Focuses on the design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure like roads, bridges, buildings, water systems, and dams
What is civil engineering
What is civil engineering?
Civil engineering is the field of designing, building, and maintaining things we use everyday, like roads, bridges, and buildings
The strongest shape in the world.
What is a triangle?
The tall parts of the suspension bridge. Usually there are two of them.
What are the towers?
The type of bridge you built today
What is a truss bridge?
Involves the design, development, and testing of mechanical systems, such as engines, machinery, and tools
What is mechanical engineering
Why are civil engineers important?
Civil engineers ensure cities and communities are safe and clean to live in and easy to get around
Type of building material usually used to build truss bridges.
What is wood or metal?
What type of bridge is this?
What is a suspension bridge?
Type of stone bridges you might see in parks or ancient structures.
What is an arch bridge?
What type of engineering focuses on systems that harness and control electrical energy and signals?
What is electrical engineering
Civil engineers in this specialization work on ensuring the stability of buildings, bridges, and other structures under various forces
What is structural engineering
These are the simplest bridges! They’re made of a flat beam, like a board or plank, supported at each end.
What is a beam bridge?
In a suspension bridge, the cable exerts this type of force.
What is tension?
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This rolling bridge in London is for what type of traffic?
What is foot traffic or pedestrians?
What field of engineering is concerned with the design and operation of vehicles that travel through air and space?
What is aerospace engineering
This engineering branch focuses on the management of water resources, including designing systems for water distribution and wastewater treatment.
What is environmental engineering
These bridges are shaped like an arch and can support a lot of weight by spreading it out.
What is an arch bridge?
Bridges that hang from large cables attached to tall towers. They can stretch over very long distances.
What is a suspension bridge?
This famous bridge in London is a bascule bridge.
What is the Tower of London Bridge?
Which branch of engineering applies engineering concepts to solve problems in medicine and healthcare?
What is Biomedical Engineering
This is a common project managed by civil engineers that provides safe and reliable transportation for pedestrians and vehicles
What is a bridge
Type of shrinking force that plays a crucial role in the design and functionality of arch bridges
What is compression?
Where is this famous suspension bridge located
San Francisco, California
A drawbridge in a castle usually goes over this type of waterway.
What is a moat?