Engineering

Civil Engineering

• Municipal Infrastructure Design
• Land Development Services
• Construction Management & Observation
• Road Design & Traffic Analysis
• Water Supply, Distribution & Treatment
• Wastewater Collection & Treatment
• Storm Water Drainage & Flood Control
• Site Grading
• Revegetation & Erosion Control
• Land Use Constraint Mapping
• Dams & Reservoirs
• Groundwater
• Irrigation Systems
• Solid Waste & Environmental Services

Surveying

• Aerial Mapping Control
• ALTA/ASCM Survey
• As-Built Survey
• Construction Surveying
• Easement & Right-of-Way Survey
• Improvement Location Certificate
• Mining Survey
• Monument Establishment, Restoration & Rehabilitation
• Property Boundary Survey
• Property Improvement Survey
• Subdivision Surveying
• Topographic Survey

A civil engineer designs cities. The oldest of the engineering professions, civil engineers originally designed forts, bridges, and roads for military applications, but later engineers applied their skills to address civilian needs. Civil engineers design our transportation network, provide safe drinking water and treat wastewater, protect society against the destructive power of Mother Nature, build tall structures, analyze groundwater and geotechnical conditions, dig canals, and construct dams and reservoirs. Civil engineers are involved in the designing the necessary infrastructure that we take for granted.

Civil engineering is a profession that serves the people first. "Today's engineers are expected to support and enhance our way of life by synthesizing increasingly complex engineering systems using methods that are socially, economically, and environmentally responsible." (From the Colorado School Mines Division of Engineering website.) It relies upon adequate communication between the client, government employees, and the general public. Civil engineers are being called upon to find innovative solutions to complex problems in our nation's infrastructure while being sensitive to the needs of society.

• The American Society of Civil Engineers put together a great and informative site about civil engineering.
• PBS, along with help from the American Society of Civil Engineers, hosts the television series and web site Building Big that is a fun way of learning about bridges, domes, skyscrapers, dams, and tunnels.
• Learn about how important engineering is in the development of everyday objects at Discover Engineering
• Learn about some of the 20th Century's Greatest Engineering Achievements.
• Nova's Secrets of Lost Empires, a five part television series with a companionable web site, delves into the engineering of a few ancient civilizations.
• The Egyptian pyramids are one of the oldest civil engineering wonders on the planet.
• The ancient Greeks compiled a list of what they believed were the Seven Wonders of the World.
• Visit Bridger and Bridgette, two happy beavers at the American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado are willing to teach you about what engineers do.
• Breaking Through explores the creativity of engineers.
• The National Engineers Week Foundation has a great, informative, and fun site to explorer engineering.
• Engineer Girl encourages girls to become engineers in an entertaining manner.

• Colorado School of Mines
• Colorado State University at Fort Collins
• Colorado State University at Pueblo
• Colorado University at Boulder
• Colorado University at Denver
• Metropolitan State College of Denver
• United States Air Force Academy

Professional Engineering Societies:

• Founded in 1852, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 133,000 members of the civil engineering profession worldwide, and is America's oldest national engineering society. ASCE's vision is to position engineers as global leaders building a better quality of life.
• The Institution of Civil Engineers is a global organization that exists to promote and progress civil engineering.

More Information:

• Matthew Salek provides a wonderful site about the construction of Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon