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  Wastewater engineering is a vital career that helps protect public health and the environment. Wastewater engineers are responsible for the design, construction, and operation of systems that collect and treat wastewater. Without wastewater engineering, our water would be contaminated with sewage and other pollutants leading to the spread of diseases and causing public health concerns. What Is Wastewater Engineering?  Wastewater engineering is the process of designing and managing systems that treat wastewater. This includes sewage, storm water, and wastewater from industrial environments. Wastewater engineers work to protect public health and the environment by ensuring that wastewater is properly treated before it is discharged back into the environment. Now, let’s dive into the benefits of water and wastewater treatment engineering. The Benefits of Wastewater Engineering Wastewater engineering provides many benefits to public health and the environment. Prevent ...

Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering Extending our Realities- AR and VR      Another emerging trend in Civil Engineering and construction is being induced using Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR). AR is essentially about viewing an imaginative world through a lens. The use of AR allows for planning and plotting sites even before breaking ground (for real this time). VR is about creating and accessing the virtual world through immersive technology. Use of Advanced Materials      With constant innovation in technology and construction techniques, and the evident climate change and global warming around the world, it is only natural that new materials are being developed. Many of these have already started to be widely adopted across the construction industry.      One of the best emerging trends in Civil Engineering is the recycling of materials that are hard to dispose of to be used as construction materials. Plastics are being incorporated...

  Innovations in Road Construction Industry  Prefabricated Plastic Roads This innovation addresses the problem of environmental impacts caused by road construction. With a rapidly growing supply of plastic waste, reuse options that turn waste into resources are the need of the hour. These are prefabricated, modular, and hollow road structures built from recycled plastics. In Zwolle and Giethoorn, Netherlands, there are two bicycle paths made purely from waste plastics. This is the result of an invention by Simon Jorritsma and Anne Koudstaal, who launched their first product in 2018. The advantages of using Prefabricated Plastic Roads include: Faster project completion:  PlasticRoads lead to the reduction of the project completion time from months to a few days. This is due to the lightweight and modular design of the roads. Water Storage:  The hollow space in PlasticRoads can be used to temporarily store water. This helps preven...

  What Is Flexible Pavement? Flexible pavement consists of a surface layer of bitumen-bound aggregate (asphalt concrete), several lower layers of appropriate quality aggregate and the sub grade beneath. The layers enable the pavement to “bend”, reducing damage and the need for repairs over time. Functions of a Flexible Pavement Flexible pavements serve three functions, and in order to achieve these effectively, several layers are required: ·          The initial (visible) function of flexible pavements is to provide a surface that is safe, smooth and durable enough for the traffic anticipated to be using it, over the design life. ·          The second key function is to distribute loads from the vehicle tyres onto a wider area underneath (subgrade – see later), so that the subgrade does not deform under repeated loading. ·          Lastly, it is import...