A Career in Civil Engineering

1. A Career in Civil Engineering Presented By: Georgia Section of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

2. Imagine… …climbing the towers of a suspension bridge to perform an inspection.

3. Imagine… …providing clean drinking water to all 8 million of residents of New York City.

4. Imagine… …getting people home from work quicker by improving public transportation or building roads.

5. Imagine… …building a better world.

6. Imagine… …becoming a civil engineer.

7. Think Civilization No Civil Engineers…no civilization

8. Great Civil Engineering Achievements The Pyramids of Egypt Photo from http://touregypt.net/

9. Great Civil Engineering Achievements The Roman Coliseum Photos from http://www.acns.fsu.edu/~jbraswel/ http://www.wcslc.edu/history/the_roman_coliseum.html

10. Great Civil Engineering Achievements The Tower Bridge Photo from http://www.hunterpix.com/

11. Great Civil Engineering Achievements The Eiffel Tower Photos from http://www.greatbuildings.com/

12. Great Civil Engineering Achievements The Panama Canal Photos from http://www.pananet.com/pancanal/pcc.htm

13. Great Civil Engineering Achievements Hoover Dam Photo from http://www.hooverdam.usbr.gov

14. Great Civil Engineering Achievements The Golden Gate Bridge Photos from http://www.greatbuildings.com/

15. Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering Environmental Engineering Water Resources Construction Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Urban Planning Specialty Areas

16. Structural Engineering • Analyzing and designing structures that are safe • Structures must be able to: • Support loads • Withstand hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards, and floods

17. Structural Engineering • Examples: • Stadiums and arenas • Skyscrapers • Offshore oil structures • Space platforms • Amusement park rides • Bridges • Office buildings Photos from http://www.pbs.org/

18. Structural Engineering • Materials: steel, concrete, aluminum, timber, plastic and exotic materials

19. Examples in Structural Engineering (Where are these places?)

20. Transportation Engineering • Move people, goods, and materials safely and efficiently • Find ways to meet the increasing travel needs on land, air and sea

21. Transportation Engineering • You will design, construct, and maintain: • Highways • Railroads • Airfields • Ports • Improve traffic control and mass transit systems • Introduce other new transportation methods

22. Examples in Transportation Engineering

23. Environmental Engineering • Design systems to: • Destroy toxic substances • Remove pollutants from water • Reduce non-hazardous solid waste volumes • Eliminate contaminants from the air • Develop groundwater supplies

24. Environmental Engineering • Resolve problems of: • Providing safe drinking water • Cleaning up sites contaminated with hazardous materials • Cleaning up and preventing air pollution • Treating wastewater • Managing solid wastes

25. Examples in Environmental Engineering

26. Construction Engineering • Builder of our future • Turn designs into reality -- on time and within budget • Knowledge of: • Construction methods and equipment • Principles of financing, planning, and managing

27. Examples in Construction Engineering

28. Examples in Construction Engineering

29. Geotechnical Engineering • Almost every project is in, on, or made with earth materials • In the earth: • Tunnels • Deep foundations • Pipelines • On the earth: • Highway pavements • Buildings

30. Geotechnical Engineering • Made of earth: • Earth dams • Levees • Embankments • Slopes • Analyses based on mechanics and mathematics • Understanding earthquakes

31. Examples in Geotechnical Engineering

32. Water Resources • Issues concerning the quality and quantity of water • You might work to • Prevent floods • Supply water for cities, industry and irrigation • Treat wastewater • Protect beaches • Manage and redirect rivers

33. Water Resources • Design, construction, or maintenance of: • Hydroelectric power facilities • Canals • Dams • Pipelines • Pumping stations • Locks • Seaport facilities

34. Examples in Water Resources

35. Urban Planning • Full development of a community • Projects may include: • Projecting street patterns • Identifying park and recreation areas • Determining areas for industrial and residential growth

36. Urban Planning • Integrate freeways, airports, and other related facilities • People-oriented and technically knowledgeable

37. How Many Types of Engineering Work Can You Identify in this Picture?

38. Where Do We Work? • Government • Federal, state, county, city organizations • Consulting • Firms of all sizes (you can even start your own) • Research • Universities and other private corporations

39. What You Need • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering • More than 200 accredited university programs • Join an ASCE student chapter

40. Working as a Civil Engineer • Obtain a professional engineer’s (P.E.) license • Typically requires 4 years of experience and passing an examination • Pay Scale? • Starting salaries for civil engineers out of school is $45,000 (2008). • Average annual wages for civil engineers with a P.E. license was $77,600 (2010). • Salaries for civil engineers with 20 years experience and a P.E. license averaged $99,000 (2008).

41. For More Information • Check out the ASCE web sites… www.asce.org www.ascega.org

42. Thank You for Your Time! • Keith Cole, P.E. (environmental); • Katherine Gurd, P.E. (water resources); • Richard Morales, P.E. (structural); and • Melissa Wheeler, P.E. (construction).

43. Questions???