INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING. STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025 UPDATE
FOR A+ EXAM PREP
1. What is considered to be the oldest field in engineering? civil
engineering
2. What is the mission of civil engineering? build safe facilities
that meet needs of society
3. What is civil engineering involved in: Public
works projects
4. Public works projects (3): - Roads - Bridges
- Municipal water systems
5. What are Civil engineering designs used for? to control natural
resources
6. Natural resources (3): - Dams
- Drainage systems
- Shoreline protection
7. What type of field is civil engineering? Broad field that includes
many subfields
8. Subfields of Civil Engineering (6): - Structural engineering
- Water resources engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Construction engineering
- Geomatics engineering
9. Structural engineering (2): - Large structures like skyscrapers,
tunnels, etc. - Goal is to build structures that withstand the
dynamics of the natural and human-build world
, INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING. STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025 UPDATE
FOR A+ EXAM PREP
10.Water resources engineering: Concerned with the supply and
access of water
1 1. Transportation engineering: Safe and efficient movement of
people
12. Environmental engineering: Impact of structures and building on
environment 13. Construction engineering: Manage, coordinate and
organize the flow of materials and workers in order to stay on budget
and on time
14. Geomatics engineering (2): - Measure, collect and analyze
information regarding the land, ocean and natural resources.
- Land surveyors, digital mapping, etc.
15. Professional Societies (4): - American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
- International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE)
- Institute of Transportation Engineers (IT E)
- American Planning Association (APA)
16. What is the oldest and largest civil engineering society?
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
17. When was ASCE founded? 1852
18. How many members does ASCE have? over 144,000 members
19. What are structures? An arrangement of parts build to remain stable
while withstanding forces
20. What are structures built for? Built to support specific loads for
practical purposes
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025 UPDATE
FOR A+ EXAM PREP
1. What is considered to be the oldest field in engineering? civil
engineering
2. What is the mission of civil engineering? build safe facilities
that meet needs of society
3. What is civil engineering involved in: Public
works projects
4. Public works projects (3): - Roads - Bridges
- Municipal water systems
5. What are Civil engineering designs used for? to control natural
resources
6. Natural resources (3): - Dams
- Drainage systems
- Shoreline protection
7. What type of field is civil engineering? Broad field that includes
many subfields
8. Subfields of Civil Engineering (6): - Structural engineering
- Water resources engineering
- Transportation engineering
- Environmental engineering
- Construction engineering
- Geomatics engineering
9. Structural engineering (2): - Large structures like skyscrapers,
tunnels, etc. - Goal is to build structures that withstand the
dynamics of the natural and human-build world
, INTRODUCTION TO CIVIL ENGINEERING. STUDY
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024/2025 UPDATE
FOR A+ EXAM PREP
10.Water resources engineering: Concerned with the supply and
access of water
1 1. Transportation engineering: Safe and efficient movement of
people
12. Environmental engineering: Impact of structures and building on
environment 13. Construction engineering: Manage, coordinate and
organize the flow of materials and workers in order to stay on budget
and on time
14. Geomatics engineering (2): - Measure, collect and analyze
information regarding the land, ocean and natural resources.
- Land surveyors, digital mapping, etc.
15. Professional Societies (4): - American Society of Civil
Engineers (ASCE)
- International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineers (IABSE)
- Institute of Transportation Engineers (IT E)
- American Planning Association (APA)
16. What is the oldest and largest civil engineering society?
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
17. When was ASCE founded? 1852
18. How many members does ASCE have? over 144,000 members
19. What are structures? An arrangement of parts build to remain stable
while withstanding forces
20. What are structures built for? Built to support specific loads for
practical purposes
