An Introduction to Civil Engineering, Second Edition

Download or read book An Introduction to Civil Engineering, Second Edition written by Valdengrave Okumu and published by . This book was released on 2021-09-27 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Introduction to Civil Engineering' is intended for anyone with a general interest civil engineering. Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, roads, pipelines, airports, bridges, canals, dams, sewerage systems, structural components of buildings, and railways. This book begins with an introduction and background information into the history of civil engineering from the ancient times to the present. The text explores the lives of the great civil engineers in history. Readers are also introduced to how great structures were built, the challenges that were faced and the significance of these past achievements to construction today. Explored here are also great civil engineering projects that have transformed humanity. Construction materials have evolved with time and those progresses are highlighted here. Also, you are presented with the nature of the civil engineering profession and brief highlights into what is required of young graduate and professionals to succeed in the field as a civil engineer. Finally, the book includes a chapter on what the future of civil engineering will be.