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DESCRIPTION OF A FIELD: CIVIL ENGINEERING

Job Description

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.

Areas of employment

Civil engineering focuses on every kind of infrastructure which includes water works, sewers, dams, railroads, highways, bridges, tunnels, irrigation canals, river navigation, airport runways, industrial plant buildings, skyscrapers, etc.

Areas of specialization

Civil engineers face a variety of issues in their working lives. They find innovative ways to help society:

Sustainability
Planning
Funding

Tools and technologies

Civil engineers often make use of Geotechnical software, finite element analysis tools, software for surveying and roadway design and 3D modeling systems for steel structures.

Areas of expertise

Many civil engineers manage people and projects. Others may work in design, construction, research, and teaching. There are many specialties within civil engineering, such as structural, hydraulic, land development, construction, environment, and transportation.

Conclusion

Civil engineers work at the branch of engineering which focuses on the design, construction, and maintenance of public works. They can be consulting engineers who advise on projects and design them, or contracting engineers who turn their plans into reality and maintain the structures once they are built.