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why the emphasis on scandinavian engineers? i'
As a Belgian student, I have the following question: Can anyone give me the reason why the Flemish (Belgian) title “burgelijk ingenieur” is translated tot “civil engineer”. It is by law prohibited to translate Belgium titles of engineers to english titles. This is a huge mistake en very confusing for other people. For example: The Belgian title “Burgerlijke bouwkundig ingenieur” is someone who fulfil the deducation as a civil engineer (buildings, bridges,…) But the Belgian title “Burgelijke ingenieur werktuigkunde” is someone who fulfil the education as a Mechanical Engineer, so not as a Civil Engineer!!!
My apologies for my bad english, but I hope that everyone understands my point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Be2005 ( talk • contribs) 08:16, 30 November 2006
This article clearly states that a civil engineer works with civil engineering. A scandinavian "civilingenjör" may work in that field, but can just as well work in any other field of engineering. The "civil" part nowadays just means that one has achieved a high enough level of education in the choosen field. Thus, the scandinavian title is best treated elsewhere, for example in engineer, or in a separate article.
Andejons ( talk) 15:14, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
Please refer to the Civil engineering page for the merge discussion. SteveMc ( talk) 17:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
I do not agree with the merge. Instead, I propose that this page be renamed, possibly split and/or disambiguated (as suggested by Andejons above). The renaming would be to something like: Civil Engineers Worldwide.
SteveMc ( talk) 18:23, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
In languages other than English, a term corresponding to "Civil engineer" refers instead to an engineer with a high enough academic degree
This is not clear or specific enough. What does it mean? -- Duomodimilano ( talk) 20:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
On at least three Air Force bases with which I have been familiar, the persons performing building maintenance, such a repairing plumbing leaks, and grounds maintenance, such as grass cutting, have indeed been referred to as "civil engineers". They may be seen operating maintenance equipment (such as mowers) emblazoned with the words "civil engineer" and wearing reflective vests with the same label while performing such maintenance activities. These persons have been employed by the Air Force but are not military members.
The non-authoritative page which Graham87 referred to at http://www.tpub.com/content/UFC1/ufc_3_260_01/ufc_3_260_010227.htm lists some other activities which civil engineers may perform at some bases, but does not exclude any other activities. Hence, this page does *not* say that it is "not true". If an authoritative reference, such as a DoD regulation, can be found that says persons performing these duties may not be called civil engineers then please supply it as the commanders at these bases are apparently unaware of it. Also please be aware that civilian regulations on such things do not generally apply to the military. I am thus reverting the removal.
Please flag statements that simply need citations rather than immediately removing them. (Doing so would remove most of this article, for example, as it has only two citations). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.59.100.223 ( talk) 07:16, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Projects of buildings for residencial use can't be oversee by civil engineers in Spain. Then the paragraph could be change to
In Spain, a Civil Engineer has the technical and legal ability to design projects of any branch, so any spanish Civil Engineer can oversee projects about structures, buildings (except
residencial structures which are reserved for architects), foundations, hydraulics, the environment, transportation, urbanism, etc.non-
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Gliuon ( talk • contribs) 11:42, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
I don't believe that job prospects are relevant to this article. As I said in my edit summary, Wikipedia is not a job guide, and conditions vary within different regions of the world. I'd say that the first couple of sentences about the cyclical nature of jobs in construction engineering could be relevant in the construction engineering article. However the current recession has affected different parts of the world in different ways; here in Australia, the government has set aside money to stimulate projects, so construction engineers probably won't have a problem finding work there. Graham 87 04:38, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
Definition of Civil engineer from the Oxford Dictionary:
Definition of civil engineer noun an engineer who designs and maintains roads, bridges, dams, and similar structures.
A proper translation of Civil Engineer into Norwegian would be "Bygg-ingeniør" or more correctly "Bachelor Ingeniørfag - Allmenn bygg"
Information about a Civil Engineering degree from a Norwegian university college: http://www.hin.no/eng/nuc-english-web/study-programmes/bachelor-programmes/civil-engineering?lang=eng
Sivilingeniør however is equivalent to a postgraduate degree in England or Master's degree in the States. It requires in most cases a 5 year education at a university or university college.
Also, it makes no sense to talk about Civil Engineering as a common term for most engineering disciplines. That belongs in a seperate historical section only. The article should however adhere to the present usage of the term to avoid confusion. This goes mostly for the "Civil Engineering" wiki-article which is referred to in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:700:C00:200:C1BD:F159:C070:CBD3 ( talk) 18:21, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
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why the emphasis on scandinavian engineers? i'
As a Belgian student, I have the following question: Can anyone give me the reason why the Flemish (Belgian) title “burgelijk ingenieur” is translated tot “civil engineer”. It is by law prohibited to translate Belgium titles of engineers to english titles. This is a huge mistake en very confusing for other people. For example: The Belgian title “Burgerlijke bouwkundig ingenieur” is someone who fulfil the deducation as a civil engineer (buildings, bridges,…) But the Belgian title “Burgelijke ingenieur werktuigkunde” is someone who fulfil the education as a Mechanical Engineer, so not as a Civil Engineer!!!
My apologies for my bad english, but I hope that everyone understands my point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Be2005 ( talk • contribs) 08:16, 30 November 2006
This article clearly states that a civil engineer works with civil engineering. A scandinavian "civilingenjör" may work in that field, but can just as well work in any other field of engineering. The "civil" part nowadays just means that one has achieved a high enough level of education in the choosen field. Thus, the scandinavian title is best treated elsewhere, for example in engineer, or in a separate article.
Andejons ( talk) 15:14, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
Please refer to the Civil engineering page for the merge discussion. SteveMc ( talk) 17:59, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
I do not agree with the merge. Instead, I propose that this page be renamed, possibly split and/or disambiguated (as suggested by Andejons above). The renaming would be to something like: Civil Engineers Worldwide.
SteveMc ( talk) 18:23, 4 January 2009 (UTC)
In languages other than English, a term corresponding to "Civil engineer" refers instead to an engineer with a high enough academic degree
This is not clear or specific enough. What does it mean? -- Duomodimilano ( talk) 20:34, 16 June 2009 (UTC)
On at least three Air Force bases with which I have been familiar, the persons performing building maintenance, such a repairing plumbing leaks, and grounds maintenance, such as grass cutting, have indeed been referred to as "civil engineers". They may be seen operating maintenance equipment (such as mowers) emblazoned with the words "civil engineer" and wearing reflective vests with the same label while performing such maintenance activities. These persons have been employed by the Air Force but are not military members.
The non-authoritative page which Graham87 referred to at http://www.tpub.com/content/UFC1/ufc_3_260_01/ufc_3_260_010227.htm lists some other activities which civil engineers may perform at some bases, but does not exclude any other activities. Hence, this page does *not* say that it is "not true". If an authoritative reference, such as a DoD regulation, can be found that says persons performing these duties may not be called civil engineers then please supply it as the commanders at these bases are apparently unaware of it. Also please be aware that civilian regulations on such things do not generally apply to the military. I am thus reverting the removal.
Please flag statements that simply need citations rather than immediately removing them. (Doing so would remove most of this article, for example, as it has only two citations). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.59.100.223 ( talk) 07:16, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
Projects of buildings for residencial use can't be oversee by civil engineers in Spain. Then the paragraph could be change to
In Spain, a Civil Engineer has the technical and legal ability to design projects of any branch, so any spanish Civil Engineer can oversee projects about structures, buildings (except
residencial structures which are reserved for architects), foundations, hydraulics, the environment, transportation, urbanism, etc.non-
—Preceding unsigned comment added by Gliuon ( talk • contribs) 11:42, 31 October 2009 (UTC)
I don't believe that job prospects are relevant to this article. As I said in my edit summary, Wikipedia is not a job guide, and conditions vary within different regions of the world. I'd say that the first couple of sentences about the cyclical nature of jobs in construction engineering could be relevant in the construction engineering article. However the current recession has affected different parts of the world in different ways; here in Australia, the government has set aside money to stimulate projects, so construction engineers probably won't have a problem finding work there. Graham 87 04:38, 17 February 2010 (UTC)
Definition of Civil engineer from the Oxford Dictionary:
Definition of civil engineer noun an engineer who designs and maintains roads, bridges, dams, and similar structures.
A proper translation of Civil Engineer into Norwegian would be "Bygg-ingeniør" or more correctly "Bachelor Ingeniørfag - Allmenn bygg"
Information about a Civil Engineering degree from a Norwegian university college: http://www.hin.no/eng/nuc-english-web/study-programmes/bachelor-programmes/civil-engineering?lang=eng
Sivilingeniør however is equivalent to a postgraduate degree in England or Master's degree in the States. It requires in most cases a 5 year education at a university or university college.
Also, it makes no sense to talk about Civil Engineering as a common term for most engineering disciplines. That belongs in a seperate historical section only. The article should however adhere to the present usage of the term to avoid confusion. This goes mostly for the "Civil Engineering" wiki-article which is referred to in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:700:C00:200:C1BD:F159:C070:CBD3 ( talk) 18:21, 27 October 2012 (UTC)
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