Civil Engineering (from Wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Engineering)
In modern usage, civil engineering is a broad field of engineering that deals with the planning, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures, or public works, as they related to earth, water, or civilization and their processes. Most civil engineering today deals with roads, structures, water supply, sewer, flood control and traffic. In essence civil engineering is the profession which makes the world a more habitable place to live.
Engineering has developed from observations of the ways natural and constructed systems react and from the development of empirical equations that provide bases for design. Civil engineering is the broadest of the engineering fields. In fact engineering was once divided into only two fields--military and civil. All the engineering specialties have derived from civil engineering. Civil engineering is still an umbrella field comprised of many related specialities.
Within the scope of Civil Engineering are specialties:
- General civil engineering
- Structural engineering
- Geotechnical engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Hydraulic engineering
- Construction engineering
- Material science
- Surveying
History and Heritage
Civil engineers build the world's infrastructure, and have done so for millenia, well before they were recognized as engineers, or more specifically Civil Engineers. In doing so, they quietly shape the history of nations around the world. Most people can not imagine life without the many contributions of civil engineers to the public's health, safety and standard of living. Only by exploring civil engineering's influence in shaping the world we know today, can we creatively envision the progress of our tomorrows.
American Society of Civil Engineers
Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 123,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society. ASCE's vision is to position engineers as global leaders building a better quality of life.
Engineering the Future of Civil Engineering (
http://www.asce.org/pdf/tcfpd-complete.pdf) is a Report from the ASCE Task Committee on the First Professional Degree. This Task Committee worked to "develop a vision of full realization of ASCE Policy 465 (regarding the first professional degree) and a strategy for achieving this vision." The report identifies that the requisite body of specialized knowledge required to practice as a professional civil engineer is best obtained through a combination of an engineering baccalaureate degree and a master's degree or equivalent.
See ASCE's Education for Professional Practice -
http://www.asce.org/professional/educ/North American Alliance for Civil Engineers (NAACE) -
http://www.asce.org/inside/naace/The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Federacion de Colegios de Ingenieros Civiles de La Republica Mexicana (FECIC), and the Canadian Society for Civil Engineers (CSCE) entered into an Agreement of Cooperation in August 2001, named the "Monterey Accord", with the specific purpose to enhance and expand the breadth of knowledge available to civil engineers and related professionals, to promote the image of the civil engineering profession, and to help improve the quality of life for North Americans. Under this Accord, it is the wish of ASCE, FECIC and CSCE to offer the following reciprocal benefits an services as of March 2004.
Each organizaton agrees to offer to the members of the other two organizations virtual access to their publications (journals) at the discounted members' costs. For instance, CSCE, FECIC members can have virtual access to ASCE journals at the same cost as ASCE members. Similarly, ASCE members would access CSCE and FECIC journals at the CSCE/FECIC members' cost.
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