Is it important to employers that apply to the board and get my EIT certification? Or is it good enough that I passed the FE?

Can it be done? That is, while having it still look like a pillar, and not have it look like a 100m diameter steel monstrosity which I assume would work, but can hardly viewed as a normal support-structure.

Is there a hypothetical pillar that would've had a decent chance of surviving this kind of punishment? Or is this the kind of scenario where you have to throw up your hands and admit that some things simply can not be protected against? Calling on the experts here. For the sake of the question, just assume that the funding doesn't matter.

I would love to be able to start a civil engineering company one day, but wonder what people’s thoughts on what civil discipline would be best to choose? I have experience in both transportation and land development and have connections in both. Thanks in advance 🙏🏻

I have a good friend who works as a civil engineer. He is very smart and the kind of person that gets shit done - easily a top performer.

For context, he works in the field for a global GC company working on pretty large scale construction projects. He loves what he does, which keeps him in the industry, but the way him and his coworkers are treated depresses me. Here's a few examples:

• Raises are very low and limited. The company actively and openly promotes the idea that positive affirmation is better than a raise. When/if you get a 2-3% annual raise, management expects you to be hyped
• On one of the OT days, they ordered lunch for the employees and literally cut the meal portion in half. There wasn't even enough for everyone after that. Then, one of the managers told the employees are grateful they should be that the company is investing in them by buying them 1/2 a meal
• Hours are long. They do 10-12hr days every day and often work Saturdays and even through christmas break, which all falls under their regular salary. My friend doesn't even take lunch. If you leave early (e.g. after 9 hours), coworkers poke fun and say "leaving early huh?".
• Work conditions are filthy. They refuse to do more cleaning of the onsite office, so employees clean it themselves.
• Even though my friend is a top performer, they have lowballed him super hard when it comes to promotions and raises. He had to fight really hard to even get to where he is now.
• If you get sick, managers sort of expect you to come in because they do when they're sick. They will make sarcastic comments about employees who call in sick and be actively annoyed at them. God forbid if you take more than 1 sick day, you won't hear the end of the sarcastic comments.
• They believe that WFH = you're not doing work at all
• Mgmt constantly uses the phrase "back in my day...." to justify actions taken today

These are recent examples, but I have so many more. On a positive note, my friend loves the actual work and he has a great relationship with many of his coworkers.

My question is: Is this common in the civil engineering industry? If so, why? The few people I know in the industry have worked in fairly toxic work environments IMO, but i'm a coddled tech employee so what do I know. Thoughts?

Does anyone have any ways that AI can be integrated into our every day work as civil engineers? Are there any AI tools out there that you have used/would recommend?

I'm just curious about which one of the big names in the civil engineering industry has the best environment to work and compensation. Seems like it depens on personal preferences, but just based on your experience.

We are a small firm based out of India and landed a few projects for BIM and structural work, ofcourse this is all remote work.

We do have a couple people in the States that help us out with site visits whenever required, However, this is big right, trusting outsourcing your work to a different country alltogether.

I want to know what you guys think about this

How long do you usually go without a raise? Is 14 months out of school with no raise normal? Because that is what I'm looking at right now. I started in Feb 2023 had a review in June 2023 and nothing since.

I find it disturbing so many claimed PE’s here are saying “nothing could have been done! Can’t stop a freighter!” Bull crap. We retrofit old bridges all the time to prevent this very catastrophe, because it happens pretty often, and it’s not that complex! If you want to blame someone, blame the ones holding the purse strings.

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I guess this is just a general rant after seeing so many people on social media seemingly have a new civil and structural engineering degree.

I will preface this with that I am a wastewater engineer, but I still had to take statics and dynamics in school.

I suspect that there was no design that could have been done to prevent the Francis Key Bridge collapse because to my knowledge there isn’t standard for rogue cargo ships that lost steering power. Especially in 1977

I’m just so annoyed with the demonization of this field and how the blame seemed to have shifted to “well our bridge infrastructure is falling apart!!”. This was a freak accident that could not have been foreseen

The 2020 Maryland ASCE report card gave a B rating. Yet when I tell people this they say “well we can’t trust government reports”

I’m just tired.

Graduated in 2014 with a degree in aerospace eng. and I've been working in the civil/structural world ever since. For 8 years I worked in the telecomm industry inspecting cell phone towers and performing third party quality assurance inspections on construction upgrades. This past September I left the telecomm industry and started work as a Professional Forensic Engineer I section residential amd commercial buildings.

I like the work so far and can see myself moving up in the industry. The only concern I have is that I don't have a degree in civil. How big of a deal will this be? Would it be worth it to get a masters in civil to help me advance or is it a waste of time and money? Thanks!!

I am a student at TU Delft in the Netherlands and am doing research into public perception of living underground. This study is focussed on the Netherlands and western Europe and I would be honored if some fellow Civil engineers shared their thoughts! I am very much interested in your perspective.

Thank you in advance!

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I was wondering if the Baltimore Key Bridge is one of those bridges that open up to allow boat traffic to pass through.

I know this wouldn’t have changed much in regard to the accident since it’s said the cargo ship lost power, but I am just curious.

additional question: if it IS a lifting bridge, is its infrastructure weaker in any way than a “regular” bridge? Or do they make the bridge stronger to allow lifting?

I am not well versed in bridges, but have always wanted to understand them. Explain it to me like I’m 5 if possible. Thanks!

Hello! Okay so my bf is choosing schools. The school he loves only offers a tech degree (RIT). He was to be a regular engineer not a tech. What is the additional schooling? Or for those of you who have gone to rit for civil is there anyway to get the full civil degree?

I'm an undergraduate architecture student thinking of dropping the course and doing civil instead, I heard civil engineering is a broad degree with a lot of cool career paths.

I'm wondering what you guys do at your job?

Any recommended websites for online course and training relating to civil works such as road design and drainage system.

Hi..I have done my bachelor's in civil engineering in 2020 and working in the field since then. I feel like it's time for a change of place...so that I can move forward in my career. Iam contemplating on two options.. getting my master's abroad then finding a job again or taking a visit visa and looking for a job in Dubai/another country? Which one would be better in the long run?

If Iam going to look for a job in Dubai..then what are the key essential skills that I must acquire inorder to find a job there? What are the things I must be aware of? Is the competition really tough?

Hello I am an aspiring civil engineer!

I was wondering on which route would be better or what their pros and cons will be.

Going to CSU Sacramento and get my degree there

Or

Going to a local community college and go to a UC with the TAG agreement

I am worried on the potential internships and opportunities I may skip on if I go to a cc

Any advice and comments would be super helpful!

What's something crazy or exiting that's happening on your project?

Looking to buy AISC Steel Manual 16th Ed. If you are selling one, pm me the condition, price and some pictures. Thank you!