CE ORIENTATION PRELIM EXAM
INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING
IMPORTANT DATES:
WHAT IS CIVIL ENGINEERING?
18 TH
CENTURY – TERM CIVIL ENGINEERING
WAS
COINED TO INCORPORATE ALL THINGS CIVILIAN AS
CIVIL ENGINEERING – ARGUABLY THE OLDEST ENGINEERING
OPPOSED TO MILITARY ENGINEERING
DISCIPLINE
1747 – FIRST INSTITUTION FOR THE TEACHING OF
DEALS WITH THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT
CIVIL ENGINEERING
ÉCOLE NATIONALE DES PONTS ET
NEW YORK CITY – HAS ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST
CHAUSSÉES – ESTABLISHED IN
IMPRESSIVE WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS RECEIVING BILLIONS
FRANCE
OF GALLONS OF HIGH-QUALITY WATER FROM THE CATSKILLS
JOHN SMEATON – FIRST SELF-
OVER ONE HUNDRED MILES AWAY
PROCLAIMED CIVIL ENGINEER WHO
CONSTRUCTED THE EDDYSTONE
GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST LIGHTHOUSE
1771 – SMEATON AND COLLEAAGUES FORMED THE
4000 AND 2000 BC – EARLIEST PRACTICE OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING IN:
SMEATONIAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS
GROUP OF LEADERS OF THE
ANCIENT EGYPT
PROFESSION WHO MET INFORMALLY
INDUS VALLEY CIVILIZATION
OVER DINNER
MESOPOTAMIA (ANCIENT IRAQ) JOHN SMEATON – FATHER OF CIVIL
ENGINEERING
LEONHARD EULER – DEVELOPED THE THEORY EXPLAINING
1818 – INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS WAS
THE BUCKLING OF COLUMNS
FOUNDED IN LONDON
1820 – THOMAS TELFORD BECAME THE FIRST
LARGE STRUCTURE CONSTRUCTIONS
PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL
ENGINEERS
1. PYRAMIDS IN EGYPT (CIRCA 2700-2500 BC)
1828 – THE INSTITUTION RECEIVED A ROYAL
2. QANAT WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM – THE
CHARTER
OLDEST IS OLDER THAN 3000 YEARS AND LONGER
ROYAL CHARTER – RECOGNIZES CIVIL
THAN 71KM
ENGINEERING AS A PROFESSION
3. PARTHENON BY IKTINOS IN ANCIENT GREECE
(447-438 BC)
CIVIL ENGINEERING EDUCATION
4. APPIAN WAY BY ROMAN ENGINEERS (CIRCA 312
BC) 1819 – THE FIRST PRIVATE COLLEGE TO TEACH
5. GREAT WALL OF CHINA BY GENERAL MENG T’IEN CIVIL ENGINEERING IN THE UNITED STATES WAS
UNDER ORDERS FROM CH’IN EMPEROR SHIH FOUNDED
HUANG (CIRCA 220 BC) NORWICH UNIVERSITY FOUNDED BY
6. STUPAS IN ANCIENT SRI LANKA CAPTAIN ALDEN PARTRIDGE
1835 – FIRST DEGREE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING IN
ROMANS – DEVELOPED CIVIL STRUCTURES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WAS AWARDED BY
THEIR EMPIRE INCLUDING: RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
AQUEDUCTS 1905 – FIRST DEGREE AWARDED TO A WOMAN WAS
INSULAE GRANTED IN CORNELL UNIVERSITY
HARBORS GRANTED TO NORA STANTON BLATCH
BRIDGES 19TH CENTURY – DIVISION BETWEEN CIVIL
ENGINEERING AND MILITARY ENGINEERING COUPLED
DAMS
WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE INDUSTRIAL
ROADS
REVOLUTION
PONT DU GARD – ROMAN AQUEDUCT BUILT IN CIRCA 19 BC 1838 – CLASSOF CIVIL ENGINEERING AND MINING
WAS FOUNDED AT KING’S COLLEGE
FRANCE CHICHEN ITZA
1839 – PRIVATE COLLEGE FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS
LARGE PRE-COLUMBIAN CITY IN MEXICO BUILT BY
IN PUTNEY WAS ESTABLISHED
THE MAYA PEOPLE OF THE POST CLASSIC
1840 – UK’S FIRST CHAIR OF ENGINEERING WAS
ESTABLISHED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT
HOW TO BE A CIVIL ENGINEER IN THE PHILIPPINES
1. BE A GRADUATE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING (BSCE)
CIVIL ENGINEERING PRACTICE 2. PASS THE CIVIL ENGINEERING LICENSURE
A BACHELOR’S DEGREE REPRESENTS THE FIRST EXAMINATION WITH A PASSING SCORE OF 70%
STEP TOWARDS PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION AND EXAMINATION IS CONDUCTED BY THE
A PROFESSIONAL BODY CERTIFIES THE DEGREE BOARD OF CIVIL ENGINEERS UNDER
PROGRAM THE SUPERVISION OF THE
ENGINEER MUST SATISFY A RANGE OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATIONS
REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING WORK EXPERIENCE AND COMMISSION (PRC)
EXAM REQUIREMENTS BEFORE BEING CERTIFIED SCHEDULED TWICE A YEAR IN MAY
ONCE CERTIFIED, THE ENGINEER IS DESIGNATED AS AND NOVEMBER
A:
PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER (USA, CIVIL ENGINEERING AND ALLIED PROFESSIONS
CANADA, SOUTH AFRICA)
CHARTERED ENGINEER (MOST CIVIL ENGINEERING – INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT OF
COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES) INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS BUILDINGS, RAILWAYS, ROADS
CHARTERED PROFESSIONAL CONSTRUCTION ETC.
ENGINEER (AUSTRALIA AND NEW
ZEALAND) ALLIED PROFESSIONS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
EUROPEAN ENGINEER (MOST
COUNTRIES IN EUROPEAN UNION) 1. ARCHITECTURE – ARCHITECTS WORK IN THE
CONSTRUCTION, PLANNING AND DESIGN PHASE OF
BENEFITS OF CERTIFICATION PROJECTS
FOCUSES ON BUILDING STRUCTURE
VARIES DEPENDING UPON LOCATION: AND INTERIOR DESIGN
2. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING – INVOLVES THE STUDY
USA AND CANADA – ONLY A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL OF ENERGY
ENGINEER MAY PREPARE, SIGN AND SEAL, AND SUBMIT DEVELOPS TECHNOLOGIES TO ASSIST
ENGINEERING PLANS AND DRAWINGS TO A PUBLIC WITH THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF
AUTHORITY FOR APPROVAL OR SEAL ENGINEERING WORK SUCH ENERGIES
FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CLIENTS. DESIGN COMPONENTS FOR
ENFORCED UNDER PROVINCIAL LAW ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT,
AUSTRALIA – STATE OF LICENSING OF ENGINEERS IS COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, POWER
LIMITED TO THE STATE OF QUEENSLAND GRIDS, AUTOMOBILES
3. ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING – DESIGN AND BUILD
CODE OF ETHICS EQUIPMENT
INVOLVES WORKING WITH CIRCUITS,
“ENGINEERS MUST OBEY CONTRACT LAW IN THEIR SWITCHBOARDS AND OTHER
CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER PARTIES.
ELECTRONIC CONFIGURATIONS TO
IN CASES WHERE AN ENGINEER'S WORK FAILS, THEY
DESIGN AND BUILD DEVICES
MAY BE SUBJECT TO THE LAW OF TORT OF
NEGLIGENCE, AND IN EXTREME CASES, CRIMINAL 4. COMPUTER ENGINEERING – INVOLVES BOTH
CHARGES. AN ENGINEER'S WORK MUST ALSO COMPLY COMPUTER SCIENCES AND ELECTRICAL
WITH NUMEROUS OTHER RULES AND REGULATIONS ENGINEERING
SUCH AS BUILDING CODES AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.” INVOLVES TELECOMMUNICATIONS,
NETWORKING, SOFTWARE APPLICATION
BECOMING A CIVIL ENGINEER IN THE DEVELOPMENT, MANUFACTURING, WEB
PHILIPPINES DEVELOPMENT ETC.
5. AEROSPACE ENGINEERING – INVOLVES THE STUDY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING (BSCE) - OF AIR AND SPACE TRAVEL INCLUDING MILITARY
FOUR-YEAR PROGRAM DESIGNED TO TEACH STUDENTS THE AIRCRAFT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT,
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICAL TOOLS COMMERCIAL AIRLINE DESIGN AND SATELLITE
USED IN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
- AIMS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH TECHNICAL AERONAUTICAL ENGINEERING –
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE IN PLANNING, DESIGN, CRAFT THAT REMAIN IN THE
CONSTRUCTION, SUPERVISION, AND MAINTENANCE ATMOSPHERE
OF CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS AEROSPACE ENGINEERING – CRAFT
THAT VENTURE OUTSIDE THE
FIVE ESSENTIAL FIELDS OF CIVIL ENGINEERING ATMOSPHERE
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING
WATER RESOURCES ENGINEERING
GEO-TECHNICAL ENGINEERING
6. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING – PRACTICAL APPLICATION
OF CHEMISTRY
INVOLVES TECHNOLOGY THAT UTILIZES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS TO SOLVE
PROBLEMS
CHEMICAL ENGINEERS CREATES NEW
PRODUCTS INCLUDING COSMETICS,
FOOD, PHARMACEUTICALS,
BEVERAGES AND CLEANERS FROM
RAW CHEMICALS
7. AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING – INVOLVES
LEARNING HOW TO APPLY ENGINEERING TO THE
AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY TO ASSIST WITH AREA OF
FARMING INCLUDING SOIL CONSERVATION AND
SALINITY, GROUND PREPARATION, IRRIGATION,
FARM MACHINERY DESIGN AND PRODUCTION
HELPING DEVELOP MORE EFFECTIVE
HARVEST TECHNIQUES
8. INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING – ROLE OF INDUSTRIAL
ENGINEERS IS TO INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY AND
REDUCE WASTE AND SPENDING
9. METALLURGICAL ENGINEERING – INVOLVES THE
STUDY OF ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES TO EXTRACT
AND IN MANY CASES, PURIFY METALS AND OTHER
MINERALS FROM ORE
DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN OF
PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND
MACHINERY
TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF MINERAL
PROCESSING
10. PETROLEUM ENGINEERING – HANDLING
EXTRACTION OF OIL AND GAS FROM BENEATH THE
EARTH
DEVELOPING NEW EXTRACTION
METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES
INCLUDING NEW METHODS THAT ARE
MORE EFFICIENT AND LESS DAMAGING
TO THE ENVIRONMENT
ONE OF THE HIGHEST PAID
ENGINEERING POSITIONS AVAILABLE
PETROLEUM ENGINEERS PLAY A HUGE
ROLE IN LOCATING RESERVOIRS
BENEATH THE EARTH’S SURFACE FOR
GAS AND OIL COMPANIES
11. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – ENGINEERING
DISCIPLINE THAT COMBINES ENGINEERING PHYSICS
AND MATHEMATICS WITH MATERIALS SCIENCE TO
DESIGN, ANALYZE, MANUFACTURE AND MAINTAIN
MECHANICAL SYSTEMS
ONE OF THE OLDEST AND BROADEST
ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES
