civil engineer equivalent
2007-11-13 14:07:17 · 7 answers · asked by John D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
They overlap a great deal. The structural engineer has more in -depth knowledge on strength issues. The civil has more variety in his background: traffic, hydraulics, water treatment, waste water treatment, landfills etc.
Many people and some colleges consider structural to be a specialty within civil engineering.
2007-11-13 15:26:43 · answer #1 · answered by Tim C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't really know what you mean by "equal", but the two require a lot of the same courses in college. You'll find most engineers have to take a lot of the same courses, with Statics and Dynamics being two of them. These classes are key to both Civil and Structural engineering. My roommate was studying to be a Civil Engineer, and I got the impression Civil Engineering focused on surveying and integrating roads, bridges, buildings, etc., into the landscape. Structural engineering presumably involves designing structures, including bridges, buildings, etc., but I can't say I know any Structural engineers.
I knew Electrical, Civil, Mechanical, Aerodynamic, Chemical, and Software engineers (and maybe others I forgot) when I went to college, and we all had to take Statics and Dynamics classes.
2007-11-13 16:26:17 · answer #2 · answered by Jim P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had heard that several years ago one of the Unis in Sydney was offering a structural degree and then found that industry didn't want it. In some markets the demand for structural engineering fluctuates. If you are a civil engineer you aren't constrained just to structural works, and if there is a downturn in the market the company can use you for other works. It was found that the structural degree could be too limiting.
2007-11-14 04:29:29 · answer #3 · answered by Belinda W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At UC Irvine civil engr is a major and structural is an area of study, the others are hydraulic (water) and transportation.
In CA, if you want a structural professional License you have to work 5 yrs and pass a civil engr test (PE) and then you have to pass a str. engr test (SE) and work 2 yrs with an SE.
An SE is only required for high rise buildings more 3 stories and hospitals and schools. A civil license will work for most structural buildings.
2007-11-14 05:00:38 · answer #4 · answered by Kent H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you're talking about their scope of works, they're very much different. here is an example. we had a project in the US, Texas to be specific...the client let others do the civil works, that includes the site development, retaining walls, etc., but the civil engineer shows only the retaining wall location and let me do the structural calculation of it.
2007-11-13 17:03:50 · answer #5 · answered by dm_dizon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes because both of them designs structures that will withstand the pressures they have to endure. These may be buildings, aerials, bridges, oil rigs, aircraft; anything from a playground climbing frame to the tallest building. But it just differ in where and what school you've have study.
2007-11-13 14:25:55 · answer #6 · answered by Randol Mendoza 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 07:45:17 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋