Introduction to Civil Engineering and Bridges | Transportation Systems Engineering | Environmental and Water Resources Engineering | Geotechnical Engineering | Career Choices in Engineering |
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What is engineering?
This is the art of applying scientific principles to every day things to help make life easier.
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What is a transportation network?
This is a network used to transport people and/or goods.
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What is (to remove contaminants, to provide drinking water)?
This is the reason why engineers treat wastewater.
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What is geotechnical engineering?
This is the study of the earth to make sure it is suitable for construction.
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What is a civil engineer?
An engineer that designs and maintains public works such as roads, bridges, water and energy systems as well as public facilities such as ports, railways, and airports.
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What is engineer?
This word comes from the Latin word, Ingenerare, meaning to invent, to create, or to regulate.
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What is pavement?
This is part of the roads transportation system that is typically affected by ice in the winter.
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What is a rain garden?
This is a shallow, man-made indent in the landscape to capture, clean, and absorb runoff.
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What are (roads, bridges, excavation, tunnels, railroads, pipelines, etc.)?
Name 3 types of structures where a geotechnical engineer would be needed.
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What is a structural engineer?
This is a specific type of civil engineer that works with bridges and other structures to make sure they are stable and safe.
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What is a truss bridge?
This type of bridge stays strong and stable by being built with triangles.
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What are (roads, ports, rail lines, pipelines, waterways)?
Name 2 different types of transportation systems.
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What are (side of the road, next to buildings, in your yard, parking lots)?
Name 2 places where you may find rain gardens.
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What is a dam?
This is a barrier that serves the purpose of retaining water.
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What is a transportation engineer?
This is a specific type of civil engineer that plans, designs, and manages facilities for any mode of transportation in order to provide safe, efficient, economical, and environmentally compatible movement of people and goods.
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What is a suspension bridge?
This type of bridge has a deck that is hung below suspension cables.
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What are (barriers, pavement, bridges, canals, rails, pipes, traffic signals, vehicles, stations, terminals)?
Name 2 different components that make up transportation systems.
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What are (wastewater treatment, retention ponds, permeable surfaces, green roofs, lower emission vehicles, etc.)?
Name 2 things engineers are doing currently to reduce our impact on the earth.
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What is soil?
This is a type of material that geotechnical engineers take from the ground and test to determine if the foundation is stable.
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What is an environmental engineer?
This is a specific type of civil engineer that develops solutions to environmental problems; they are involved in efforts to improve recycling, waste disposal, and public health in relation to water and air pollution.
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What are (structural, geotechnical, transportation, environmental, water resources, construction) engineering?
Name 2 types or specializations in civil engineering.
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What is an environmental analyst?
This is a person who writes reports regarding the short and long-term environmental impact of proposed highway projects.
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What are (precipitation, infiltration, groundwater flow, runoff, evaporation, water-vapor transport, evapotranspiration, condensation)?
Name 2 steps of the water cycle.
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What is an arch dam?
This is a type of dam that distributes the force of water to the walls of the valley or canyon.
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What is a water resources engineer?
This specific type of engineer works with water and wastewater treatment plants.
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