Role of Civil Engineers in Society

1. The dictionary meaning of 'CIVIL' is  'about the citizens. Thus all the activities and the basic areas in civil engineering aims at the betterment, safety and convinience of the people or society.

2. Civil engineering is the only branch which deals directly with the two of the basic needs of the human being i.e. Food and shelter.

3. Professional branch deals with design,construction and maintenance of physical and natural built environment such as bridges, roads ,canals,dams & building.

4. It also helps in economic growth through proper land use,providing communication network (roads,railways,airports etc.) and other basic facilities,services and amenities for planned growth of rural and urban areas.

ROLE OF CIVIL ENGG IN GENERAL

1. Planning

2. Selection of proper site

3. Preparing site plan

4. Taking field measurments by using the knowledge of surveying and levelling

5. Preparing  building plan

6. Designing

     7. Role as a designer or structural consultant.

     8. Consider all loads and design of foundation,  beam,column etc considering safety and economy

    9. Estimating and costing

   10. Role as a valuer

   11. Find out quantities of construction materials required, rate analysis

   12. Preparing tender documents and details of contracts for execution 

ROLE OF CIVIL ENGG. IN CONSTRUCTION OF DAMS

1. Selection of location for dams( topographical survey,material availability, catchment characteristics ).‏

2. Working as geologists ( thickness of foundation, permeability slope and slip)‏

3. Select the type of foundation

ROLE OF CIVIL ENGG. IN CONSTRUCTION OF EXPRESSWAYS

1. Surveys and investigations( transport planning surveys, alignment and route planning surveys,soil survey)‏

2. Design, drawing,estimate and project report

3. Preparation of tender documents

4. Execution of work

5. Maintenance of expressway

6. Examples i.e MUMBAI-PUNE

ROLE OF CIVIL ENGG IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

1. Planing,Designing, Construction of roads, Railways, Airport,Horbours, Buildings

2. Providing water for Agricultural, Industrial and Drinking purpose by Constructing Dams, Laying Pipe Networks, Water Purification Plants.

What is mean by infrastructure?

1. Infrastructure can be defined as the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise.

2.  the services and facilities necessary for an     economy to function.

3. The term typically refers to the technical structures that support a society, such as roads, water supply projects sewers, power grids, telecommunications.