Download Engineers - Bearsden Academy

By Alexandra Gilchrist
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As a civil engineer maths is very important and when
measuring certain things they have to try their best to
make their measurements as exact as possible.
They use maths calculations to work out the height of
buildings, depth of foundations, angles between beams
in framework, length of bridges etc
By using maths it allows them to know with certainty
that their structures will successfully fulfil their
purpose.
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They have to get measurements and calculations right
so that the buildings and structures that they build and
design are safe. They have to have the right
measurements and calculations for the building or
structure not to collapse.
They must be able to still stand, even if there is natural
disasters like, floodings, earthquakes and much more.
Also bridges and buildings must be able to bear a very
large amount of weight, because if they can’t then they
would not be safe for people to go on.
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Trigonometry – The understanding of angles is the
most common skill used by engineers.
Algebra – Algebra allows engineers to find out the
value of something that they do not know, for example
length, material or temperature.
Calculus – The study of change with the basic focus
being on rate of change and accumulation, this is
frequently used in engineering.
Geometry – The foundation of civil engineering.
Geometry deals with design and construction of roads,
bridges etc. Anything that rests on earth
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Civil engineers created the slipperiness of a water slide,
by designing the system to pump the right amount of
water to the flume. Civil engineers basically created the
fun of water parks, all with the help of maths.
There is a rollercoaster in Ohio which is taller than the
length of a football field (310 feet) and is faster than a
cheetah (92mph) as a civil engineer this is hard to
make, and has to have a lot of planning so that nothing
goes wrong.
Without civil engineers, there would be so many things
that wouldn’t be here, and the world wouldn’t be quite
so fun!