Difference b/w Architect and Civil Engineer

Civil engineering and architecture are similar, overlapping majors and occupations, with some key differences.

Architecture

Build public or private structures.Focus on the aesthetic principles of design. In school, you will take more art-related classes and fewer engineering- and science-related courses.Acquire the relevant certifications in the field of architecture.

Engineering

Build public or private structures, with a focus on public structures.Also build hydroelectric dams, canals, roadways, or other structures with useful functions in society.Focus on science and engineering. In college, you will take fewer art-related classes and learn a lot more engineering and physics than you would if you majored in architecture. This major is usually considered more “difficult.”Acquire the relevant certifications in the field of civil engineering.

As you can see, there is a large crossover in what you can do with either degree. As an architect or a civil engineer, you can build public or private structures. Civil engineers typically do a lot more work on large public ventures like airports however than they do on private homes. But that doesn’t mean a civil engineer can’t also build a house.

Architects cannot do everything that civil engineers can do, since they lack the scientific and engineering knowledge required for many jobs. An architect can build a house or even an airport, but probably will not be given the job of designing a power dam or a roadway for example. Those jobs require more technical knowledge and planning, and architecture school doesn’t really give you that knowledge since it is focused more on aesthetics.

Civil engineering’s main drawback is that it is a longer, more challenging pathway, and if you have no interest in technical projects, it would be more logical to avoid doing all that extra work just so you can build houses. Architecture isn’t offered as often as civil engineering however, so you may have an easier time finding a civil engineering course than an architecture course. So in summary, civil engineering is a broader degree field which allows you to do more types of projects after you graduate, but architecture is a more direct route if you already know you want to focus on more aesthetic projects. Talking to an advisor will help you figure out what you should do, but hopefully this gives you some starting guidance.

Self Consolidation Concrete

Self-consolidating concrete or self-compacting concrete

(SCC) is characterized by a low yield stress, high deformability, and moderate viscosity necessary to ensure uniform suspension of solid particles during transportation, placement (without external compaction), and thereafter until the concrete sets.

Such concrete can be used for casting heavily reinforced sections, places where there can be no access to vibrators for compaction and in complex shapes of formwork which may otherwise be impossible to cast, giving a far superior surface than conventional concrete. SCC was conceptualized in 1986 by Prof. Okamura at Ouchi University, Japan.

The first generation of SCC used in North America was characterized by the use of relatively high content of binder as well as high dosages of chemicals admixtures, usually superplasticizer to enhance flowability and stability. Such high-performance concrete had been used mostly in repair applications and for casting concrete in restricted areas. The first generation of SCC was therefore characterized and specified for specialized applications.

The relatively high cost of material used in such concrete continues to hinder its widespread use in various segments of theconstruction industry, including commercial construction, however the productivity economics take over in achieving favorable performance benefits and works out to be economical in pre-cast industry. The incorporation of powder, including supplementary cementitious materials and filler, can increase the volume of the paste, hence enhancing deformability, and can also increase the cohesiveness of the paste and stability of the concrete. The reduction incement content and increase in packing density of materials finer than 80 µm, like fly ash etc. can reduce the water-cement ratio, and the high-range water reducer (HRWR) demand. The reduction in free water can reduce the concentration of viscosity-enhancing admixture (VEA) necessary to ensure proper stability during casting and thereafter until the onset of hardening. It has been demonstrated that a total sand content of about 50% of total aggregate is favorable in designing for SCC.