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* is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance - correct answers Civil Engineering The Romans developed civil structures throughout their empire - correct answers* Aqueducts (france) * Insulae - latin word insula means island * Harbors * Bridges * Dams * roads Ancient Historic Civil Engineering construction - correct answers* pyramids in Egypt (circa BC) * Qanat water management system(the oldest is older than 3000 years and lon...

difference between concrete & bituminous materials - correct answers water & cement provide bonding for concrete aggregate with the need for water, while asphalt cement provides bonding for bituminous materials without water bitumen - correct answers viscous liquid or solid essentially hydrocarbons and their derivatives. soluble in carbon di-sulphide. Non-volatile, softens when heated. Black or brown coloring. Water-proofing and adhesive properties. Natural deposit (petroleum). Use for roads ...

Canon 1 General - correct answers Engineers shall hold paramount the safety health and welfare of the public and shall strive to comply with the principles of sustainable development in the performance of their professional duties Canon 1 a - correct answers Engineers shall recognize that the lives, safety, health and welfare of the general public are dependent upon engineering judgement, decisions and practices incorporated into structures, machines, products, processes and devices. Canon...

What is infrastructure? - correct answers the general term for the basic physical systems of a business, region, or nation examples of infrastucture - correct answers transportation systems, communication networks, sewage, water, and electric systems what is an infrastructure system? - correct answers a collection of various structural or non-structural (e.g., human) elements which are interconnected and organized in such away to achieve some specified objective Major infrastructure sec...

The Engineering Design Process - correct answers the steps that engineers use to design something to solve a problem The Steps of Engineering Design Process - correct answers Define, Identify, Brainstorm, Select, Prototype, Test, Iterate, Communicate The importance of graphics - correct answers Visualization, communication, documentation Civil Engineering Disciplines - correct answers Because civil engineering is so broad there is a vast amount of dissiliences and knowledge that civil e...

What are the steps that we should take to combat E-waste generation and disposal? - correct answers EPR or product stewardship What are some of the risk assessment techniques that allowed us to determine that there was a problem? - correct answers-soil contamination caused vegetation to die (dermal contact exposure) -air pollution in the form of strange odors (respiratory exposure) -epidemiological studies Which are the following are true about the goals of environmental laws (with respe...

what is considered to be the oldest field in engineering? - correct answers civil engineering what is the mission of civil engineering? - correct answers to build safe facilities that meet needs of society in what type of projects are civil engineers involved in? - correct answers public works projects what are designs used to control? - correct answers natural resources What are 6 sub fields of civil engineering? - correct answers structural engineering environmental engineering w...

What is the Sub-Discipline of Civil Engineers: - correct answers Coastal Engineering Transportation Engineering Structural Engineering Geo-technical Engineering What do civil engineers have to consider when designing? - correct answers Material strength Structural geometry Loads Civil Engineers design, construct and maintain: - correct answers Roads Bridges Levees Buildings Steps of the engineering design process includes: - correct answers Start with a problem or idea Use only...

What is the level ? - correct answers a telescope rotatable about a vertical axis What does a level do? - correct answers creates a horizontal line of sight so height differences can be determined determines distance with an accuracy of 0.1 to 0.3 metres Total station surveying - correct answers the use of electronic survey equipment to perform horizontal and vertical measurements in reference to a grid system Horizontal angle vs vertical angle - correct answers horizontal angle is ...

These engineers design, plan, and manage construction projects - correct answers civil engineers These engineers deal with the quantity, quality, and transport of water - correct answers water resource engineers Name some examples of civil infrastructure - correct answers stormwater management systems, parks, schools, and other government facilities, A combination of transportation, water resources, and environmental engineering. - correct answers geotechnical engineers These enginee...