Civil Engineering Orientation

1. She is considered an icon of New Emily Warren Roebling

York City; she is known for her
contribution towards the
construction of Brooklyn Bridge.
2. He was a French master engineer Gustave Eiffel
and architect fondly called the
magician of iron.
3. One of Gustave’s works that brought Eiffel Tower
him international fame and
cemented his name in history is
_________.
4. He was an American civil engineer, Squire Whipple
famously known as the “father of
Iron Bridge building in America.
5. He was an English engineer and a John Smeaton
physicist, famously known as the
“father of civil engineering”.
6. A Scottish civil engineer and Thomas Telford
architect famously dubbed as the
“colossus of roads”. He was a trained
atonemason and a noted builder of
roads, bridges and canals.
7. A popular civil engineer from Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Britain, responsible for building
bridges and also the first major
British railway. He was also the first
one to build a tunnel under a
navigable river.
8. He is best remembered for the M. Visvesvaraya
instrumental role he played in the
construction of the Krishna Raja
Sagara Lake and dam in 1924.
9. The first civil engineer in the world Imhotep
on record who is known for
designing and supervising the step
pyramid of Djoser and the first to
introduce the use of columns into
architecture.
10. He is called as the father of railways; George Stephenson
invented the rail gauge; built the first
public intercity railway line in the
world.
11. What does ‘Ingenious’ means in Clever Person
Latin?
12. It is the oldest branch of engineering, Civil Engineering
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next to Military engineering.

13. Who was the first Civil Engineer in John Smeaton
1761?
14. Civil engineering is a composite of  Structural & Solid
many specific disciplines. Enumerate
the ff. Mechanics.
 Waste Treatment &
Environmental.
 Transportation.
 Geotechnical & Soil
Mechanics.
 Hydraulics & Water
Management.
 Construction
Management.

15. Engineers that design steel, concrete, Structural Engineers

or timber framed structures are
called _____.
16. They analyze the subterranean rock Geotechnical Engineers
and soil to determine its suitability to
support extreme loads.
17. It involves the use of hydrologic and Hydraulics & Water Management
hydraulic principles to design

18. Provide quality control and insure Construction Management

project is completed on time and
within within budget.
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Types of infrastructures under the domain of civil engineering pursuant to ra 544 as

amended:
 Streets, bridges, highways and railroads
 Airports and hangars
 Port works, canals, river and shore improvements, light houses and drydocks
 Buildings
 Fixed structures for irrigation, flood protection, drainage, water supply and
sewerage works
 Tunnels