ENGINEERING

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ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING
Presented by
Nadim Sioufi, CEng MICE
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What is Engineering
Key points

• Initially (Latin) To imagine and create.
• Contemporary reference Operate an engine.

• Meaning

Resolve Complexities
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Why Engineering?
Key points

• Engineering
• Academically provides the possibility of defining
  specialisation at a later stage.
• Wide professional perspective.
• Challenging managerial activitiesdesign,
  negotiation, planning,finance....

• Civil Eng
• Interdisciplinary activities.
• The whole world is available.
• Everyday will be different. The key is to
  forecast the unpredictable, or at least know how
  to act.

You can touch what you build
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Civil Engineering Between home and school

• Traffic demand
• Under and overpasses, junction
• Pipe work and drainage
• Concrete mix and all other materials

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Civil Engineering Between home and school

• Water infrastructure

• Pipe work / clean water from your tap
• Sewage / Istan dam....

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Civil Engineering Between home and school
Structures

• Airports / Stadiums / Special buildings

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Civil Engineering Between home and school

• AVE

• Station, Railtrack

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Civil Engineering Between home and school
Coastal engineering

• Ports
• Coastal protection

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Why Civil Engineering?

• Consultancy
• Construction
• Design
• Legal

Broad Spectrum
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Why Civil Engineering?

• Consultancy
• Construction
• Design
• Legal
• Worldwide. CE is a universal language.

• Broad Spectrum
• Geographical development

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Civil engineers are needed in major
projects around the world such as
the Olympics project in the UK or
Hong Kong airport.
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Why Civil Engineering?

• Consultancy
• Construction
• Design
• Legal
• Worldwide. CE is a universal language.
• Aeronautical Eng. in airports
• Mechanical Eng. in industrial works
• Architects in structures
• Chemical engineers in platforms
• Environmentalists
• Musicians or doctors

• Broad Spectrum
• Geographical development
• Interdisciplinary

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Why Civil Engineering?

• Consultancy
• Construction
• Design
• Legal
• Worldwide. CE is a universal language.
• Aeronautical Eng. in airports
• Mechanical Eng. in industrial works
• Architects in structures
• Chemical engineers in platforms
• Environmentalists
• Musicians or doctors
• Design, construction, commercial, contractual,
  team leader.

• Broad Spectrum
• Geographical development
• Interdisciplinary
• Multidisciplinary

A Civil Engineer is an important player
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Why Civil Engineering?

• Consultancy
• Construction
• Design
• Legal
• Worldwide. CE is a universal language.
• Aeronautical Eng. in airports
• Mechanical Eng. in industrial works
• Architects in structures
• Chemical engineers in platforms
• Environmentalists
• Musicians or doctors
• Design, construction, commercial, contractual,
  team leader
• Not the most desirable in the market but has a
  relative longterm income security.

• Broad Spectrum
• Geographical development
• Interdisciplinary
• Multidisciplinary
• Salary

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Additionally ICE salary survey 2009 showed
thatAverage total income for under 24s in
23,965Recent graduates (up to 5 years of
experience in civil engineeringaged up to 34 and
graduates members of ICE) command an
averagetotal salary of 23,654 ICE members an
average total income of 54,203ICE Fellows earn
on average total income of 77,873
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For a degreeMathematics and Physics at
A level. Other useful objects areChemistry,
Design Technology, Geography and
LanguageScottish National DiplomaBTEC
National DiplomaDiploma in Engineering or
Construction and Built Environment
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Civil engineering courses andapprenticeships
are availableall overthe UK and
abroadCombined courses with other disciplines
are available toofor example Civil
Environmental Engineering orCivil Engineering
with a language.
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nadim_at_sioufi.es / www.sioufi.es