Being a Civil Engineer

Civil Engineering is the art and practice of changing the physical world for the use and benefit of people. Of course, Engineers work in the context of the world in the 21st Century, with all of its complexity, diversity and rich technological, social and cultural heritage.

As every person is different, so every Civil Engineer is different. As an individual you can play your part in designing and building airports, bridges, skyscrapers, flood defenses, water supply and drainage schemes, dams, wind farms, sustainable buildings, train stations, ports, reservoirs, tunnels, public transport, roads and railways.

Civil Engineering is one of the oldest professions in the world, born out of people’s age-old need to get along with their environment, and to work with it and with each other to sustain and improve life.

Some people relish the generalist’s challenge to develop the combination of design, technical, leadership and management skills to lead complex multi-disciplinary projects. Others take great pleasure in developing their specialist knowledge in a particular area of interest, often going on to become highly skilled in analysis or research techniques, sometimes in a single technical domain.

It takes both sorts of engineer and more to turn out a successful Civil Engineering project. That is because all Civil Engineering projects are the product of multi-disciplinary teams, and the best projects are designed and built by teams with well-integrated complementary skills. There is always a better answer, and to find it civil engineering sweeps from innovation and blue sky thinking to rigorous science and maths, and back again.

Successful engineers often say that one of the best things about their world is that they never stop learning, combining practical skills with an understanding of the ever-changing financial, sociological and political framework. As Civil Engineers, we work on projects that impact on people's everyday lives across the whole planet. That is no small responsibility, and learning to be a good civil engineer brings the great satisfaction of taking that responsibility and turning it into something that really does make the world a better place.

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world's longest cable-stayed bridge-Russky Island, Russia

1. The bridge to Russky Island is the world's longest cable-stayed bridge, with a 1104 m long central span. 2. The bridge also has the second highest pylons after the Millau Viaduct and the longest cable stays. 3. The design of the bridge crossing has been determined on the basis of two primary factors: Shortest coast-to-coast distance in the bridge crossing location 1460 m. Navigable channel depth is up to 50 m. The locality of the bridge crossing construction site is characterized by severe climate conditions: temperatures vary from -31 °C to 37 °C; storms bring winds of up to 36 m/s and waves of up to 6 m in height; and ice formations in winter can be up to 70 cm thick. Total Length : 3100meters Width : 29.5m Height : 320.9m Longest Span : 1104m Clearence Above : 70m Building Cost : $1.1 billionUSD Opened : 2012 Source : Wikepedia, Google

Facts of Circular Building-Aldar HQ

1.Aldar headquarters is a first of its kind with circular structure Located at Al Rahan, Abu dhabi, UAE. 2. Height of building is around 110mts with a floor area of 61900 m2 3. The ground of the Aldar HQ was designed around Golden ratio 4. The distinctive building was voted the “Best Futuristic Design” by The Building Exchange (BEX) Conference held in Spain . 5. The shape of this building is achieved through the use of structural diagrid, a diagonal grid of steel. Source : Google & Wikepedia

Largest dams Across Globe

Syncrude Tailings Dam(Canada) Height 133 to 288 ft (41 to 88 m) (2001) Length 11.3 miles (18.2 km) (2001) Tarbela Dam(Pakistan) Height 143.26 metres (470 ft) from river level Length 2,743.2 metres (9,000 ft) Fort Peck Dam(United States) Height 250 ft (76 m) Length 21,026 ft (6,409 m) Width (crest) 50 ft (15 m) Width (base) 3,500 ft (1,100 m) Dam volume 125,628,000 cu yd (96,049,000 m3) Spillway type Controlled overflow, 8x bulkhead gates Spillway capacity 250,000 cu ft/s (7,100 m3/s) Atatürk Dam(Turkey) Height 169 m (554 ft) Length 1,819 m (5,968 ft) Houtribdijk(Netherlands) Total length 30 km Width 68 m Oahe Dam(United States) Height 245 feet (75 m) Length 9,360 feet (2,850 m) Dam volume 93,122,000 cubic yards (71,197,000 m3) Gardiner Dam(Canada) Height 64 m (210 ft) Length 5,000 m (16,400 ft) Spillway type Gated overflow Spillway capacity 7,500 m3/s (264,860 cu ft/s) Mangla Dam(Pakistan) Height 147 m (482 ft) Length 3,140 m (10,302 ft) ...

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