Field where Civil Engineering is applied

Its scope is very broad. These would include, for example, transport infrastructures:

 Airports.

 Freeways.

 Roads.

 Railways.

 Ports.

 Bridges.

 Urban transport networks.

Hydraulic works:

 Sewerage.

 Water.

 Channels for transporting drinking water or irrigation.

 Navigation channels.

 Drinking water pipes.

 Hydroelectric power stations.

 Dams.

 Locks.

 Springs.

 Fangs.

Intervention on land stability problems.

The structures that make up the previous works:

 Embankments.

 Removals.

 Land containment works.

 Tunnels.

 Shoes.

 Pillars.

 Beams.

 Bridge steps

 In general, civil engineering works involve a large number of people (sometimes hundreds and even thousands) over periods ranging from a few weeks or months to several years.

Due to the high cost of the work being carried out (consider the cost of a motorway or a railway line), much of the work done is for the State, or for large companies seeking to operate an infrastructure In the long term (toll roads and tunnels, railway companies, etc.). However, their techniques are also applied to works similar to the previous ones but of smaller scale, as they could be:

 Containment of difficult terrain in the excavation for the foundation of a building.

 The execution of the structure of a building.

 The design and implementation of potable water and sewerage distribution systems for a small population (including potable water treatment plants (ETAP), pumping equipment, sewage treatment plants (WWTP), etc.

 The design and urbanization of the streets of a small town

In addition, they are also the competence of a Civil Engineer:

 Planning, design and control of urban transport systems, including the design of interchanges and the creation of new lines or modification of existing ones.

 Adoption of new transport systems that do not exist at the time, such as subway or light rail lines (more commonly known as a tramway).

 Planning, execution and administration of waste treatment and incineration plants and landfills.

 Engineering auxiliary work (quality control, laboratory tests, supervision of safety and health issues).

 Maintenance of all previous ones

In this way, a Civil Engineer is not limited to large infrastructure works, very rare because of its high cost.