Civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction and maintenance of the physical and natural built environment, including works such as bridges, roads, canals, dams and buildings.[1][2][3] Civil engineering is the oldest engineering discipline after military engineering,[4] and it was defined to distinguish it from military engineering.[5] It is traditionally broken into several sub-disciplines including municipal engineering, environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, water resources engineering, materials engineering, coastal engineering,[4] surveying, and construction engineering.[6]
Contents[hide]
1 History of the civil engineering profession
2 History of the science of civil engineering
3 The civil engineer
3.1 Education and licensure
3.2 Careers
4 Sub-disciplines
4.1 Construction engineering
4.2 Environmental engineering
4.3 Geotechnical engineering
4.4 Hydraulic engineering
4.5 Materials science
4.6 Structural engineering
4.7 Surveying
4.8 Transportation engineering
5 See also
6 Footnotes
7 References
8 External links
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