Constructional+Engineering

**Constructional Engineering** by Mary Lena and Nick Alexander

** Career - Constructional Engineering **


 *  The main focus of constructional engineering is a mixture between construction and engineering. The construction part is the building of roads, bridges, houses, etc. **


 *  The sub categories of constructional engineering is civil, structure, concrete, hydraulic, geotechnical, and infrastructure engineering. Civil engineering is designing things and supervising the construction of the object being built. Structure engineering makes the buildings or structures stand up. Concrete engineering is laying down concrete for bridges or roads. Hydraulic engineering is the designing and building of power units. Geotechnical engineering includes laboratory tests and analyzing the construction. Lastly, infrastructure engineering is the build of basic facilities needed for a community. **

** The focuses of those sub categories is to build an infrastructure for a community, country, or an area with transportation and communication systems. **

 **Schooling required for becoming a construction engineer is to take a class in engineering mechanics, engineering design, construction management, general science and mathematics, and a Bachelor of Science Degree.**


 *  Some colleges that have this program are University of Oklahoma, North Dakota State University, CHUBA University, and North Carolina State University. **
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Some of the skills that construction engineers need is to be very good at math and science, but many others skills are also necessary. They also need to be skilled in critical thinking, listening, learning, problem solving, monitoring, and decision making. Construction engineers need to be able to think of all the aspects of a project and also listen to the thoughts and ideas so they can learn everything about a project prior to its beginning. During the course of a project problems will most likely appear and they must use math and science to solve them. When a problem occurs it will be the construction engineer who will be looked upon to find a solution to the problem.

The picture on the top is a pyramid the picture on the button is a person using a ramp to build a pyramid**
 *  History of constructional engineering started with the Egyptians. The Egyptians built the pyramids with hand made tools. They made ramps in order to get the large rocks to the top of the pyramid. In order for all of the blocks to be put into place the base of the pyramid had to be wide and there had to be many ramps.


 * Cowboys Stadium is under construction. The estimated time for the finalized stadium is for the fall of 2009. **


 *  U.S. National Average Salary **
 * ** $57,927 **
 * ** Construction engineering graduates are needed by contractors in all types of construction, by design construction firms, and by large owners of construction programs. Positions available include: **
 * **superintendent **
 * **project manager **
 * **sales person **
 * **field manager **
 * **<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(15, 87, 27);">cost engineer **
 * **<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(15, 87, 27);">programmer **
 * **<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(15, 87, 27);">design engineer **
 * **<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(15, 87, 27);">safety engineer **
 * **<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(15, 87, 27);">company executive **


 * __<span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(165, 77, 239);">WORK __**
 * <span style="font-size: 130%; color: rgb(245, 92, 15);"> Entry level constructional engineers usually analyze reports and estimate project costs both in the office and the field. They also might analyze maps, drawings, blue prints, aerial photography, and other topographical information. Construction engineers have to use computer software to design hydraulic systems and structures while following construction codes. They also have to make sure the job site is clean and sanitary. **

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