EGGG 167

Introduction Civil & Environmental

Engineering

Outline

• What do Civil and Environmental Engineers DO?

• 3-week Schedule• The Future: Civil Engineering in 2025

What Do Civil and Environmental Engineers DO?

• Mechanical Engineering Automobiles, Aircrafts, Wind Turbines, …

• Civil & Environmental Engineers ??? (one word)

What Do Civil and Environmental Engineers Do?• Design, build, manage

and maintain the world’s INFRASTRUCTURE

Branches of Civil & Environmental Engineering1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Branches of Civil & Environmental Engineering1. Coastal and Ocean2. Construction Management3. Environmental & Water Resources4. Geotechnical (Soils)5. Structural6. Transportation

Environmental & Water Resources

Coastal and Ocean

Construction Management

Geotechnical

Structural

Transportation

Civil andEnvironmental

Engineeringin the News

Civil andEnvironmental

Engineeringin the News

Unique Aspects of CEE• A very diverse discipline of engineering• Multidisciplinary problems• Projects vs. products• People profession, public interaction• Small companies, ownership very possible• Outdoor as well as indoor work• Forensic engineering

Bridge failures Building failures Effects of natural disasters (EQ, Hurricane, …)

Degree Programs at UD

• Major in Civil Engineering• Major in Environmental Engineering

• Minor in Civil Engineering• Minor in Environmental Engineering

Schedule of Classes

Class Topic

Mon. 10/2 Introduction to CEE

Wed. 10/4 Risk and Reliability

Mon. 10/9 Design

Wed. 10/11 CEE as a Career

Mon. 10/16 Shoreline Protection

Wed. 10/18 Sustainability

Risk and Reliability-Class 2

Design-Class 3

Career as a CEE-Class 4

Shoreline Protection-Class 5

Sustainability-Class 6

The Vision of Civil Engineering in 2025• Summit held in June 21-22, 2006• 51 leaders discussed the future of CE• Assignments

1. Read the report and write a short essay (1-2 pages) in which you comment on the following:1. The aspirational vision,2. 2025: The CE’s world, and3. The report as a whole.

2. Find one CEE company on the internet that is interesting to you and give me the company name, web URL, and a short description (paragraph) of a project that they have worked on that impressed you

3. Due Monday, October 9

Resources for Engineers

• American Society for Civil Engineers www.asce.org

• Sloan Foundation www.careercornerstone.org/engineering/engineering.htm

• A Day in the Life of an Engineer www.nativeaccess.com/allabout/day_eng.html

• American Society for Engineering Education www.asee.org

• What Engineers Do www.lib.virginia.edu/brown/guides/WhatEngrDo.htm