Civil engineering; It is the basic engineering branch that combines materials and techniques in the best way and deals with the planning, project, construction and supervision of structures. It can also be defined as the branch of engineering that projects and implements the cornerstones of civilization. Those who want to be a civil engineer must be successful in science, especially in mathematics and physics. Civil engineers who can plan and implement a job and have a high sense of responsibility can be more successful in business life. Responsibility is an indispensable feature for a civil engineer. Because, not one person, but lots of people can lose their lives due to a negligence or mistake made by a civil engineer. Therefore, civil engineering deals with works where both human life is important and has a significant material value.
Civil Engineering; It is one of the engineering branches with the widest working area. Civil engineers work in almost all public-private institutions and organizations. On the other hand, Civil Engineering is one of the professions with the most private work opportunities. Graduates can open their own offices and become contractors. Especially in recent years, Turkish construction companies are involved in international projects. In this respect, civil engineers have the opportunity to work abroad.
The civil engineer works at planning, designing, constructing and supervising are presented below:
Main Science Branches
In general, a civil engineer has basic knowledge about each major discipline. On the other hand, for some academic and administrative reasons, there are thoughts and attempts to abolish the main disciplines today. However, in order to specialize, it is necessary to carry out advanced studies in certain subjects in these main disciplines. In this context, faculty members carry out research and examination studies on sub-subjects related to the main disciplines in question. In our age, many issues that arise in practice and require solutions require the joint work of the main branches of science. One of these is earthquake engineering, which is one of the most important disasters for our country. Academicians specialized in different main disciplines share their knowledge and seek solutions to these common problems of civil engineering.
It is the discipline that provides the basic engineering knowledge that will be the basis for all disciplines of civil engineering. Students first see the application of the mathematical knowledge they have received to engineering problems in the courses related to this major. The information given in this major is a guide in defining and formulating complex engineering problems that civil engineers may encounter. On the other hand, the academicians working in this discipline make important contributions to the theoretical part of the studies carried out by the researchers working in other disciplines. Therefore, this branch can be considered as the most fundamental branch of the Civil Engineering Department.
The scope of civil engineering can be considered as the broadest major discipline. When the course programs of the departments are examined, it can be easily seen that most of the courses are related to the main discipline of construction. This is because the Department of Structural Engineering includes disciplines such as Building Materials, Reinforced Concrete, Structural Statics, Wood-Steel and Construction Management, which were previously known as chairs. Some of these disciplines are referred to as their own main disciplines in the departments of different universities. Therefore, the main discipline of Construction is a general main discipline consisting of five sub-major disciplines. In this context, topics such as the examination of materials used in buildings and their properties, determination of the loads acting on structures, creation of building models for structural analysis, their reinforced concrete and steel section calculations, calculation of building cost and occupational safety are within the field of interest of the main branch of structural science.
It is the branch of civil engineering that deals with soils. Determination of the properties and behavior of the soils on which the foundations of buildings are supported is within the field of interest of this main discipline. On the other hand, issues such as landslides, landslides and liquefaction are also intensively studied by the same department. The staff of Geotechnics Department carries out research and application studies on subjects such as field investigations, soil improvement, slope stability, soil surveys, determination of the appropriate foundation system, design of supporting structures, landslides and swelling of the ground.
It is the branch of civil engineering that deals with the part of civil engineering related to water. The calculations and design of facilities and structures such as transmission lines, city networks, reservoirs, dams, hydraulic power plants, canals, coastal structures, river beds, treatment plants, etc. fall within the field of interest of this major. Therefore, this major contributes to the training of engineers who can provide services to the society in a wide range of fields. On the other hand, problems such as floods, water and energy problems are among the most important problems of today. The closest researchers of civil engineering who can participate in energy studies are located in this department. Therefore, students are trained on these issues by the employees of this department and solutions are sought for the water and energy problems of the society.
It is the branch of civil engineering that deals with vehicles. The most appropriate design of roads and railways to be used for the transportation of people and goods to be transported is one of the subjects of this main science. On the other hand, the selection and development of appropriate road materials, ensuring traffic order on the roads, and the processes such as signaling used for this purpose are also designed by this main branch of science. Students are trained in these subjects by the academicians of the Department of Transportation, and solutions to the transportation problem, which is one of the biggest problems of our cities in recent years, are produced by the employees of this department.
