Civil Engineering

It 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.

WHO IS AN ENGINEER?According to USA President Herbert Hoover, who was an engineer before he became a politician, said:The great liability of the engineer …compared to men of other professions……is that his works are out in the open where all can see them. His acts …..Step by step …are in hard substances. He cannot, like the ARCHITECT, who cover his figures with trees and vines. He cannot, like the politicians,who comes on the screen his shortcomings by blaming his

opponents….and hope the people will forget. The ENGINEER simply cannot deny, He did it! If his works do not work……he is damned.

IMPORTATN POINTS FROM PRESENTATION:

A design engineer’s responsibility should include assuring the structural safety of the design, details, checking shop drawing.

Detailing is as important as design since proper detailing of engineering designs is an essential link in the planning and engineering process as some of the most devasting collapses in history have been caused by defective

connections or detailing. There are many examples explained in the book” DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION FAILURES by Dov Kaminetzky.

Detailing is very important not only for the proper execution of the structures but for the safety of the structures.

Detailing is necessary not only for the steel structures but also for the RCC members as it is the translation of all the mathematical expression’s and equation’s results.

ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING:The Structural Analysis and Design, which is nothing but the supporting or resisting of loads, is what Structural Engineering is all about. Structural Engineering Design uses a comparatively small number of fundamental Structural elements to build up very complex Structural systems and hence helps in defining the stability of a building.

 

Principles of Planning:

“It Is the Civil

Engineering That Change

the World “