BSc in Civil Engineering - Structural Engineering and Structural Mechanics in Davis United States | University of California Davis

Civil engineers create the essential infrastructure that enables society to operate: highways, expansive bridges, earthquake-resistant structures, drinking water purification facilities, and reservoir networks. They are increasingly tasked with protecting environmental health by overseeing and enhancing air, land, and water quality through treatment solutions for air, water, and waste. To tackle climate change issues, civil engineers apply sustainable development principles, which involve evaluating the societal impacts of their projects. As a civil engineering student, you will start with a comprehensive set of foundational courses in science and mathematics. At the advanced level, you will enroll in specialized civil engineering courses covering areas like structural analysis and design, water resources management, and transportation systems planning.

Structural Engineering involves the conceptualization, design, analysis, construction, retrofitting, and modeling of all civil infrastructure types, such as buildings, bridges, dams, ports, roadways, and industrial sites, handling loads from gravity and seismic events to severe environmental conditions, while ensuring safe, functional, and sustainable performance throughout their life cycle. Structural Mechanics includes theories for solids and structures, along with related analytical, computational, and material characterization methods used in Structural Engineering practice. In both fields, key materials of focus are steel, concrete, timber, advanced composites, and particulate media.