What is Civil Engineering

The Engineer

10 years ago

The oldest engineering discipline is known as military engineering and the one after that is what we are all familiar with, civil engineering.If you want a more precise and accurate definition; it is, first of all, a professional engineering discipline which pertains to the design, construction and maintenance of man-made/natural structures and those that have been built by the environment. Examples of such structures include; roads, canals, dams, buildings, bridges, flyovers and what not. Civil Engineering plays a vital role in our today’s world as the whole world is progressing towards urbanization. To add more to it; civil engineering is to be thanked for all the wonders that you have witnessed in different parts of the world.

Civil Engineering Sub-Disciplines

The sub-disciplines of Civil Engineering include;

Architectural Engineering
Construction Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Ecological Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Fire Protection Engineering
Geo-technical Engineering
Highway Engineering
Hydraulic Engineering
Mining Engineering
Railway Engineering
Structural Engineering
Traffic Engineering
Transportation Engineering
Water Resource Engineering

Top Civil Engineering Universities

The top three ranked universities when it comes to Civil Engineering are as follows;

University of California—Berkeley
University of Illinois—Urbana-Champaign
Stanford University

Civil Engineering Associations

There are a myriad of associations pertaining to Civil engineering but we shall list only three;

American Society of Civil Engineers
American Concrete Institute
American Society of Highway Engineers

Being a Civil Engineer

If you opt for Civil engineering then the first point you need to remember is the fact that the job is primarily divided into two components; field job and office job. Field job is rather tough when compared with the office job but a fresh engineer learns more on site as compared to sitting in an office. The second point being that not only do you get a chance to become part of something big, you get paid quite well for it too.

Civil Engineer Salary

Civil Engineering is a risk associated field and higher the risk, the higher will be the salary. We have compiled a list of annual income of a civil engineer in different countries;