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Civil Engineering Has Five Areas Environmental Geotech and Materials Structural Transportation Water Resources Geotech and Materials Engineering

What do civil engineers do? Design Critical Infrastructure Waste Management Systems Airports Water Treatment & Supply Bridges Roads Railroads Buildings Wastewater treatment & Disposal

Environmental Engineering Air pollution control Hazardous waste treatment Water supply Waste water management Storm water management Solid waste disposal

Environmental Engineering Water treatment and distribution (source: Wastewater treatment and disposal (source: Air pollution control (source:questgarden.com) Solid and hazardous waste management (source:pianormin.wordpress.com)

Environmental Engineering Courses offered by department Biosystems Engineering 326 Intro to Env Eng* 344 Env. Transport Processes 422 Pollution Prevention* 425 Env Eng Process Design* 441 Animal Waste Mgmt 455 Nonpoint Source Pollution* Chemical Engineering 489 Air Pollution Civil Engineering 125 Ecology 326 Intro to Env Eng* 327 Env Eng Lab 421 Hazardous Waste Mgmt 422 Pollution Prevention* 424 Solid Waste Mgmt 425 Env Eng Process Design* 426 Water Treatment Design 427 Wastewater Treatment Des 430 Water Quality Modeling 431 Small Treatment Systems 432 Bioremediation of Haz Waste 455 Nonpoint Source Pollution* Environmental Engineering? Which Department? *Taught by two departments

Environmental Engineering You might be interested in Environmental Engineering if: You like chemistry You follow public health issues You’re concerned about pollution

What does an environmental engineer do?

Geotechnical and Materials Engineering Concrete Pavements Foundations Dams Soil Properties Site Studies

Geotechnical engineering Soil properties and mechanics (source:sentryair.com ) Materials engineering (Concrete, asphalt) (source: Foundation engineering

Geotech and Materials You might be interested in Geotech and Materials Engineering if: You like geology You like the outdoors You like laboratories You are interested in elements that build civil infrastructure

What does a Geotechnical Engineer do?

Structural Engineering Building structures (source:dailynewsdig.com) Earthquake engineering (source: mathspig.wordpress.com) Civil engineering structures (Bridges, Dams, Roads) (source:

Structural Engineering Buildings Towers and Columns Dams Bridges

Structural Engineering You might be interested in Structural Engineering if: You like physics You like mathematics You like computers You can think in 3-D

Example of a bridge design

Structural Engineering: Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering? Both Civil Engineering and Architectural Engineering incorporate structural engineering Architectural Engineering considers all aspects of designing buildings Civil Engineering considers the structural design of more than buildings: e.g., buildings, bridges, dams, electrical and communication towers, port facilities, retaining walls, subways, etc. If your career will focus only on buildings, Architectural Engineering is likely the better choice. If you career will focus on designs other than building, Civil Engineering is the better choice.

What does a structural engineer do?

Transportation engineering Highway engineering (source: wonderfulengineering.com) Port and harbor engineering (source: Airport engineering (source:smseng,com) Railroad engineering source: images.search.yahoo.com

Roadways, Roadways, Airports, Airports, Port facilities, Port facilities, Traffic control, Traffic control, Pavement markings, Pavement markings, Intelligent Transportation Systems. Intelligent Transportation Systems. Transportation Engineering

Transportation Engineering You might be interested in Transportation Engineering if: You like working with people You like mathematics & computer simulations You can think in 3-D You’re concerned about traffic congestion

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What do transportation engineers do? They design projects like the Port Miami Tunnel. This is located 40 feet underneath the ocean floor that connects multiple interstates to Port Miami reducing traffic congestion in the Miami area. By placing this connection underground (rather than using a bridge), engineers are able to protect infrastructure from frequent hurricanes in the region.

Water Resources Engineering Storm sewers Water resource planning Dams Irrigation systems Water distribution systems Groundwater modeling

Water resources engineering Hydraulic Engineering (source: images.search.yahoo.com) River Engineering (source: Groundwater Engineering (source:

Water Resources You might be interested in Water Resources Engineering if: You like working with models You like mathematics You like the outdoors You’d like to harness the POWER of water

What do water resources engineers do?

Civil engineering career options Consulting Firm Private Industry Government Agency (Source: search.Yahoo.com)

Working in a consulting firm Perform engineering for outside clients Solve engineering problems for clients (e.g., design a bridge) Involved with a project from the outset work closely with the client managing the projects on their behalf Involves occasional visits to the site, but largely office-based. Solve engineering problems for clients (e.g., design a bridge) Involved with a project from the outset work closely with the client managing the projects on their behalf Involves occasional visits to the site, but largely office-based.

Career options in civil engineering Government Agencies US Army Corps of Engineers Service Branches (Army, Navy, Air- Force, Marines) Environmental Agencies Highway Departments Department of Defense Department of Agriculture Forest Service Agricultural Research Stations

Salary expectations Entry-level $55,995 per year (source: $55,995 per year (source: Mid-career $87,130 per year (source: $87,130 per year (source: Management or late career (Top 10%) $128,110 per year (source: $128,110 per year (source:

Why is civil engineering important? Keeps people safe – Buildings that don’t collapse – Water that won’t make you sick – Transportation systems that minimize hazards – Environment free of harmful pollutants Provides infrastructure that improves economy and life-style – Transportation of people and goods – Productive work spaces (buildings) – Healthy water to drink and air to breathe

How would I benefit from being a civil engineer? Excellent job security Satisfaction of doing something important Work on projects that allow me to use my creativity (Source: Images.search.Yahoo.com)

What cool things have civil engineers designed? Golden gate bridge (source: Hoover Dam (source: Skyscrapers (source: skyscraper.org)

Storm Sewer System Signal Timing Streets and Sidewalks Pavement Markings Structures Column Supports Pole Foundations Retaining Walls Solid Waste Disposal Can you find at least on object in this picture that involves a civil engineer specializing in the areas of: Environmental Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Geotechnical/Materials Engineering; Geotechnical/Materials Engineering; Structural Engineering; Structural Engineering; Transportation Engineering; and Transportation Engineering; and Water Resources Engineering? Water Resources Engineering? Can you find at least on object in this picture that involves a civil engineer specializing in the areas of: Environmental Engineering; Environmental Engineering; Geotechnical/Materials Engineering; Geotechnical/Materials Engineering; Structural Engineering; Structural Engineering; Transportation Engineering; and Transportation Engineering; and Water Resources Engineering? Water Resources Engineering?

What is a workday like for a civil engineer? Not a 9:00 to 5:00 job Generally project-orientated Most work is in the office solving problems, designing systems, writing project reports Often work in multidisciplinary teams: – engineers, geologists, regulatory experts, chemists, biologists, etc. Engineers don’t “build” things, they design – How big? – How strong? – What material?

University of Nebraska: Big 10 Engineering Civil Engineering Department offers its program on two campuses: Lincoln Omaha

Why consider the University of Nebraska? Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam as a measure of program quality Taken by most engineering students nearing graduation FE Exam: a baseline measure of how well a student has learned principles of engineering University of Nebraska FE pass rate = 83% National average FE pass rate = 67% Carnegie I Research Universities FE pass rate = 70% Some Carnegie I Universities: Boston College, Cal-Berkely, Cal Tech, Colorado, Columbia, Cornell, Duke, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Iowa, Iowa State, Michigan, MIT, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Princeton, Purdue, Rice, Stanford, Texas, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Yale Quality engineering instruction

Programs on each campus ~ undergrad students (each campus) – ~ graduates (BS) per year (each campus) ~ graduate (MS, PhD) students (each campus) – ~25 MS and 15 PhD graduates per year (total) All degrees are offered on both campuses: BS, MS, and PhD Entire program offered on both campuses

For more information Dan Linzell: – Department Chair (Lincoln campus) – – John Stansbury – Associate Chair (Omaha campus) – –