{"id":7350,"date":"2022-05-25T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T12:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:https:\/\/www.teachmint.com\/glossary\/?p=7350"},"modified":"2023-10-26T10:42:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T10:42:09","slug":"civil-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teachmint.com\/glossary\/c\/civil-engineering\/","title":{"rendered":"Civil Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Civil engineering is a branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings, bridges, and other structures. The scope of this field is not just limited to construction, but it is also about designing and maintaining physically and naturally built structures. This field of engineering has a number of sub-disciplines. This branch of engineering is developed after military engineering. The branch was developed to distinguish military engineering from non-military engineering.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Understand and digitize school operations with Teachmint and its features like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachmint.com\/features\/parent-app\">parent app<\/a> for efficient school management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Civil engineering is more than the construction of dams and bridges. Civil engineers can be found in various industries including aerospace and automotive industries. Any industry that involves construction-related activities requires civil engineers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Functions of civil engineering<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The functions can be divided into three major categories mentioned below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Before construction<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>It includes feasibility studies, site investigations, and designs. Feasibility study measures the alternatives and decides what could work in case the original process becomes difficult to manage. Next, the construction site is investigated to know if the construction work can be carried out in the selected site.&nbsp;Read <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.teachmint.com\/importance-of-website-for-schools\/\">important blogs to follow<\/a> for updated knowledge related to tech and education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>During construction<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Designing and construction are the two things that need to be considered when building a structure. The design of structures may require applying concepts from various other engineering fields like hydraulics, thermodynamics, or nuclear physics. At the construction site, the engineers also need to maintain coordination in the teams.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>After construction<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>After the construction is completed, maintenance of the structure becomes the prime responsibility for civil engineers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students interested to learn about the basics of construction and design can take admission to civil or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachmint.com\/glossary\/p\/petroleum-engineering\/\">petroleum engineering<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Know more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teachmint.com\">what is LMS<\/a> and how it can help in seamless school operations management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"nv-iframe-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"5 Science Experiments To Do At Home | Fun Science Experiments For Online Classes | Teachmint\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PZ93GVVnvtk?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/www.teachmint.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Civil engineering is a branch of engineering that deals with the construction of buildings, bridges, and other structures. 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