Civil Engineering Branches

Explore the various specialized disciplines within civil engineering and their unique contributions to the field! 

Structural Engineering

Learn about Elsie Eaves a pioneering structural engineering who also became the first woman to be elected to the ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers).

Construction Management

Learn about Julia Morgan who’s contributions to the field of architecture and construction project management were groundbreaking, setting a precedent in an industry traditionally dominated by men.

Geotechnical Engineering

Learn about Anna Burwash who was a lone female civil engineering student in the 1968 graduating class at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Environmental Engineering

Learn about Mary Walton who found solutions for noise pollution and who recognized the adverse effects the industrial revolution had.

Transportation Engineering

Learn about Janet Bonnema who became the first woman to work in a tunnel in 1972.

Surveying

Learn about Alice Fletcher who became the first American female surveyor.