civil engineering works

  • 1civil engineering — the work or profession of a civil engineer. * * * Profession of designing and executing structural works that serve the general public, including bridges, canals, dams, harbors, lighthouses, roads, tunnels, and environmental works (e.g., water… …

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  • 2Civil engineering — Engineering En gi*neer ing, n. Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and extended sense, the art and science by which the properties of matter are made useful to man, whether in structures, machines, chemical substances, or… …

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  • 3Civil Engineering and Development Department (Hong Kong) — Civil Engineering and Development Department 土木工程拓展署 Agency overview Headquarters Civil Engineering and Development Building, 101 Princess Margaret Road, Kowloon …

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  • 4Civil engineering — The Petronas Twin Towers, designed by architect Cesar Pelli and Thornton Tomasetti and Ranhill Bersekutu Sdn Bhd engineers, were the world s tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004. Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that… …

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  • 5civil engineering — noun the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges • Hypernyms: ↑engineering, ↑engineering science, ↑applied science, ↑technology • Hyponyms: ↑hydraulic engineering * * * noun …

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  • 6Civil engineering and infrastructure repair in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina — This article covers the levee system and infrastructure repairs in New Orleans, Louisiana following Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina …

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  • 7civil engineering — noun The technical design and construction of public works (buildings, roads, harbors, public greens ...) and/or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones See Also: civil engineer …

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  • 8civil engineering — designing of roads bridges and other public works structures …

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  • 9civil engineering — civ′il engineer′ing n. civ the applied science of the design of public works, as roads, bridges, dams, harbors, etc., and the supervision of their construction or maintenance civ′il engineer′, n …

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  • 10Architecture and Civil Engineering — ▪ 2009 Introduction Architecture       For Notable Civil Engineering Projects in work or completed in 2008, see Table (Notable Civil Engineering Projects (in work or completed, 2008)).        Beijing was the centre of the world of architecture… …

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