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Civil Engineering [RV College --- Admission]

One of the most challenging and equally rewarding careers, Civil Engineering is the most creative and demanded field among engineering aspirants. Candidates with crazy interest in designing and building things, along with excellent knowledge in Mathematics and IT, can enjoy a successful career in this branch. [RV College --- Admission]

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CIVIL ENGINEERING – AN INTRODUCTION [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 The oldest and most sought after engineering branch in the world, Civil Engineering involves designing and managing a number of construction projects. A civil engineer can be involved in creating everything from a small bridge to a lavish residential complex. Broader in nature, Civil Engineers specializes into a variety of area viz. transportation, infrastructure, water resources, urban design, coastal areas and the environment. The entry of many Multinational Companies (MNCs) resulted in good salary and work condition. [RV College --- Admission]

 A candidate usually requires an undergraduate or postgraduate master degree in Civil Engineering to take up the job. [RV College --- Admission]

In order to be appointed by a company, the candidate needs to have a relevant degree in Civil Engineering. Postgraduate or master degree is usually recommended for better salary and designation. Aspirants can check and select from the above available courses.[RV College --- Admission]

 Any candidate with a degree in Civil Engineering can be appointed as Assistant Manager, Senior Engineer, Project Manager, Director of Public Works, Researchers, City Engineer, Deputy Engineer and Independent Consultants. [RV College --- Admission]These roles can be performed within the technical specialty branches of Civil Engineering like Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Engineering, Ocean and Coastal Engineering, Water Resource Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Urban Engineering[RV College --- Admission]

 Civil Engineering – Job Opportunities[RV College --- Admission]

 There is a huge demand of Civil Engineers in India. The field is expected to grow further, considering the rising demand for advanced infrastructure creation. Civil Engineers have equal opportunities in both private and public sector. In fact, the industry witnessed a shortage of about 8, 000 civil engineers in the last few years. Therefore, it is natural the demand for specialized professionals will keep increasing every year. Hence, a candidate’s future is bright in this field. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

Civil Engineers can be appointed by Government Departments, Real Estate Societies, Power Plants, Transportation, Private and Public Sector Undertakings, Consultancy Firms, Industrial Plants & Building, Housing and Urban Development and Teaching Institutions. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 Top companies hiring Civil Engineers are Antant Access, Ajay Kadam Association, Dr. Kelkar Consultants Pvt Ltd. Jaypee Group, Larsen and Tubro, Simplex Projects Ltd. Vadakar and Associates. RDS Projects Ltd.  Macro Marvel Infrastructure Corporation Ltd. IVRCL Infrastructure & Projects Ltd. Hiranandani Construction Pvt. Ltd. Balaji Railroad Systems Ltd. etc. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

Subject aims[RV College --- Direct Admission]

Civil engineering is the design, construction and maintenance of buildings, bridges, roads, railways, airports, tunnels, canals, dams, and coastal and offshore structures. It provides the sanitation and clean drinking water that are the fundamental requirements for health. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 As a society, we desperately need civil engineers who can think for themselves, who do not just ask ‘How?’, but also ‘Why?’. We need creative people who work exceptionally well with others to generate new possibilities. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 An industrial placement option enables students to gain valuable experience with a variety of companies at the forefront of the discipline. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

Excellent design studios and laboratory facilities (structures, hydraulics, soils, natural building materials, timber workshop). [RV College --- Direct Admission]

Teaching by those who ask the difficult questions, and have the expertise to be able to find the answers. 90% of our research impact was rated world-leading in the Architecture, Built Environment & Planning unit of assessment[RV College --- Direct Admission]

Our courses are accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers and the Institution of Structural Engineers for Chartered Engineer status. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

Our all-round excellence places us in partnership with the world leaders in civil engineering design. We make heavy use of design[RV College --- Direct Admission]studios and collaborative projects between our Architecture and Civil Engineering students, so that our Architecture graduates are practical, and our Engineering graduates imaginative and creative. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 All our graduates realise that what matters is what we can achieve by working together.[RV College --- Direct Admission]

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Teaching and learning[RV College --- Direct Admission]

Teaching in the Department is mainly through lectures, tutorials, laboratories and fieldwork, with substantial design projects carried out in purpose-built studios. There is an optional placement year offering students an opportunity to combine academic study with an Industrial Placement. There are many opportunities to acquire work place skills prior to graduation. [RV College --- Direct Admission] The course uses joint projects, where teams of architectural and engineering students work together to produce highly integrated, inventive and imaginative design solutions. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

Engineering has been an aspect of life since the beginnings of human existence. The earliest practice of civil engineering may have commenced between 4000 and 2000 BC in Ancient Egypt, the Indus Valley Civilization, and Mesopotamia (Ancient Iraq) when humans started to abandon a nomadic existence, creating a need for the construction of shelter. During this time, transportation became increasingly important leading to the development of the wheel and sailing. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 Until modern times there was no clear distinction between civil engineering and architecture, and the term engineer and architect were mainly geographical variations referring to the same occupation, and often used interchangeably.The construction of pyramids in Egypt (circa 2700–2500 BC) were some of the first instances of large structure constructions. [RV College --- Direct Admission]Other ancient historic civil engineering constructions include the Qanat water management system (the oldest is older than 3000 years and longer than 71 km,[8]) the Parthenon by Iktinos in Ancient Greece (447–438 BC), the Appian Way by Roman engineers (c. 312 BC), the Great Wall of China by General Meng T'ien under orders from Ch'in Emperor Shih Huang Ti (c. 220 BC) and the stupas constructed in ancient Sri Lanka like the Jetavanaramaya and the extensive irrigation works in Anuradhapura. The Romans developed civil structures throughout their empire, including especially aqueducts, insulae, harbors, bridges, dams and roads. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 John Smeaton, the "father of civil engineering"[RV College --- Direct Admission]

In the 18th century, the term civil engineering was coined to incorporate all things civilian as opposed to military engineering.he first self-proclaimed civil engineer was John Smeaton, who constructed the Eddystone Lighthouse. [RV College --- Direct Admission]In 1771 Smeaton and some of his colleagues formed the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers, a group of leaders of the profession who met informally over dinner. Though there was evidence of some technical meetings, it was little more than a social society. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 In 1818 the Institution of Civil Engineers was founded in London, and in 1820 the eminent engineer Thomas Telford became its first president. The institution received a Royal Charter in 1828, formally recognising civil engineering as a profession. Its charter defined civil engineering as:

 the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man, as the means of production and of traffic in states, both for external and internal trade, as applied in the construction of roads, bridges, aqueducts, canals, river navigation and docks for internal intercourse and exchange, and in the construction [RV College --- Direct Admission]of ports, harbours, moles, breakwaters and lighthouses, and in the art of navigation by artificial power for the purposes of commerce, and in the construction and application of machinery, and in the drainage of cities and towns. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

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 History of civil engineering education[RV College --- Admission]

The first private college to teach civil engineering in the United States was Norwich University, founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge. The first degree in civil engineering in the United States was awarded by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1835.The first such degree to be awarded to a woman was granted by Cornell University to Nora Stanton Blatch in 1905. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 In the UK during the early 19th century, the division between civil engineering and military engineering (served by the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich), coupled with the demands of the Industrial Revolution, spawned new engineering education initiatives: [RV College --- Direct Admission]the Royal Polytechnic Institution was founded in 1838, the private College for Civil Engineers in Putney was established in 1839, and the UK's first Chair of Engineering was established at the University of Glasgow in 1840. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

Civil engineering is the application of physical and scientific principles for solving the problems of society, and its history is intricately linked to advances in understanding of physics and mathematics throughout history. Because civil engineering is a wide ranging profession, including several separate specialized sub-disciplines, its history is linked to knowledge of structures, materials science, geography, geology, soils, hydrology, environment, mechanics and other fields. [RV College --- Admission]

 Throughout ancient and medieval history most architectural design and construction was carried out by artisans, such as stonemasons and carpenters, rising to the role of master builder. Knowledge was retained in guilds and seldom supplanted by advances. Structures, roads and infrastructure that existed were repetitive, and increases in scale were incremental. [RV College --- Admission]

 One of the earliest examples of a scientific approach to physical and mathematical problems applicable to civil engineering is the work of Archimedes in the 3rd century BC, including Archimedes Principle, which underpins our understanding of buoyancy, and practical solutions such as Archimedes' screw. Brahmagupta, an Indian mathematician, used arithmetic in the 7th century AD, based on Hindu-Arabic numerals, for excavation (volume) computations. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

Civil engineers typically possess an academic degree in civil engineering. The length of study is three to five years, and the completed degree is designated as a bachelor of engineering, or a bachelor of science. [RV College --- Direct Admission] The curriculum generally includes classes in physics, mathematics, project management, design and specific topics in civil engineering. After taking basic courses in most sub-disciplines of civil engineering, they move onto specialize in one or more sub-disciplines at advanced levels. While an undergraduate degree (BEng/BSc) normally provides successful students with industry-accredited qualification, some academic institutions offer post-graduate degrees (MEng/MSc), which allow students to further specialize in their particular area of interest. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 In most countries, a bachelor's degree in engineering represents the first step towards professional certification, and a professional body certifies the degree program. After completing a certified degree program, the engineer must satisfy a range of requirements (including work experience and exam requirements) before being certified. [RV College --- Direct Admission]Once certified, the engineer is designated as a professional engineer (in the United States, Canada and South Africa), a chartered engineer (in most Commonwealth countries), a chartered professional engineer (in Australia and New Zealand), or a European engineer (in most countries of the European Union). There are international agreements between relevant professional bodies to allow engineers to practice across national borders. [RV College --- Admission]

 The benefits of certification vary depending upon location. For example, in the United States and Canada, "only a licensed professional engineer may prepare, sign and seal, and submit engineering plans and drawings to a public authority for approval, or seal engineering work for public and private clients."This requirement is enforced under provincial law such as the Engineers Act in Quebec. [RV College --- Admission]

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 No such legislation has been enacted in other countries including the United Kingdom. In Australia, state licensing of engineers is limited to the state of Queensland. Almost all certifying bodies maintain a code of ethics which all members must abide by. [RV College --- Direct Admission]

 Engineers must obey contract law in their contractual relationships with other parties. In cases where an engineer's work fails, he may be subject to the law of tort of negligence, and in extreme cases, criminal charges.An engineer's work must also comply with numerous other rules and regulations such as building codes and environmental law.[RV College --- Admission]