Civil and Enviromental Engineering
Date: 15.7.13
Our second lecture was given by Professor Hollister regarding his work with civil engineering. Civil engineering was the first engineering major offered when Cornell first opened in 1868 and has continues to be an integral part of the engineering school. Civil engineering deals with the design, construction, and infrastructure management of the buildings we work and live in every day. Civil and environmental engineering were grouped together because Professor Hollister focuses on combining creating interesting buildings with ones that are also environmentally responsible.
Civil engineering has to not only focus on the actual building, but correspond with transportation engineers to bring people to and from the structure, water resource systems engineers who will handle bringing safe, clean water to the structure, and engineering managers. These are the most crucial because they coordinate the schedules of all the engineering teams and workers so that the building can be finished on time.
Civil engineers need to work with other fields to create the most efficient buildings. They need to understand their materials by working with materials engineers, the land they're building on by talking to geotechnical engineers, and the desired aesthetic features by collaborating with architects. I originally thought engineers and architects worked together to create the buildings we live in, however this is not the case. Apparently engineers and architects speak two totally different languages, meaning collaboration is virtually impossible. This is a serious problem that seems to have a potentially simple solution.
Time: 11:00
Location: Cornell School of Engineering, Cornell University
Civil engineering has to not only focus on the actual building, but correspond with transportation engineers to bring people to and from the structure, water resource systems engineers who will handle bringing safe, clean water to the structure, and engineering managers. These are the most crucial because they coordinate the schedules of all the engineering teams and workers so that the building can be finished on time.
Civil engineers need to work with other fields to create the most efficient buildings. They need to understand their materials by working with materials engineers, the land they're building on by talking to geotechnical engineers, and the desired aesthetic features by collaborating with architects. I originally thought engineers and architects worked together to create the buildings we live in, however this is not the case. Apparently engineers and architects speak two totally different languages, meaning collaboration is virtually impossible. This is a serious problem that seems to have a potentially simple solution.
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