Civil Engineering - answer--oldest field in engineering
-Mission is to build safe facilities that meet needs of society
Civil engineering is involved in public works such as ______ - answer-roads, bridges, and municipal water systems
Civil engineering make designs that are used to __________...
Civil Engineering Tech Quiz
Civil Engineering - answer--oldest field in engineering
-Mission is to build safe facilities that meet needs of society
Civil engineering is involved in public works such as ______ - answer-
roads, bridges, and municipal water systems
Civil engineering make designs that are used to ___________ - answer-
control natural resources (dams, drainage systems, shoreline
protection)
name subfeilds of civil engineering - answer-structural, water
resources, transportation, environmental, construction, and geomatics
(TEC SWaG)
Structural Engineering - answer-- Large structures like skyscrapers,
tunnels, etc
- Goal is to build structures that withstand the dynamics of the natural
and human-build world
Water resource engineering - answer-Concerned with the supply and
access of water
Transportation engineering - answer-Safe and efficient movement of
people
Enviromental Engineering - answer-impact of structures and building
on environment
Construction Engineering - answer-Concerted with the management
and organization of the flow of materials and workers in order to stay
on time and within the budget.
Geomatics Engineering - answer-- Measure, collect and analyze
information regarding the land, ocean and natural resources.
, Name civil engineering professional societies - answer-American
Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE)
Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)
American Planning Association (APA)
______ is the oldest and largest civil engineering society founded 1852 -
answer-American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Structures - answer-An arrangement of parts build to remain stable
while withstanding forces and support/transmit specific loads for
practical purposes
All areas of civil engineering must have a good understanding of -
answer-structures
Load - answer-the forces a structure must withstand
Types of loads and explain - answer-Static loads
-Weight of the structure itself (AKA dead load)
-Weight added under normal use (AKA live load)
Dynamic loads
-A sudden impact on the structure
Why do engineers build structures? - answer-Engineers build
structures so the internal forces counteract the loads.
Structures in state of equilibrium (equal and opposite forces meaning
net force is 0) - answer-- Can oppose external forces
- Can transfer load throughout structure
Types of Structural Forces and explain - answer-Compression
(crushing/pressing force). Tension(pulling), Shear force (forces acting
in opposite directions), Torsion(turning force), Bending Force (FORCE
CAUSING SAGGING)
When a bending or torsion force is applied to a material; the material is
under a ______ and ________ force - answer-compression; tension
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