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Become a Civil Engineer
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Learn what civil engineers do, earn and where they work, the road from an ABET degree through the FE and PE exams to a license, forces, torque and equilibrium, dead, live, snow and wind loads and the load path down to the soil, why concrete takes compression and steel takes tension, the parts of a bridge and how FHWA rates it Good, Fair or Poor, roads designed so a mistake isn't fatal, drinking water treatment and sewers, stormwater sized with the Rational Method, building codes and the NSPE Code of Ethics, and what official investigations found in five U.S. collapses, from the Silver Bridge to Champlain Towers South.
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01Explain what civil engineers do and earn, and plan the road from an ABET degree through the FE and PE exams to a license
02Balance forces and torques, convert units, and size dead, live, snow and wind loads along a load path
03Find a beam's tension side, name a bridge's parts and classify it Good, Fair or Poor from its ratings
04Apply proven road safety countermeasures, the water treatment steps and the Rational Method (Q = CIA)
05Hold the public's safety paramount under the NSPE code, and learn from what investigators found in five collapses
Every lesson of Become a Civil Engineer
15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.
Level 1The Job and the LicenseFree · 3 lessons
- What Civil Engineers DoKnow what civil engineers plan, design and supervise, the main specialties, and the stages a project moves through.12 min
- The Road to a PE LicenseFollow the usual path from an ABET degree through the FE and PE exams to a license, and know what a PE may do.13 min
- Checkpoint: Where Civil Engineers WorkCompare employers, pay and outlook, and choose a first step into the field.12 min
Level 2Forces and LoadsMembership · 3 lessons
- Push, Pull and BalanceDescribe forces as pushes and pulls with a direction, balance them to find what each support carries, and convert pounds-force to newtons.12 min
- Dead, Live, Snow and WindTell dead loads from live loads, and size snow and wind loads with FEMA's numbers.13 min
- Checkpoint: Follow the Load PathTrace a load from roof to soil, and see how added weight and weak connections bring structures down.13 min
Level 3Materials and BridgesMembership · 3 lessons
- Concrete Squeezes, Steel PullsKnow why concrete carries compression and steel carries tension, find the tension side of a beam, and compute stress in psi and MPa.13 min
- Anatomy of a BridgeName a bridge's main parts, follow a load from the deck to the foundation, and compute stress in a truss member.13 min
- Checkpoint: Good, Fair or PoorRead a bridge's condition ratings, classify it the way FHWA does, and know how often it must be inspected.14 min
Level 4Roads, Water and RunoffMembership · 3 lessons
- Roads That Forgive MistakesApply FHWA's Safe System approach and proven safety countermeasures, and estimate what a roundabout does to crashes.13 min
- Clean Water In, Clean Water OutKnow who regulates drinking water, put the treatment steps in order, and see where sewers overflow and where the money must go.13 min
- Checkpoint: Where the Rain GoesSize peak runoff with the Rational Method, know when construction needs a stormwater permit, and choose practices that slow runoff.14 min
Level 5Codes, Ethics and LessonsMembership · 3 lessons
- Hold Paramount: Codes and EthicsKnow what building codes and the NSPE Code of Ethics require, and hold the line when a client pushes to cut a safety margin.14 min
- Failures That Changed the RulesLearn what official investigations found in five U.S. collapses, and the lesson each one teaches.14 min
- Final Test: Think Like a Civil EngineerUse the whole path at once: the license, loads and materials, bridges, roads, water and runoff, and your duty to the public.14 min
AFTER THE CORE