SUPPLEMENT for LESSON 1: Introduction to Civil Engineering, Part 1 (October 11, 2018)

The supplement is intended for the three students who have two engineering classes. If this does not apply to you, do not proceed further.

Please hand write your responses (not typed or printed) in sentence and paragraph form (not outline).  This assignment is due at the end of class.

Consider the case of a major civil engineering project in a major urban area–for example, an interchange for an interstate highway in South Florida.  Write a short paper (minimum one page) describing the role of the civil engineers in this project.  Include as much of the following information as you can incorporate in the report.  Include URL citations for your sources.

1.  Who will employ the civil engineers?

2.  What are the areas of responsibility typically assigned to the civil engineers?

3.  How will the role of the civil engineer be different, according the nature of the employer–public (government), or private (contractor).

4.  Describe some of the other types of professionals involved in a project of this scope, and what their role in the project will be (for example, architects, soil experts, other types of engineers, etc.)?