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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 [email protected]: 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)
