Have you ever wondered who designs airports or how dams remain so well-maintained? The answer lies within the civil engineering profession. Civil engineering deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the built environment. It includes public works projects, such as bridges, roads, sewer systems, buildings, and railways. In short, if it involves construction, you can guarantee a civil engineer had a hand in it. Here are some of the services civil engineering provides.
Conceptual Design
Conceptual design is phase one of any new development projects. Before anything else happens, a civil engineering firm will provide a big picture overview of the land plot, looking at the practical elements of design: the utility connections, drainage, land use. It gives a red light should it uncover any issue too great to overcome. Sometimes, conceptual design runs alongside 3D modeling. The result is a miniature version of the final build.
Conceptual design is phase one of any new development projects. Before anything else happens, a civil engineering firm will provide a big picture overview of the land plot, looking at the practical elements of design: the utility connections, drainage, land use. It gives a red light should it uncover any issue too great to overcome. Sometimes, conceptual design runs alongside 3D modeling. The result is a miniature version of the final build.
Utility Design
It may surprise you how much data-driven insight goes into the design of a water line or storm drain. The finished product, no matter how simple it looks, results from hours of civil engineering work. Every angle created, each material chosen, answers a strict brief. These types of utilities must meet safety laws and regulations to receive plan approval. They include every detail, from the location of each maintenance hole to placing each valve.
It may surprise you how much data-driven insight goes into the design of a water line or storm drain. The finished product, no matter how simple it looks, results from hours of civil engineering work. Every angle created, each material chosen, answers a strict brief. These types of utilities must meet safety laws and regulations to receive plan approval. They include every detail, from the location of each maintenance hole to placing each valve.
Street Improvement Plans
If you wish to make improvements to a street, consider whether your modifications are feasible. Will they allow enough space for a fire engine to turn around in? Is drainage affected? How about sidewalks? Civil engineering explores every aspect to make sure the new concept works structurally and operationally.
When you're responsible for any public works development, don't do anything until you've partnered with a civil engineering firm like Chris Nelson & Associates. They give you the confidence to proceed, knowing you have expert approval on every element.
If you wish to make improvements to a street, consider whether your modifications are feasible. Will they allow enough space for a fire engine to turn around in? Is drainage affected? How about sidewalks? Civil engineering explores every aspect to make sure the new concept works structurally and operationally.
When you're responsible for any public works development, don't do anything until you've partnered with a civil engineering firm like Chris Nelson & Associates. They give you the confidence to proceed, knowing you have expert approval on every element.
