Facts That Every Civil Engineer Should Know

In the 18th century, the term “civil engineering” came into use to describe engineering work that was performed by civilians for nonmilitary purposes.

Smeaton was the first self-proclaimed civil engineer, and often regarded as the "father of civil engineering".

The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) was founded in a coffee shop in London in 1818 by eight young civil engineers, the youngest was 19.

The first degree in Civil Engineering in the United States was awarded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1835.

The first civil engineering degree to be awarded to a woman was granted by Cornell University to Nora Stanton Blatch in 1905.

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) was founded in 1852. It is the oldest national engineering society in the United States.

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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

Second longest cable stayed bridge in North America-Port Mann Bridge

The widest bridge in the world (until the Bay Bridge's east span recently opened), the bridge east of Vancouver, B.C., which opened in 2012, remains the second-longest bridge in North America. The cable-stay bridge uses an impressive 288 cables to reach a total bridge length of 6,866 feet. The Port Mann Bridge is a 10-lane cable-stayed bridge that opened to traffic in 2012. It is currently the second longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and was the widest bridge in the world until the opening of the new Bay Bridge in California . The new bridge replaced a steel arch bridge that spanned the Fraser River , connecting Coquitlam to Surrey in British Columbia near Vancouver . The old bridge consisted of three spans with an orthotropic deck carrying five lanes of Trans-Canada Highway traffic, with approach spans of three steel plate girders and ...

Famous Civil Engineers of All Time - Part II

1. John Bradfield Dr. John Jacob "Job" Crew Bradfield CMG (26 December 1867 – 23 September 1943) was a prominent Australian engineer who is best known for his work overseeing the design and building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Bradfield was the designer and consulting engineer for the Story Bridge, Brisbane. He also designed the Cataract and Burrinjuck Dams. In October 1938 Bradfield published a proposal (known as the Bradfield Scheme) for diverting some coastal rivers of Queensland onto the western side of the Great Dividing Range. However, it was never implemented. Bradfield designed the Circular Quay railway station. 2. John Rennie the Elder John Rennie FRSE FRS (7 June 1761 – 4 October 1821) was a Scottish civil engineer who designed many bridges, canals, and docks. In 1791, he moved to London and set up his own engineering business, having by then begun to expand into civil engineering, particularly the construction of canals. His early projects i...

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