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Civil Engineering 1
Question | Answer |
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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 degree | 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 | A set of physical laws and mathematics required to study and predict the 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 |