ENGINEERING THE CIVIL WAY

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ENGINEERING THE CIVIL WAY
By Laura Berger Kylie Dingman
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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.
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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!
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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 Cleopatras 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.

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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.

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Projects THAT ARE HAPPENING AT RUTGERS!
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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
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JOBS A CIVIL ENGINEER CAN GET!
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LETS 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

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Professor!
Guy who works at Rutgers
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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

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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

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PEOPLE MENTIONED IN THIS PRESENTATION
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Sir Benjamin Baker
Dr. Qizhong Guo, P.E.
Elsie Eaves
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