Ingenieria Civil

Civil Engineering

1. What is civil engineering and what everyday things in our life have to do with it?
Civil engineering is the oldest branch of the profession of engineering aftermilitary engineering. The everyday things in our life that have to do with civil engineering arte the construction of dams, power stations, paths and roads we travel, the water and sewage treatmentplants, in fact most structures, large and small, require the help of a civil engineer.

2. What is Coastal Engineering and what do these engineers do?
Coastal Engineering is the on e concernedwith the engineers problems in the coastal environment, these engineers design and maintain harbors, marinas, and coastal structures concerned with control of erosion, study of waves and currents andeffect on costal structure and with pollution.

3. Give examples of coastal structures
Some examples of Coastal Structures are:

▪ Breakwaters

▪ Seawalls

▪ Jetties4. Give examples of offshore structures.
Some examples of offshore structures are:

▪ Artificial Islands

▪ Artic Caissons

▪ Gravity-based structures

▪ JacketPlatforms

5. Mention the areas covered by environmental engineering.
Air, land , and water

6. What is the impact of environment engineering in everyday life?
EnvironmentalEngineering have a direct impact on the everyday life. They apply scientific theories and principles to minimize our impact on the environment. They provide safe water, protect the environment and habitat,manage waste and ensure sustainable development.

7. What is geotechnical engineering?
Geotechnical engineering s a discipline of civil engineering that deals with the soil, rock andunderground water, and their relation to design, construction and operation of engineering projects.

8. What are other names for geotechnical engineering?

The other names of geotechnical...