A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering;
the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and
operating infrastructures while protecting the public and
environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures
that have been neglected. Originally, a civilengineer worked on public works projects and was contrasted with the military engineer,
who worked on armaments and defenses. Over time, various branches of
engineering have become recognized as distinct from civil engineering,
including chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering, while much of military engineering has been absorbed by civil engineering. In some places, a civil engineer may perform land surveying; in others, surveying is limited to construction surveying, unless an additional qualification is obtained.
A civil engineer is a person who practices civil engineering;
the application of planning, designing, constructing, maintaining, and
operating infrastructures while protecting the public and
environmental health, as well as improving existing infrastructures
that have been neglected. Originally, a civilengineer worked on public works projects and was contrasted with the military engineer,
who worked on armaments and defenses. Over time, various branches of
engineering have become recognized as distinct from civil engineering,
including chemical engineering, mechanical engineering, and electrical engineering, while much of military engineering has been absorbed by civil engineering. In some places, a civil engineer may perform land surveying; in others, surveying is limited to construction surveying, unless an additional qualification is obtained.