civil engineer
noun
: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the design and construction especially of public works (such as roads or harbors)
civil engineering
noun
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Erica Fischer, a civil engineer at Oregon State University who spent her PhD studying fire impacts on buildings, saw firsthand the devastation wrought by wildfires in communities like Paradise, Calif., and Louisville, Colo.
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Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Bob would make his living working for a consulting firm in Buffalo — as a civil engineer on residential projects involving sewer systems and water lines — while Betty served as a stay-at-home mom first to their two older sons, Dave and John, and then to Josh, who is 13 years younger than Dave.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2024
The general also worked as a civil engineer in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and later served as chief engineer for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Services.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2024
In 1969, American civil engineer Herbert Saffir was conducting research for the United Nations on how to prevent hurricane damage in low-income, storm-prone areas and saw there was no standard system to quantify the likely damage from hurricanes with winds above 74 mph.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2024
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Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post, 29 July 2024
Bob would make his living working for a consulting firm in Buffalo — as a civil engineer on residential projects involving sewer systems and water lines — while Betty served as a stay-at-home mom first to their two older sons, Dave and John, and then to Josh, who is 13 years younger than Dave.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 July 2024
The general also worked as a civil engineer in the Wisconsin Department of Transportation and later served as chief engineer for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Services.
—Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 21 July 2024
In 1969, American civil engineer Herbert Saffir was conducting research for the United Nations on how to prevent hurricane damage in low-income, storm-prone areas and saw there was no standard system to quantify the likely damage from hurricanes with winds above 74 mph.
—Leonardo Bevilacqua, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 July 2024
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“Civil engineer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20engineer. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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