Major subjects in civil engineering

While pursuing civil engineering degree,there are lots of subjects to study as per credits associated with every degree. if you ignore any of these subjects mentioned below, then you are an incomplete civil engineer. Being a civil engineer you should have good knowledge of all subjects,while working in the construction industry anywhere in the world.

 

Below mentioned subjects are major subjects in Civil Engineering:

1. Concrete Technology

2. Surveying (I and II)

3. Structural Analysis (I and II)

4. Transportation Engineering (that includes basic transportation and highway engineering)

5. Water Resources Engineering (I and II)

6. Geotechnical Engineering (Soil Mechanics)

7. Environmental Engineering

8. Strength of material (also known as solid mechanics)

9. Project Management and construction

10. Building Planning (Urban / Town Planning)

11. Building Materials

12. Design of reinforced concrete structures

13. Design of steel structures (including, design of industrial structures)

14. Earthquake Engineering

15. Estimation and Cost Analysis

16. Bridge Engineering

17. Engineering Mathematics (I, II and III)

18. Fluid Mechanics

19. Waste Water Engineering

20. Engineering Mechanics 

Let me divide these subjects as per job profile with respect of its scope:

Urban Planner/ Town Planner

Subjects:

1. Building Planning and Urban Planning

2. Water Resources Engineering (I and II)

3. Waste Water Engineering

Site Engineer

Subjects:

1. Concrete Technology

2. Building Materials

3 Surveying

4. Environmental Engineering

5. Structural Analysis

6. Strength of material

7. Design of reinforced concrete structures (original idea)

8. Design of steel structures

9. Geotechnical Engineering

10. Earthquake Engineering

11. Bridge Engineering

Highway Engineer

Subjects:

1. Building Materials

2. Surveying (I and II)

3. Transportation Engineering (that includes basic transport and highway engineering)

4. Strength of material

5. Concrete Technology

6. Environmental Engineering

7. Bridge Engineering

Project Manager

Subject:

1. Heavy Construction and Project Management

Must have knowledge of site field work along with heavy construction and project management

Quantity surveyor / cost estimation

Subject:

1. Estimation and cost analysis

2. Planning of building (most important reading of drawing)

3. Concrete Technology

4. Project Management

 

Structural Engineer

Subject:

1. Structural Analysis (I and II)

2. Design of reinforced concrete structures

3. Design of steel structures (including, design of industrial structures)

4. Earthquake Engineering

5. Bridge Engineering

6. Strength of material

7. Geotechnical Engineering (Soil Mechanics)

8. Concrete Technology

9. Surveying (I and II)

10. Engineering Mathematics (I, II and III)

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For Testing:

Slump cone test, Silt content, Water absorption, Bulking of sand
Compaction factor test of concrete
Los Angeles Abrasion test on Aggregates
Determination of maximum dry density and optimum moisture content of soil