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Civil engineering
The Falkirk Wheel in Scotland.Civil engineering is a broad field
of engineering dealing with the planning, design, construction, maintenance and
management of physical infrastructure networks. This includes fixed structures,
or public works, as they are related to earth, water, or civilization and their
processes. Most civil engineering today deals with power plants, bridges, roads,
railways, structures, water supply, irrigation, the natural environment, sewer,
flood control, transportation and traffic.
Engineering has developed from observations of the ways natural and constructed
systems react and from the development of empirical equations that provide bases
for design. Civil engineering is the broadest of the engineering fields, partly
because it is the oldest of all engineering fields. In fact, engineering was
once divided into only two fields - military and civil. Civil engineering was
defined to distinguish it from military engineering. Within the US, some federal
government funding and organization is still part of the United States Army as
the Corps of Engineers. Civil engineering is still an umbrella term, comprised
of many related specialties
Careers
In the United States, there is no one typical career path for Civil Engineers.
Most engineering graduates start with jobs of low responsibility, and as they
prove their competence, are given more and more responsible tasks, but within
each subfield of civil engineering, and even within different segments of the
market within each branch, the details of a career path can vary. In some fields
and in some firms, entry-level engineers are put to work primarily monitoring
construction in the field, serving as the "eyes and ears" of more senior design
engineers; while in other areas, entry-level engineers end up performing the
more routine tasks of analysis or design and interpretation. More senior
engineers can move into doing more complex analysis or design work, or
management of more complex design projects, or management of other engineers, or
into specialized consulting, including forensic engineering.
Education and licensure
The Institution of Civil Engineers headquarters in London.Before becoming a
practicing engineer, civil engineers generally complete tertiary (college or
higher) educational requirements, followed by several years of practical
experience. Each country, state, or province individually regulates civil
engineering practice.In Australia and New Zealand, requirements are typically a
four year Bachelor of Engineering (BE or BEng) degree, equivalent to the British
MEng,[citation needed] And approximately three years experience.International
engineering agreements are designed to allow engineers to practice across
international borders. In general, these agreements require both educational
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