2. A Career in Civil Engineering Presented By: Georgia Section of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

3. Imagine… …climbing the towers of a suspension bridge to perform an inspection.

4. Imagine… …providing clean drinking water to all 8 million of residents of New York City.

5. Imagine… …getting people home from work quicker by improving public transportation or building roads.

6. Imagine… …building a better world.

7. Imagine… civil engineer …becoming a civil engineer.

8. Think Civilization No Civil Engineers…no civilization

9. Photo from http://touregypt.net// The Pyramids of Egypt Great Civil Engineering Achievements

10. Photos from http://www.acns.fsu.edu/~jbraswel/ http://www.wcslc.edu/history/the_roman_coliseum.html The Roman Coliseum Great Civil Engineering Achievements

11. Photo from http://www.hunterpix.com/ The Tower Bridge Great Civil Engineering Achievements

12. Photos from http://www.greatbuildings.com/ The Eiffel Tower Great Civil Engineering Achievements

13. Photos from http://www.pananet.com/pancanal/pcc.htm The Panama Canal Great Civil Engineering Achievements

14. Photo from http://www.hooverdam.usbr.gov Hoover Dam Great Civil Engineering Achievements

15. Photos from http://www.greatbuildings.com/ The Golden Gate Bridge Great Civil Engineering Achievements

16. Specialty Areas Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering Environmental Engineering Water Resources Construction Engineering Geotechnical Engineering Urban Planning

17. Structural Engineering Analyzing and designing structures that are safe Structures must be able to: –Support loads –Withstand hurricanes, earthquakes, blizzards, and floods

18. Structural Engineering Examples: –Stadiums and arenas –Skyscrapers –Offshore oil structures –Space platforms –Amusement park rides –Bridges –Office buildings Photos from http://www.pbs.org/

19. Structural Engineering Materials: steel, concrete, aluminum, timber, plastic and exotic materials

20. Examples in Structural Engineering (Where are these places?)

21. Transportation Engineering Move people, goods, and materials safely and efficiently Find ways to meet the increasing travel needs on land, air and sea

22. Transportation Engineering You will design, construct, and maintain: –Highways –Railroads –Airfields –Ports Improve traffic control and mass transit systems Introduce other new transportation methods

23. Examples in Transportation Engineering

24. Environmental Engineering Design systems to: –Destroy toxic substances –Remove pollutants from water –Reduce non-hazardous solid waste volumes –Eliminate contaminants from the air –Develop groundwater supplies

25. Environmental Engineering Resolve problems of: –Providing safe drinking water –Cleaning up sites contaminated with hazardous materials –Cleaning up and preventing air pollution –Treating wastewater –Managing solid wastes

26. Examples in Environmental Engineering

27. Construction Engineering Builder of our future Turn designs into reality -- on time and within budget Knowledge of: –Construction methods and equipment –Principles of financing, planning, and managing

28. Examples in Construction Engineering

30. Geotechnical Engineering Almost every project is in, on, or made with earth materials In the earth: –Tunnels –Deep foundations –Pipelines On the earth: –Highway pavements –Buildings

31. Geotechnical Engineering Made of earth: –Earth dams –Levees –Embankments –Slopes Analyses based on mechanics and mathematics Understanding earthquakes

32. Examples in Geotechnical Engineering

33. Water Resources Issues concerning the quality and quantity of water You might work to –Prevent floods –Supply water for cities, industry and irrigation –Treat wastewater –Protect beaches –Manage and redirect rivers

34. Water Resources Design, construction, or maintenance of: –Hydroelectric power facilities –Canals –Dams –Pipelines –Pumping stations –Locks –Seaport facilities

35. Examples in Water Resources

36. Urban Planning Full development of a community Projects may include: –Projecting street patterns –Identifying park and recreation areas –Determining areas for industrial and residential growth

37. Urban Planning Integrate freeways, airports, and other related facilities People-oriented and technically knowledgeable

38. How Many Types of Engineering Work Can You Identify in this Picture ?

39. Where Do We Work? Government –Federal, state, county, city organizations Consulting –Firms of all sizes (you can even start your own) Research –Universities and other private corporations

40. What You Need Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering –More than 200 accredited university programs Join an ASCE student chapter

41. Obtain a professional engineer’s (P.E.) license –Typically requires 4 years of experience and passing an examination Pay Scale? –Starting salaries for civil engineers out of school is $45,000 (2008). –Average annual wages for civil engineers with a P.E. license was $77,600 (2010). –Salaries for civil engineers with 20 years experience and a P.E. license averaged $99,000 (2008). Working as a Civil Engineer

42. For More Information Check out the ASCE web sites… www.asce.org www.ascega.org

43. Keith Cole, P.E. (environmental); Katherine Gurd, P.E. (water resources); Richard Morales, P.E. (structural); and Melissa Wheeler, P.E. (construction). Thank You for Your Time!

44. Questions???