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When you understand Civil Engineeringyou see the world differently.

Civil Engineerswhat do they do?

Civil Engineers design andbuild all the static structures

in the world around us.

Civil Engineers design & build

Transportroads • railways • airports • docks • bridges • tunnels

- to help us travel and move goods around

Energypower stations • hydroelectric schemes • offshore

platforms & pipelines • wind & wave power

- to give us power for heating & lighting

Waterdams • water supply pipelines • water treatment

drainage • sewage treatment

- to give us clean water & keep us healthy.

Structures

housing • office buildings • sports stadiums- to give us shelter to live work and play.

As well as many other facilitiesmaking up the built environment.

Falkirk Wheel

Client: British Waterways Scotland

Reproduced by courtesy of The Saltire Society(Civil Engineering Awards)

Front cover: Clyde Arc

Client: Scottish Enterprise Glasgowand Glasgow City Council.

Reproduced by courtesy ofGlasgow City Council.

You can be involved in

Civil Engineering at any level

from preparing drawings,

designing the structures

themselves, to building them onsite.

You need to enjoy maths, physics,

design and science; have a creative flair

and have an ability to be practical. You

will need anything from an OND to a

M.Eng in Civil Engineering from colleges or

universities.

If you would like to know more about Civil

Engineering or how to become a Civil Engineer,

contact us on:

Email scotland@ice.org.ukWebsite: www.ice.org.uk

Tel: 0141 221 5276

Fax: 0141 221 3263

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Everything you do each day is touched by the work of the CivilEngineer from switching on the light in the morning, cleaning

your teeth, cooking your food by gas or electricity, travelling toschool by road or rail, learning at school, using your mobile

phone, to the airports and seaports you use to go on holiday.

What do Civil Engineers do? They design and build all of these facilities

Portrack ViaductClient: Network Rail

Reproduced courtesy ofThe Saltire Society (CivilEngineering Awards)