CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
Introduction to Civil Construction
Civil construction falls in the category of civil
engineering which is all about designing, constructing and maintaining the
physical and naturally built environment. Civil construction is the art of
building bridges, dams, roads, airports, canals, and buildings.
Civil engineering is the oldest disciplines of engineering.
Since the very beginning of the human existence, it has been the aspect of
life. One of the main aspects of civil construction is structural engineering.
It helps in designing the structure in a way that it is able to support itself
successfully along with resisting loads. The stability of the design will serve
as the foundation of civil construction.
In today’s society, there are huge projects meant for civil
construction and engineering. The infrastructure used in our daily lives all
has been created because of civil construction and engineering. The roads,
railways, stadiums, harbors, schools and other buildings constructed all are a
contribution of civil engineering.
Civil Construction Stages
Classifying large projects into civil construction stages
has always been anticipated whether it is for independent or conjunction
construction. To escalate the progress of the civil construction, every stage
of the process is taken as individual contracts. All of the contracts are
continued in special patterns and schedules. To maintain the quality of work in
the construction process, the duration of every stage should be analyzed and
evaluated before the process starts. Every stage of construction should have
its own time period of implementations. The stages of construction for a couple
of projects are mentioned below:
Highway Project
Take a look at the factors to consider while planning a
highway construction project.
· Locating the
plant for the project site
· Dissipating
the site of the project
· Underground
work involving Earth work for the embankment of the highway
· Drainage
establishment
· Pavements
structure constructions
· Placing road signs, lights and signals
Water Supply Project
The water supply project requires construction with great
care and perfection. It requires certain things that need to be taken in the
spot light and they are:
· Site
dissipating
· Building of
the dam structure
· Constructing
the controls and spillways
· Pumping
house connections
· Adding in
construction tunnels and transmission lines
·
Establishment of the plant of water treatment
What Does Every Construction Plan Setup Require?
To start the process of construction, the entire stages are
classified further into numerous operations. Every stage of the construction
process has always been facilitated with high technology equipment to sure
quality and perfection. Professionals from all sorts of departments come
together and work as a team to get started with these projects. Every sub
operation having another operation is marked as the part of the project that is
to be carried out through the division of labors with respect to skills and
quality equipment. All the operations required for the process of construction
of the R.C.C. retaining wall are mentioned in the list below:
· Diggings by
machine
· Digging
through labor force
· Assembling
to form out the work
· Inserting
the support
· Use of
concrete and pouring it
· Filling the
earth back again
Role of Civil
Engineers
Civil engineers are the people who are responsible for
managing the construction projects. They are responsible for making the design
of the project they are assigned whether it is a transport project, a water or
sewerage system project or more. They plan, design and then test the structures
before they are ready to be used by the public. The work starts from making
architectural drawings, then choosing material for the project and then working
on the design. They don’t just have to think about the structure but also how
the structure of the project will affect the surrounding. They have to produce
an economical, safe and environmentally stable structure for a particular
project.
Civil engineers can choose the fields of municipal
engineers, chief civil engineer, structural engineers, construction engineers,
water supply distribution engineers, or even transport engineers as area of
specialization. These engineers are also required to handle some activities
related to site preparation. These include excavation, grading the large
projects or even earth moving. They have to evaluate and monitor the projects
too. They are also responsible for ensuring quality of materials and project
structures.
How to Become a Civil Engineer?
Like the fields of medical, finance, human resources,
physics, mathematics, civil engineering is also categorized a separate field of
study. If anyone chooses to become a civil engineer, he or she has to decide
that from high school. At this level, students are taught to build structure and
prototypes with blocks. Then as they each higher level, they come into the
practical field.
Civil engineering is a science discipline. Physics, Algebra,
Chemistry and Trigonometry will be a part of the daily work of a civil
engineer. Civil construction and engineering is all about problem solving. The
engineer is given a problem and he with his knowledge is expected to present a
solution. This problem can be related to construction projects that civil
engineers have to handle on every day basis. There are Associate Degree,
Master’s Degree and Bachelor’s Degree available in Civil Engineering.
A civil engineer must be familiar with construction
materials, and construction machinery. With this knowledge, he can meet safety,
durability, reliability and cost requirements. He needs to have knowledge of a
mechanical and structural engineer too.
Civil Construction and Engineering Employment Opportunities
The international markets are flooded with job opportunities
for civil engineers. The work these engineers are required to do sometimes is
not confined to indoors, often they have to spend time at construction sites
for monitoring the operations and solve project related problems too. They
typically have to work full time and at times they have to work for extra hours
too just for ensuring the project requirements are met.
The salary of a freshly graduated civil engineer having
bachelor’s degree can range between $55,570 and $73,908. Experience and advance
degree can let these engineers work on higher management positions and they can
even start their own construction business.
Future of Civil Construction
It is expected that civil engineers will experience 20%
growth in employment opportunities from 2014 to 2022. More and more engineers
will be needed for managing and rebuilding projects likes roads, dams and other
buildings. There is going to high competition in the market so a civil engineer
if wishes to grab the market opportunities should have the best education.
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