Definition of civil engineering

Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical 

and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings. Civil engineering is the 

second oldest engineering discipline after military engineering,and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military

 engineering. It is traditionally broken into several sub-disciplines including architectural engineering, environmental engineering,geotechnical

 engineering, control engineering, structural engineering, earthquake engineering, transportation engineering, forensic engineering, municipal or urban

 engineering, water resources engineering, materials engineering, wastewater engineering, offshore engineering, facade engineering, quantity surveying, 

coastal engineering, construction surveying, and construction engineering.

Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through 

to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.