July 2013
Beginner
784 pages
21h 42m
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Civil engineering specializes in design and construction of bridges, roads, buildings, dams, canals, and other infrastructure. Civil engineering is the oldest of the engineering specialties, and some of its principles were already well established during the building of the pyramids in ancient Egypt and aqueducts in Rome. Civil engineering has a number of subspecialties, including environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, municipal or urban engineering, construction, and water resources among them.

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