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Civil Engineering Has Five Areas
Environmental
Geotech and Geotech and
Materials

Materials
Engineering

Structural
Transportation
Water Resources
What do civil engineers do?
Water
Roads Bridges Treatment
& Supply

Waste Wastewater
Management Design Critical Infrastructure treatment &
Systems Disposal

Airports Railroads Buildings


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 Wastewater treatment and disposal
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Air pollution control Solid and hazardous waste management


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Environmental Engineering? Which Department?
Environmental Engineering Courses offered by department

Civil Engineering Biosystems Engineering


125 Ecology 326 Intro to Env Eng*
326 Intro to Env Eng* 344 Env. Transport Processes
327 Env Eng Lab 422 Pollution Prevention*
421 Hazardous Waste Mgmt 425 Env Eng Process Design*
422 Pollution Prevention* 441 Animal Waste Mgmt
424 Solid Waste Mgmt 455 Nonpoint Source Pollution*
425 Env Eng Process Design*
426 Water Treatment Design
427 Wastewater Treatment Des
430 Water Quality Modeling Chemical Engineering
431 Small Treatment Systems 489 Air Pollution
432 Bioremediation of Haz Waste
455 Nonpoint Source Pollution* *Taught by two departments
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 Materials engineering (Concrete, asphalt)
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Foundation engineering
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

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

Buildings
Towers and Columns
Dams
Bridges
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
Civil Engineering considers the structural
Architectural Engineering design of more than buildings: e.g.,
considers all aspects of buildings, bridges, dams, electrical and
designing buildings 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 Port and harbor engineering Airport engineering


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Railroad engineering
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Transportation Engineering
Roadways,
Airports,
Port facilities,
Traffic control,
Pavement markings,
Intelligent Transportation Systems.
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
Do we need help, or what?
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
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Groundwater Engineering
(source: www.cgenarchive.org) River Engineering
(source:www.geograph.org.uk)
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 Private
Government
Firm Industry
Agency

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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.
Career options in civil engineering
Government
Agencies

Environmental Highway Department of


Agencies Departments Agriculture

Department of
Defense Agricultural
Forest Service
Research Stations

Service Branches
US Army Corps of
(Army, Navy, Air-
Engineers
Force, Marines)
Salary expectations

Management
or late career
Mid-career (Top 10%)
Entry-level

$55,995 per year $87,130 per year $128,110 per year


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(source: www.payscale.com)
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?
Satisfaction of Work on projects
Excellent job
doing something that allow me to
security
important use my creativity

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What cool things have civil engineers designed?

Golden gate bridge Hoover Dam


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Skyscrapers
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Can you find at least on object in
this picture that involves a civil
engineer specializing in the areas
of:
• Environmental Engineering;
• Geotechnical/Materials Engineering;
• Structural Engineering;
• Transportation Engineering; and
• Water Resources Engineering?

Structures

Column
Signal Supports
Timing

Retaining Pole
Walls Foundations
Solid Waste
Streets and Disposal
Sidewalks Storm Sewer
Pavement Markings System
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?
Quality engineering instruction
Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Exam as a measure of program quality
FE Exam: a baseline measure of how well a student has learned principles of engineering
Taken by most engineering students nearing graduation
National average FE pass rate = 67%

Carnegie I Research Universities FE pass rate = 70%


University of Nebraska FE pass rate = 83%

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
Programs on each campus
• ~200 - 250 undergrad students (each campus)
– ~25 - 40 graduates (BS) per year (each campus)
• ~40 - 60 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)
– 402-472-8036
– dlinzell@unl.edu

• John Stansbury
– Associate Chair (Omaha campus)
– 402-554-3896
– jstansbury2@unl.edu

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