ENGINEERING THE CIVIL WAY

By Laura Berger & Kylie Dingman

CIVIL ENGINEERING IS:A civil engineer performs duties such as planning,

designing and overseeing construction and maintenance of buildings and facilities such as roads, railroads, airports, bridges, harbors, channels, dams, irrigation projects, pipelines, power plants, water and

sewage systems, and waste disposal units.

WHAT DOES A CIVIL ENGINEER DO?

A civil engineer studies traffic patterns or environmental conditions to identify engineering problems and assess the potential impact of projects. A civil engineer tests soil and materials to determine the adequacy and strength of foundations, concrete, asphalt, or steel. A civil engineer analyzes survey reports, maps, drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, and other topographical or geologic data to plan projects

And much more!

FAMOUS CIVIL ENGINEERS!One famous civil engineer is Sir Benjamin Baker

(1840-1907). He received much of his early training in a south Wales ironworks. He then went to work with

engineer John Fowler, becoming his assistant and later taking the lead for their most memorable project, the

Fourth Rail Bridge (1890). He also worked on the London Underground, installing Cleopatra’s Needle

by the river Thames in London, the Aswan Dam (Egypt; 1902), and the first Hudson River Tunnel

(USA). Baker died in Pangbourne (England), in 1907.

Elsie Eaves(1898-1983)

Elsie Eaves was born in Idaho Springs, Colorado in 1898. In 1920 she received a degree in civil engineering from the University of Colorado in Boulder. She then went to work for the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads, the Colorado State Highway

Department, and the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad. In 1927, she was the first woman admitted to full membership to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). In 1945, she became the manager of Business News, and continued until her retirement in 1963. She then became an advisor to the National Commission

on Urban Affairs on the subject of housing costs. In 1957, she was the first woman to be admitted to the American Association of Cost Engineers. In 1974, she

received the George Norlin Silver Medal, the highest alumni award given by the University of Colorado and, in 1979, she was the first woman to receive an

honorary lifetime membership to the ASCE. Elsie Eaves died March 27, 1983 in Roslyn, New York.

Projects THAT ARE

HAPPENING AT RUTGERS!

Rutgers Asphalt Pavement Impacts

Assist NJDOT and asphalt industry in development of impr pavement.

Investigate stress causing cracking of roads.Development of performance criteria for material

performance in high environment.Collaborate with state agencies in the

implementation of mechanistic design methods and procedure.

Organize seminars and workshops for education.

asphalt

JOBS A CIVIL ENGINEER CAN GET!

LET’S GO FIND A JOB!

LANDSCAPE ARCHITECHT- plan and design land areas for projects like parks, airports, highways, etc.

MARINE ARCHITECHT- design and oversee construction and repair of marine craft and floating devices like ships, submarines, torpedoes, etc.

PETROLEUM ENGINEER- devise methods to improve oil and gas well production.

And so many more…

Professor!

Guy who works at Rutgers

Dr. Qizhong Guo, P.E. Interests

Hydraulic Characteristics of Urban Storm Management Facilities

Mass Transport through Estuary-Ocean Boundary and Estuary-Marsh Boundary

Interaction between Physical and Chemical/Biological Processes in Surface

Fate and Transport of Contaminants through Drinking Water Supply Systems

Application of Advanced Information Technology in Water Resources Management

Dr. Qizhong GuoResearch Projects

Detection of Sanitary Sewer Leakage and Overflow to Coastal Lakes

Circulation study of Barnegat Bay Suspended Solids Flux at at Marsh-Estuary

Boundary Development of a Numerical Model for Assessing

the Impacts of Raw Water Conventional Drinking Water Treatment

PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION:

Sir Benjamin Baker Dr. Qizhong Guo, P.E.

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Elsie Eaves

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