--- title: Introduction to Civil Engineering description: This introductory topic outlines the fundamental disciplines of civil engineering, including structures, transportation, water resources, and geotechnics. Learners understand the project lifecycle, professional ethics, and the role of civil engineers in developing public infrastructure. category: engineering subcategory: civil-and-environmental-engineering difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/introduction-to-civil-engineering --- # Introduction to Civil Engineering This introductory topic outlines the fundamental disciplines of civil engineering, including structures, transportation, water resources, and geotechnics. Learners understand the project lifecycle, professional ethics, and the role of civil engineers in developing public infrastructure. ## Available Resources 1 Books • 1 Courses • 4 Websites ## Websites ### 1. Practical Engineering Grady Hillhouse, a licensed professional engineer, explains infrastructure through physical models and demonstrations covering dams, water treatment, power grids and foundations. Viewers gain intuition for why civil structures are built as they are and how they fail. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://practical.engineering/ **Tags:** civil-engineering, infrastructure, structures, hydraulics, demonstrations ### 2. asce.org ASCE.org is the online hub of the American Society of Civil Engineers, offering news, standards, publications, and resources for civil engineers. You’ll find journals and magazines, design standards (e.g., ASCE 7), technical papers, continuing education, career resources, events, and advocacy information. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://asce.org **Tags:** websites, engineering-manufacturing, civil-engineering ### 3. ice.org.uk ICE.org.uk is the official site of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the UK professional body for civil engineers. It offers professional guidance, accreditation information, CPD resources, technical publications, case studies, and up-to-date industry news and events. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ice.org.uk **Tags:** websites, engineering-manufacturing, civil-engineering ### 4. tryengineering.org TryEngineering.org is an educational portal that introduces engineering and helps students explore different disciplines, including civil, with clear explanations of what engineers do. It features career profiles, interactive activities, and classroom resources to foster hands-on learning about engineering concepts. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://tryengineering.org **Tags:** websites, engineering-manufacturing, civil-engineering ## Podcasts ### 1. The Civil Engineering Podcast **Author:** Isaac Oakeson Welcome to The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast - your ultimate guide to everything related to civil engineering! Our goal is to support you at every stage of your journey to becoming a successful professional civil engineer, and to help you enhance your career and personal life. We share our expertise and provide you with valuable insights and practical tips to help you succeed. Join us for informative and engaging discussions on exam preparation strategies, career development, and cutting-edge engineering innovations. Whether you're preparing to ace the civil FE or PE exam, looking to adv **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.civilengineeringacademy.com **Tags:** civil-engineering, pe-exam, fe-exam, career-development, licensure ## Books ### 1. Structures: Or Why Things Don’t Fall Down **Author:** J. E. Gordon A materials scientist explains why beams, arches, bridges and bones carry load, treating stress, strain and elasticity with almost no mathematics. Readers finish able to reason qualitatively about how everyday structures resist forces and why they break. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0306812835?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, engineering-manufacturing, civil-engineering ## Courses ### 1. Introduction to Engineering Mechanics **Author:** Wayne Whiteman Georgia Tech's first course in engineering statics, covering force vectors, particle equilibrium, moments and couples, equivalent force systems, centroids and free-body diagrams. Afterwards learners can resolve forces in two and three dimensions and write equilibrium equations for rigid bodies. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/engineering-mechanics-statics **Tags:** engineering-statics, force-vectors, moments, free-body-diagrams, static-equilibrium --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/introduction-to-civil-engineering