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What's civil engineering about?

Civil engineering is all about creating, improving and protecting the environment in which we live. It provides the facilities for day-to-day life and for transport and industry to go about its work. Put simply, civil engineers build bridges, roads, canals, dams, tall buildings and other large structures.

The videos below help explain how civil engineering affects everything we do. Learn how one civil engineer solved the riddle of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, how civil engineers delivered the 2012 Olympics, and find out more about what civil engineers do in their day to day work life.

Discover more about the public perception of civil engineers, and how their work helps shape the world around us.
London 2012 represented the climax of a vast civil engineering project that transformed a large swathe of east London. Civil engineers were at the heart of delivering one of the most successful Games in history.
Professor John Burland is known as the 'the man who propped up Pisa'. Discover how his work helped save one of the world's great structures.
Learn more about how civil engineers have helped tranform the world around us, delivering the everyday infrastructure we take for granted.
 









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Learn about ICE

The Institution of Civil Engineers is a charity that works to promote civil engineering and its practitioners.

Founded in 1818, and given a royal charter in 1828, ICE currently has around 83,000 members working across the globe.

Interested in joining ICE?

If you're a practicing civil engineer, or a student considering a career in civil engineering, you could be eligible to become a member of ICE.

To find out more about eligibility criteria, and the benefits that membership can bring, both to those working in civil engineering, and those planning a career, visit our membership section.