Links to Civil and Environmental Engineering Web Sites

A few links to sites related to Civil Engineering and to Environmental Engineering are included. These sites give a sense of the size and scope of projects that civil engineers undertake.

The Hoover Dam is considered to be one of the seven civil engineering wonders of the world.

This structure is located on the Colorado River about 25 miles south of Las Vegas.

The Itaipu Hydroelectric Power Plant is a binational project, developed jointly by Brazil and Paraguay, after the signature of the Treaty of Itaipu, in 1973. It's one of the largest dams in the world.

The 88-storey PETRONAS Twin Towers located in Kuala Lumpur city, Malaysia, it rises to 1,483ft (451.9m) in height and is all of 33ft higher than the Chicago's Sears Tower.

The Yucca Mountain Project is the site analysis and possible eventual construction of a deep underground repository for spent nuclear reactor fuel. This is one of the largest ongoing engineering projects in the world. Yucca Mountain is located in the Nevada desert about 100 miles north of Las Vegas.

A fine example of water treatment facilities is provided by the Las Vegas Valley Water District.

For even more information link to the American Society of Civil Engineers