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

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

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

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

Imagine… …building a better world.

Imagine… …becoming a civil engineer .

Think Civil ization

No Civil Engineers…no civilization

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Examples in Structural Engineering (Where are these places?)

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

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

Examples in Transportation Engineering

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

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

Examples in Environmental Engineering

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

Examples in Construction Engineering

Examples in Construction Engineering

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

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

Examples in Geotechnical Engineering

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

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

Examples in Water Resources

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

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

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

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

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

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).

For More Information • Check out the ASCE web sites…

www.asce.org

www.ascega.org

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).

Questions???