The Changing Face of Civil Engineering ; Engineering Wales Ice Institution of Engineers

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Civil engineers are responsible for the built environment. We plan, design and build basic infrastructure, then maintain, modify and sustain it throughout its useful life, before finally arranging its eventual demolition or decommissioning. Infrastructure supports all our daily lives, be it roads and bridges, railways and airports, hospitals, sports stadiums and schools, access to drinking water and shelter from the weather. Infrastructure adds to quality of life, and because it works, it is taken for granted. Only when parts of it fail, or are removed, do people realise its value and recognise the work of the civil engineers who create and maintain it.

The work of civil engineers affects everyone, often many times a day. Every morning we turn on a tap, boil a kettle, take a shower, walk along a road, cross a bridge or take a train. Without civil engineering, we would not be able to do any of these.

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The Changing Face of Civil Engineering ; Engineering Wales Ice Institution of Engineers

Historically we remember great civilisations such as the Romans and Egyptians, or the achievements of great engineers suc...

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