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What is the difference between mechanical and civil engineering?
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∙ 16y ago
There is an old joke: "What's the difference between civil and mechanical engineers? Mechanical engineers build weapons -- civil engineers build targets." Yuck yuck. In reality civil engineering involves the design and construction of buildings, roadways, bridges, railroads, water supply, drainage, and sewers. Sometimes this is referred to as "infrastructure" Usually these are larger things that have a long service life. Mechanical engineering deals with machinery -- automobiles, trucks, machine tools, engines, pumps, and things of that nature -- including weapons. Typically it involves shorter service life, smaller size (although there are some Really Big machines out there!) and more precision.
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∙ 12y agoStructural engineering is a specialized disipline under civil engineering. My civil engineering firm has 3 depts., building(structural), wastewater, and civil. Civil deals with overall project layouts; building locations, parking lots, storm drains, utility conections ect. The building department designs buildings and somtimes bridges. Hope this helps a little.
In Britain, there are two separate Chartered Institutions representing civil engineering and structural engineering. The latter is seen as a specialism concentrating on structural frames or buildings. There is an overlap at foundations where both disciplines practice foundation design.
All, or most, graduates study civil engineering at degree level as there is no structural engineering equivalent. As part of the civil engineering degree students study structural analysis and design. It is these two subjects which structural engineers specialise in after graduation. Civil engineering courses cover a very wide range of topics including higher mathematics, geotechnics, hydraulics, materials science, construction management, sustainability and environmental studies as well as the structural subjects.
After graduation engineers generally train to become chartered in either civil or structural engineering. Both qualifications are recognised by the Engineering Council.
More information at:-
www.ice.org.UK/
www.istructe.org/
www.engc.org.UK/
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∙ 16y agoAnswer The term building engineer refers to a custodian of a building. For large skyscrapers, he may be a professional with a degree---not sure. A civil engineer is one who designs buildings, bridges, roads, etc.
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∙ 15y agoAn infrastructure engineer is a civil engineer who specializes in infrastructure. Most universities do not offer degree programs in infrastructure engineering, so, student will often major in civil and get the specifics on infrastructure from on-site job training.
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∙ 12y agoCivil Engineering is the mother field. Urban Engineering is its sub-field or a branch of Civil Engineering. Urban Engineering focuses specifically sociological impact of the construction activities as well as sociological connections between the various components of an area.
It focuses on the transportation, hydrology and environmental impact more than civil engineering.
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