Introduction to Civil Engineering & Materials

Nilanjan Mitra

nilanjan@civil.iitkgp.ernet.in
Civil Engineering includes the planning, design, construction, maintenance, and
operation of the infrastructure that surrounds us and is the underpinning of our society.
Our infrastructure includes roads, airports, railroads, buildings, bridges, water and
wastewater treatment plants, sewers, drainage, flood control, water supply, landfills, and
many other facilities.

Civil Engineering

Structures Geotechnical Transportation Hydrology/ Environmental

Water Resources
 Wonders of the World

Pyramid of Giza
Hanging Gardens of Babylon

Zeus Statue,
Olympia
 Wonders of the World

Colosseum, Rome
Great Wall of China
Stonehenge, UK

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Leaning Tower of Pisa

 Wonders of the World

Taj Mahal, Agra Machu Picchu, Peru

Christ the Redeemer, Brazil

Chichen Itza, Mexico

Petra, Jordan
Other Structures
 Arch Bridges

Sydney Harbor bridge – Sydney

Wanxian bridge – Chongqing, China
Lupu bridge – Shanghai, China
Conceptual design, Dubai
 Beam Bridges

Confederation bridge, Canada

 Cantilever Bridges

Howrah bridge, Kolkata

Quebec bridge, Quebec, Canada
 Suspension Bridge

Akashi-Kaikyo bridge, Japan

Golden Gate bridge – San Francisco, California
Brooklyn bridge – New York
 Cable-Stayed Bridge

Tatara bridge, Japan

Millau viaduct, France
Erasmusbrug bridge, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Vidyasagar Setu, Kolkata
Movable (Swing) Bridge

East Haddam bridge, Connecticut, USA

El-Ferdan bridge, Suez Canal, Ismalia, Egypt
Truss Bridge
 Skyscrapers

Burj Al Arab, Trump International Hotel &

Burj Dubai Tower, Dubai
Dubai
 Skyscrapers

Space Needle, Empire State building, Chrysler building, Transamerica

Seattle New York New York Pyramid,
San Francisco
 Skyscrapers

Taipei 101, Petronas Tower, Shanghai World Financial

Taipei Kuala Lumpur Tower, Shanghai
Structural damage

Earthquake damage
 Tornado/Hurricane damage

Flood damage
Fire damage Tsunami damage
Minnesota bridge collapse