What is Civil and Environmental Engineering all about?
Civil engineering is arguably the most fundamental of the engineering disciplines. It encompasses an understanding of all sorts of structures: whether freestanding, underground or in water. We have to understand what forces are likely to arise and then how to find a solution which can withstand the loading applied. If you like, civil engineering is a lot to do with building infrastructure. This is why civil engineering has a natural affinity with environmental engineering – it is important when building this infrastructure to consider howour impact on the planet can be minimised. At UCL environmental engineering has been going on for over 100 years – some of the earliest work on drinking water quality was carried out in the civil engineering department at UCL. While teaching these core subjects civil engineering at UCL is also rather broad. Recent research projects, for instance, carried out by undergraduate students include looking at transport systems of the future, how to finance in
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