CIVE 401 SDSU | Questions and Answers with complete solution

Why study civil engineering? - 1. understand how we affect global society and responsibility we have toward maintaining and improving society 2. gain understanding of breadth of the field of cive 3. appreciate the engineers that paved the way for us When did humans begin to abandon a nomadic existence, and what was this known as? - about 10,000 BC, the Neolithic or Agricultural Revolution What are some of the oldest large scale "public" structures? - Egyptian pyramids and sphinx Stonehenge Olmec Pyramid Years created: Egyptian pyramids and Sphinx Stonehenge Olmec Pyramid - 2600 BC BC 1000-400BC Who was Imhotep and what did he design? - First recorded building designer...built Pyramid of Djoser, lived around 2600BC What civilization was the most all-encompassing? - The Romans What was the multi-layer base course used in Roman roads called? - PavimentumWhat did Roman Aqueducts use to increase their longevity? - Water-proof concrete