Explain briefly the scope of civil engineering in
1.A] i) Irrigation engineering
ii) Structural engineering
2A] i) Transportation engineering
ii) Water resource engineering
1.A] Answer:-
i) Irrigation engineering
- Estimation of quality and quantity of surface water available at a given place
- Water supply schemes for beneficiary purposes
- Design of construction of reservoirs and dams
- Design and construction of canals, regulators, etc.
ii) Structural engineering
- Design & Construction of RC structural components such as slabs, beams, columns &
- foundation with adequate safety & economy
- Design of Structural steel members as well as connections such as rivets, bolts, welds, etc.
- Investigation of structural members subjected to various kinds of loads in analysis software
- to minimize the failure once it is being constructed.
2.A] Answer:-
i) Transportation engineering
- Design & construction of different types of roads, railways, airports, ports & harbor
- Traffic management & parking facilities
- Design & provision of curves, culverts, tunnels & bridges
ii) Water resource engineering
- Estimation of quality and quantity of surface water available at a given place
- Water supply schemes for beneficiary purposes
- Design of construction of reservoirs and dams
- Design and construction of canals, regulators, etc.
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