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Chapter 3
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Civil Engineering and

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Society and

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 OBJECTIVES

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After completing this module, the student must be able to:

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1. State the practices of Civil Engineers concerning their

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interaction with the society

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2. Understand functions in multidisciplinary

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and multi-cultural teams

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 Introduction

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Civil engineering is the modification of nature to create and

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improve human habitats. Civil engineers work toward an ideal
standard of perfection, beauty, or moral and physical excellence.

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It requires formal education and judgment, sets standards for

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admission to the profession, enforces standards of conduct, and

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establishes codes of ethics. Its main purpose is for the service and

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preservation of public welfare.

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INFRASTRUCTURE

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3.1 The Roles of Civil Engineers
A civil engineer has to

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conceive, plan, estimate, get

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approval, create and maintain

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all civil engineering activities.

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A civil engineer has a very

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important role in the

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➢ Measure and map the earth’s
infrastructure:

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surface.
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➢ Plan new townships and extension ➢ Build suitable structures for the rural and

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of existing towns. urban areas for various utilities.
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➢ Build tanks and dams to exploit water
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➢ Build river navigation and flood

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control projects.
➢ Build canals and distributaries to take

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water to agricultural fields.

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➢ Purify and supply water to needy areas
like houses, schools, offices, etc.

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➢ Provide and maintain communication

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systems like roads, railways, harbors,

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and airports.
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➢ Devise systems for
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flow of traffic.

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➢ Provide and maintain
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disposal systems.

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3.1 The Roles of Civil Engineers

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➢Monitor land, water, and air pollution and take

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measures to control them. Fast-growing

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industrialization has put heavy responsibilities on

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civil engineers to preserve and protect the
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3.2 Impact of Infrastructural Development
on Economy of Country

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Civil engineering activities in the infrastructural development are:

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➢Good planning of towns and extension areas in the cities.

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Each extension area should be self-sufficient in

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accommodating offices, educational institutions, markets,

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hospitals, recreational facilities, and residential

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accommodation.

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3.2 Impact of Infrastructural Development
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➢ Assured water supply.
➢ A good drainage system.

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➢ Pollution-free environmental conditions.

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➢ A well-planned and built network of roads and road crossings.

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➢ Railways connections to all important cities and towns.

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➢ Airports and harbors of national and international standards.

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3.2 Impact of Infrastructural Development
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Infrastructure also involves electricity supply, without assured electric

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supply no city town can develop. Internet and telephones are also desirable

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Educational facility also forms part of infrastructure. Proximity of good

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primary and secondary schools to residential areas is desirable. Collegiate

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and professional education also form part of infrastructure of a city.

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specialized hospitals and doctors add to the desirable infrastructure facility.

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3.3 Effect of Infrastructure Facilities
1. Connecting producing centers to marketing places minimize

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exploitation of producers by middlemen. Imports and exports became

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easy and as a result of which whole world becomes a village.
2. Improved irrigation facility enhances agricultural products and hence

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producers as well as consumers are benefitted.

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3. Infrastructural facility develops scope for a number of industries and

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it creates job opportunities.
4. Improved education and health care give rise to skilled and healthy

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work force. Quality of life of the people is improved.

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3.3 Effect of Infrastructure Facilities
5. Utilization of manpower for the benefit of mankind brings down

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antisocial activities.
6. In case of natural calamities assistance can be easily extended to the

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affected areas and misery of affected people minimized.

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7. Infrastructural facility improves defense system and peace exists in

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the country.
8. Improved economical power of the country brings a respectable

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status in the world. The world has realized that a government

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should not involve itself in production and distribution but should

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develop infrastructure to create an atmosphere for economical

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development.

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