Civil engineers mainly design what?
AnswerBridges, roads and buildings
Civil engineering covers public infrastructure and structures.
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7 fact-checked facts about engineering and famous feats of engineers, each with the reason behind it. 5 more are in today's round and join this page after it closes.
The basics
What does CAD stand for in engineering?
AnswerComputer-aided design
CAD software is used to create precise drawings and 3D models.
Going deeper
The Hoover Dam holds back which river?
AnswerColorado River
Hoover Dam sits on the Colorado River on the Nevada-Arizona border.
Who designed the Brooklyn Bridge?
AnswerJohn A. Roebling
Roebling designed it; his son Washington and Emily Roebling saw it completed.
Isambard Kingdom Brunel was a famous engineer from which country?
AnswerBritain
Brunel built railways, bridges and steamships in 19th-century Britain.
Expert level
What caused the 1940 collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge?
AnswerWind-driven aeroelastic flutter
Steady wind set up self-reinforcing twisting motions that tore the deck apart.
The Pont du Gard in France is an ancient Roman what?
AnswerAqueduct bridge
It carried water across the Gardon River to the city of Nîmes.
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