 m

(920 ft) out from Jumeirah

beach.

THANKS.

Be pride as being a Civil Engineer.