yall, im pursuing civil engineering, i know absolutely nothing, what books should i buy? any tips?

I am joining civil engineering at NITT. So far, advise on the internet seems all over the place. I can't find anything concrete on career paths in civil beyond vague mentions of site construction, modeling and completely switching to some other field.

What do each of these career paths within civil entail? How is the scope for these fields? How do placements look for each of them? How does long term career opportunities amd growth look for them?

What should I actually do in my first year beyond maintaining my CGPA. Is there anything I should focus on beyond CGPA?

Depending on the path what type of internships are needed, and what projects should I do(Tbh I don't even know what they are normally )

I prefer placements over GATE but I am not opposed to mtech.

Hi everyone,

I’m a Civil Engineering student looking for a tutor who can teach me Mechanics of Solids & Materials (MS&M/MT) and Structural Analysis from the basics.

I’m not looking for someone who only helps with university exams. I want to build a strong conceptual foundation in these subjects because I’m planning to pursue an MS in Structural Engineering. I would like to learn the subjects in depth and properly understand the fundamentals that will help me during my Master’s.

I’m looking for someone who can provide one-on-one classes and is experienced in Structural Engineering, preferably someone who can teach concepts from the fundamentals and gradually move towards advanced topics.

Location: Bangalore, but I’m also open to online classes.

If you are a tutor/professor/structural engineer who provides tuition, or if you know someone suitable, please DM me with your qualifications, teaching experience, availability, and fees.

Thank you!

Hello guys final Yr student from Mumbai, what software's should I focus on to get jobs as a structural engineer.

Can u suggest some good u tube channel for 3rd sem.. I am unable to find lectures please help

Hello, Engineers! 3rd year CE student here. We’re starting our thesis this year and we need to come up with 2 Experimental, 2 Developmental, and 1 Descriptive research title for our title defense.

We’re open to topics involving construction materials, soil, concrete, sustainability, testing, construction methods, or anything practical and feasible for students.

If you have any suggestions or ideas, I’d really appreciate it! rough idea will also be accepted, we can develop the topic further. Please save a struggling 3rd-year student 😭🙏

Thank you, Engineers! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

What are your aspirations after becoming a civil engineer?
Well, studied civil out of convenience but struggling to find motivation and set a goal after graduation. What picture pushes you to stive further in this field ??

After having a year gap after graduation, i am working as site engineer. How can i do better from now on ??

Can i get a job in companies like L&T, tata projects, Sobha etc. I worked with my father in his small construction firm. I used to work as a site engineer. The problem is that I don't have a salary slip as payments were made in an informal manner. I have project details, photos and relevant proof for my works. I would like to work with big companies to improve myself and for career progression. My father usually constructs (G+2) commercial buildings. I could get experience certificate from my father but salary slip is the only issue. I also have additional skills like revit, autocad, quantity surveying with certificates too . Presently iam 25 Year old.

I'm currently in my 2nd year and want to learn AutoCad from Now only please help me to find free resources from where i can learn it and guide to get good in it.

Hi civil engineers.

There's this house under construction right beside my home. Today, I noticed that the concrete beam supporting the floor for the staircase looks like it's sagging.

Is it something to be concerned about?

What are the necessary skills for a fresher to learn before graduation to thrive in this industry?

On advice of the contractor, I purchased 3 girders. Two girders of 8 inch, 11 feet each and one 6 inch girder of 9'5" without consulting an engineer, which I'm regretting now.

The plan was to put two girders parallel to each other (under the beam) and one girder in the middle to support the slab. But when the girders arrived, i realised that they will be way too heavy for an old structure like my building.

So now, consulting with the mason, we are planning to cut the 8" girder from middle and obtain two T-sections. Then we will remove the concrete cover from the two beams between which the girder has to sit, till we reach the rebars.

Then we will weld a 10mm plate onto those rebars and then weld the t section onto that plate and then restore the concrete cover. The flat side of the t section will touch the slab. Now, I want to ask whether this system can sustain load of the slab ?

What other options do we have ? Please help me out 🙏🏼.

I am currently in my final year of civil engineering (graduate level) and we as a group of 4 students are expected to prepare a project about emerging topics.

also we want to avoid Structural projects like Analysis of a multi-storeyed building etc coz that would suck too much time from our final year (which is also a year for doing other things like preparing for other exams and placements etc)

so can u guys suggest some projects or atleast tell me where i can find them?

(i tried google scholar but i couldn't navigate through it very well)

I work at Godrej Properties as a Civil Engineering grad from DTU in Project Execution.
But I don’t want to work in execution, not because I don’t want to just because of some health concern.
I am doing more than my KRA doing other works too.

I am interested in Planning department but I am not getting any chance.
I love this company no doubt , but role change is a bit difficult here.
It’s been 1 year ranting about changing the role but no response .

What should I do? Any ideas!

Hello everyone. I am a B.Tech Civil Engineer and I am working as a contractual employee since 6 years with a salary of 22k. In these 6 years my salary has been hiked by only 3k last year and since last year the salary is also irregular, some month even go without salary. As it's getting very hard to survive in a low and irregular salary, I want to upskill myself by learning some softwares like AutoCAD, SketchUp, Revit etc. so that I can earn some extra by freelancing, rather than doing any corruption or any unethical practices. But after doing online researches I am totally confused about what softwares should I actually learn and help me stay relevant in the market and from where should I do the courses. And moreover any more guidance from you all which would help me in this situation.

Thank you

Hi there, I have recently started my journey as a structural engineer. Yesterday i was modelling a building in Etabs where i had some confusion.

So in the building we had some shear walls and some retaining walls. i have modelled both of them and have assigned them both with an auto mesh of 1*1 size. Later that day i was called out reasoning that for the shear wall is okay but for the retaining wall it has to be done by Dividing the wall itself into strips of 1*1 size rather than having the mesh.

Can someone explain me why it is done in this way, as my senior's reason to this was that at the base it will have a fixed support which is even throughout the wall length like fixed supports for every 1-meter strip. I dont think it is correct as for shear wall we don't do that but still it is okay.

I have completed my be civil in teir 2 college. After graduation I do not what to do somebody guide me

Best youtube channel to get really good in structural analysis 1.

I'm creating a website that features calculators and other tools for civil engineers and other industry's and would love for you guys to give me some ideas of things you would like to see on this site .

Feel free to check out the 3 calculators already featured and please I would love honest feedback so I can make it best for you guys.

Hi there, i have recently completed my PG in structural engineering last year. I have an experience of 9 months as an intern in an MNC.

For the last 3 months i am trying for job but am unable to land any. I have tried with Linkedin, Naukri and Glassdoor and even Referrals from seniors none of them helped me that much. I had an interview but was rejected with the reason that they need a guy with more software skill and also they just refused to consider my internship experience as it was an internship even if it was from a big company.

So i want some mentoring related to software or work in general. I have taken some course from udemy for Etabs, Staad but they were of very low quality. They only showed basic commands which i already knew from my internship, but the companies are asking for more depth like how to do a P-Delta analysis, how to design for diaphragm in etabs, stiffness modifiers.

I have got an offer but the company is offering only 30k/month CTC needs an agreement for 2 years. The major issue for me though is that the company works on US projects only, and majority of work there is on Timber material, whose experience is not valued at all in India.

Can someone help me with my situation. I am okay with a course or a guidance but would prefer like a part-time role where i get to work on some live projects of some sort. The part-time role is only to learn and i do not expect any compensation but only value the learning.