CIVIL ENGINEERING


Civil engineering 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. Civil engineering is the oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it was defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. It is traditionally broken into several sub-disciplines including environmental engineeringgeotechnical engineeringgeophysicsgeodesycontrol engineeringstructural engineering, engineering, earth, atmospheric sciencesforensic engineeringmunicipal or urban engineeringwater resources engineeringmaterials engineeringoffshore engineeringquantity surveyingcoastal engineering, surveying, and construction engineeringCivil engineering takes place on all levels: in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.