Every time you step on a sturdy bridge or travel on a smooth road, you are experiencing the work of civil engineers.

Bridges, roads, buildings, railways, distribution systems, canals, dams, even lighthouses. Yes, lighthouses. If you encountered any of these structures today, or stopped to marvel at one on a recent ...

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