In this blog I am going to inform you
about my field, Civil Engineering. The U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics defines
the field of Civil Engineering as "Civil
engineers design, construct, supervise, operate, and maintain large
construction projects and systems, including roads, buildings, airports,
tunnels, dams, bridges, and systems for water supply and sewage
treatment." The people who become an engineer are humble
and hard working for their job and for the greater good of the people.
The
field of Civil Engineering is very broad, a civil engineer can decide
from their interests what they want to specialize in when it comes to
their career. There are five sub-field in civil engineering and one may decide
to focus on one or even more of the sub-fields.
The five sub-fields include:
- Water resources
- Environmental
- Transportation
- Geotechnical
- Structural Engineering.
Civil
Engineering is my field, but I am going to focus on informing you on the
sub-field Structural Engineering. Structural Engineering is the field I am most
interested in because it has always been a dream of mine to build and be apart of
building the most amazing bridge in the world. A Structural Engineer is
interested in the design and structure of buildings, bridges, towers,
and dams.
These are the most common structures a Structural Engineer
will work on. My main interest is the construction of bridges like I’ve
stated earlier because its what drives me to become a Civil Engineer. Building the most memorable and up to date
bridge would be a great accomplishment to me and many engineers. Civil
Engineers are interested in making the world a better place and ensuring the safety of lives around the world. I know that sounds
clique but what every engineers dream is to build or keep the environment clean
and operating at the highest it can. We as engineers are interested in making
roads flow better, making dams that will help with electricity and many more
examples that mostly lead back to the well being of the people. The purpose my
field serves for the general population is overall making the world go round
everyday. Civil Engineers are behind almost any project from skyscrapers to
roads and bridges like mentioned before, and other projects can also help with electricity and
water resources for many towns and countries.
Without Civil Engineers or any engineers in that fact we would not be as
advanced as we are today and wouldn’t have as many jobs in the world. Civil
Engineers create jobs and advancement in the world with their projects and new ways of thinking. Overall I’m glad I picked the major of Civil
Engineering because of the many opportunities it presents and all the different
areas I can help change the world. How my field serves the world at large is, you can look at any building, bridge, structure, and think how much that helps or improves the world we live in. For example dams help with electricity and skyscrapers create jobs and room for companies in tight places. Civil Engineering is a very tough but yet rewarding career.
Ever since entering college, especially since going to a big engineering school like NDSU. I have learned more about engineering even though I am not an engineering major. I have learned about the different types of engineering. The types include civil, mechanical, electric, and computer engineers, are the main types that keep coming up. I have learned that mechanical engineers usually deal with the design and construction of machines. Electric engineers deal with electronic systems, much like computer engineers deal with computer electrical systems. And that Civil Engineers deal with buildings and big public works projects such as roads and bridges.
ReplyDeleteOne of the classes that I am taking next semester as a general requirement is ARCH 321 History of Architecture. After looking through my class options for this general I saw this class and thought it may be interesting. But this got me to thinking, what is the difference between architecture and civil engineering? They both work with building structures and seem to be relatively similar looking at them from an outside perspective. Well upon further investigation it seems to be that the civil engineer side can work with a more broad perspective. What I mean by this is that it seems that architecture looks like it only works with buildings whereas civil engineering can include many more works as you described above. Also, architecture looks to be more like a degree in the arts where engineering is more concerned with more mathematical factors such as the physics behind the design.