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An Overview of Civil Engineering Projects
An Overview of Civil Engineering
Projects
WHAT IS CIVIL ENGINEERING?
THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY
Great Pyramid of Giza
2560 BC (20 year Construction)
“The Great Pyramid was the tallest man-
made structure in the world for over 3,800
years”
Stonehenge
2200 BC
“The standing stones were erected around 2200 BC and
the surrounding circular earth bank and ditch have been dated to about 3100 BC.”
Temple of Artemis
550 BC
“Construction took around 120 years”
The Panama Canal
1914
“Construction took around 14 years”. The first attempt to build the canal claimed the life of 21,900 workers. After the final attempt, both attempts
claimed 27,500 lives.
The Empire State BuildingBuilt in 1931
“It stood as the world's tallest
building for more than forty
years”
The Golden Gate Bridge
1937
“100,000 Vehicles per Day”“Only 11 workers died”
North Sea ProtectionIn 1953, the North Sea Flood, killed 1,835 people and forced
70,000 more to evacuate.
On top of this, the floods drowned 10,000 animals and
destroyed 4,500 buildings.
The Gateway ArchBuilt in1965
“Monument of Expansion to the West”
Idea started in the 1930’s
The CN TowerBuilt in 1976
“Tallest freestanding structure in North America and tallest in the world until
September 2007”
The Itaipu Damn
1984
“Construction took 13 years”
Burj DubaiExpected in 2009
It is the tallest man-made structure on earth. An expected cost of $4.1 billion.
WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOKS LIKE?
