I recently graduated in Civil Engineering in fall of 2018. I am here to recap while I study for my Fundamental of Engineering exam. I really enjoyed the structure of this video. Using the island as a central example to investigate engineering throughout the ages was a brilliant idea. Thank you for the making of this video.
Civil engineer here, Iam specialized in structural engineering. Iam very pleased and happy that crash course shed the light on our beloved profession, looking forwards for future episodes
there honestly could not be a better time for this series! im going to start my first year in engineering in a couple of weeks and im really stoked! thank you
I think that the amount of licensing and professional ethics in civil engineering cannot be understated. Compared to other engineering fields, civil engineering is very stringent. Not mentioning these standards does young civil engineers a great disservice. Although civil may be one of the easier engineering curriculums, it’s probably the most involved after graduating college.
@@derranlawston4052 Yes they are! The need for drinking water treatment, wastewater recycling, landfills, recycling efforts, air pollution reduction, and others are all increasing around the world. I'm a civil engineer but I definitely rely on environmental engineers to work along with me for many projects.
Flaming Basketball I definitely think so. I'm a train mechanic in a major city in the United States. You could definitely see the neglect and destitute of American infrastructure. Civil engineering, it's going to be a big field from here on out.
Flaming Basketball Club I understand that the scope of this series is very different than the course in my university just saying that not only I hope the series get deeper in the future, such as the anatomy one and that you don't see it as your only source. But looks like that the latter was already solved ;)
i´m just loving the passion for engineering on this Crash Course... how the thought is connected : "so you re on a desert island... we need a house, water, structure, roads , sewers , a light house... we have here this and that material... lets work people !!! start cutting those trees , while i do the math for the aqueduct ."
I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of a lighthouse burning in the middle of the ocean. This episode was jam packed with info but it felt so short as well. Anyways great episode.
*Make sure you plan for the massive upheaval that driverless vehicles will cause.* *"What? We don't have to devote a quarter of our real estate to parking anymore?"*
I am a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. Edit: You have broadly defined 'structural engineering' as focusing more on the design and framework of structures. You have mentioned about Portland cement or cement itself. But what is missing in your discussion of civil engineering is the invention of REINFORCE concrete. Steel bars or steel itself is an integral part of structural engineering.
Smeaton's Light house is still extant, it was moved to the mainland, and was built so well that it was almost too hard to move.... (it was the rocks under the foundation what were bad)
To anyone wanting to go into this field, cannot stress this enough - score some sort of internship before enrolling to Uni - might save you tons of $$ as you might not enjoy the actual work, despite it sounding really interesting. Keep it civil guys, it's just my take on civil eng. :)
There's countless different positions withing civil engineering, with very different kinds of environments. Of course at uni you choose a specialization that you like. For example i don't really like being on work sites at the mercy of the weather, so i'm a structural engineer, and i can just comfortably do math at the office. Built environment is a major slice of the entire economy, it entails thousands of different kinds of positions.
@@trollwitchdoctor I'm structural also, and I second what you said. If you like engineering school, you'll like the job, once you find the place that suits you best. If you use one internship as your picture of the industry, you risk missing out on a great career. After 19 years, I've worked in some great places and a few not so good. I love where I am now.
Finally. I commented about it on the last video but didn't get any response. It's really ironic that the set for the science of stability contains something that's so unstable and aesthetically unpleasing.
Did help me a little more about what major I can do (and sorry about my english, I am not fluent, but I study with videos like this, from clash course hehe :)
Watching at the gym then suddenly vehicle motion alarm out of nowhere at the end of the video... I seriously looked over my right shoulder to see if a truck was about to run me over. 😅
Indus Valley Civilization in Indo-Pak region belonging to period from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE is perfect example to understand civil engineering. Cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are marvelous example of urban planning with water supply and drain facility and cities divided in blocks - administrative and residential city of Lothal is known for dams and embankments
I grew up in Jerusalem, and now live in L.A. And personally, I prefer a non-Hippodamian plan for streets. A Hippodamian plan is very practical for finding your way if you don't have a very good sense of direction but a good memory for street names. It also makes future projects easier to plan when you know the dimensions of the land you can build on. But it's also boring. When I was a kid and visited my grandfather in Philadelphia where there was such a street plan (I like to call it a grid) I got lost when I left his house. Every corner looks exactly the same, and at that age I didn't remember what the names of any of the streets were. Growing up in Jerusalem where all the roads twist and turn, every part of it is different and has a unique quality to it. And civil engineering shouldn't just be practical, I live in the Valley in L.A. and whenever I need to go to an area I haven't been before I feel like I haven't moved. Almost every shopping center, almost every corner, almost every house or apartment complex. They look the same, and that can get depressing. Variety helps keep us engaged with where we are living, and streets that twist and curve help with that variaty.
Great video! Only wish if you involved other aspects of civil engineering such as a water, environmental, transportation and many other more. Not everything falls under “Structural or Construction”
Professional Civil Engineer here; great video! I wish we learned more about the history of the profession in school, but I get it that there's just too much stuff to cover
Professors should teach these history lessons in order to inspire their students, it's rather sad that these type of classes are not included in the curriculum. There should be at least optional courses focusing on the historical and cultural side of engineering. Although I've seen a course called "Culture and civilization" in the curriculum of the civil engineering faculty I want to attend, so who knows.
QuantumCEM Systems engineering isn't a specific field in my opinion, although many might disagree. From my aerospace background, systems engineering is a mindset, and we are taught that it's everyone's responsibility to be a systems engineer and constantly think about how changes to one part of the system changes all the other, and how it's "Systems all the way down", basically a system is composed of systems which is composed of systems, etc. But I definitely agree they should cover it.
I know...after spending 6 years pursuing a BASc in Systems Engineering (that's verbatim on my degree). I still struggle expressing what exactly my degree is :p The pain of an ambiguous degree title in a field that prioritizes specificity. Thanks for the reply though.
I spent 7 years as a Software Engineer before I finally got someone to explain to me what Systems Engineers do. There's seriously something messed up about communicating the message in that field.
About 2 years ago, Extra Credits (also a gaming channel) did an Extra History series called The Broad Street Pump, about John Snow proving, against powerful push-back, that cholera wasn't spread by "miasma," but rather by poor water sanitation.
One important question. When you talk about reactangular city plan dividing into parts for different usage, we need to consider the existence of Indus valley civilisation as well. They existed way before Greeks/Rome
Very nice! But please in the future episodes do not forget Agricultural engineering. Its more important and complex than people are usually think and i think it deserves proper attention :)
I'm a girl and i'm not sure what course to get in college but I consider engineering but i don't know what to choose Civil,.Mechanical,Chemical and more
No, not unless you have a particular teacher who wants to tell a story. But it's not part of the curriculum. That's up to you to be interested in your own field.
Professors should teach these history lessons in order to inspire their students, it's rather sad that these type of classes are not included in the curriculum. There should be at least optional courses focusing on the historical and cultural side of engineering. Although I've seen a course called "Culture and civilization" in the curriculum of the civil engineering faculty I want to attend, so who knows.
In my country, you aren't called a civil engineer unless you pass the nationwide licensure exam, which means a lot of civil engineering graduates tend to enroll at review centers in hopes of passing it and in order to be called a civil engineer.
Where were those Geotechnical Engineers you're talking about when someone decided to build Chicago on a swamp? I mean, nowadays, Chicago is mostly built on more Chicago.
If I was in the Situation to Develeop a City on an Island. 3:02 I probably construct a Smaller Version of the Dam for The Back Up. It May Help for the Water Supplying Department of that Island.
Bob the Builder was the most famous civil engineer in recent history.
Are you even paying attention to the video this is not a cartoon its a learning channel?!
Uhm no, he was a constructor.
alexkid1 is that a joke he is a civil engineer
@@rosewhite370 Hehe I never saw a civil engineer actually doing labour as Bob did. Henceforth he is just a labourer/contractor.. Not an engineer.
@@EM-ih6lw Imagine not being able to take a joke lol
Yes! I think you misspelled "Best Kind of Engineering" in the title though...
Practical Engineering omg you actually commented on this video my fangirl heart
There he is! Definitely expecting you in this thread.
Yes indeed
He's been commenting on all of these. Early too. I'm gonna go out on a limb and guess that Grady hit the bell icon.
how do you know they misspelled the title of the next episode
I recently graduated in Civil Engineering in fall of 2018. I am here to recap while I study for my Fundamental of Engineering exam. I really enjoyed the structure of this video. Using the island as a central example to investigate engineering throughout the ages was a brilliant idea. Thank you for the making of this video.
Hey I graduated same year in civil engineering
Civil engineer here, Iam specialized in structural engineering. Iam very pleased and happy that crash course shed the light on our beloved profession, looking forwards for future episodes
there honestly could not be a better time for this series! im going to start my first year in engineering in a couple of weeks and im really stoked! thank you
I think that the amount of licensing and professional ethics in civil engineering cannot be understated. Compared to other engineering fields, civil engineering is very stringent. Not mentioning these standards does young civil engineers a great disservice. Although civil may be one of the easier engineering curriculums, it’s probably the most involved after graduating college.
So will this help us play SimCity?
If you mean SimCity (2013), then, no. That involves fixing disaster of software engineering, not fixing a disaster of civil engineering.
Play cities skyline then it's basicaly simcity but better
I was able to beat SimCity once I completed my degree
Somehow this video makes me think of that kind of game too lol
As a mechanical engineering first year student I’m very excited for that episode! Very happy to see this new series
Let's hope the comments are civil :p
What you did there…
…I see it.
Fanny hair
That pun was poorly... designed...
WelshZeCorgi Ey! let's keep leveled heads!
I want to be an uncivil engineer .. buuuuuurp.
Architecture student here, we love u civil engineers !!!!
We love u too!!!!
Architecture and Civil Engineers are the same thing but Architecture dont build that match
@@BringerOfDeath12 .... No
A Environmental Engineering Crash Course would be very interesting.
alden jennings are jobs for Environmental engineering are in as high demand? (a genuine question here)
@@derranlawston4052 i second. Really want to know
M0_ Shy I’m thinking of being a civil engineer now , it’s more broad
@@derranlawston4052 Yes they are! The need for drinking water treatment, wastewater recycling, landfills, recycling efforts, air pollution reduction, and others are all increasing around the world. I'm a civil engineer but I definitely rely on environmental engineers to work along with me for many projects.
Rich Magee Thanks!
I love civil engineering and architecture. I hope to be a civil engineer in the future and this helped me a lot. Thank you very much 😃
Civil engineering is the most mannered engineering.
True. Unlike *_most_* RUclips comments sections. ;)
I don't know, they do spend time with iron workers and roofers...
I can't get over how beautiful and articulate this host is! 😍
A civil engineering student here. Gonna enjoy the video.
me too :)
Same here
Same :)
Ex-civil engineering student here :P
Feynstein 100 great. What field of work are you in?
As a civil engineer i can say we are most hardworking and enduring one.
I'm thinking of majoring in Civil! I always enjoyed SimCity and Cities: Skylines and drawing towns for HotWheels cars and playing with model railways!
When people ask what I do for a living, I find it easier to gauge what they know of Sim City and work from there.
omg the solid foundation pun was so cute!
*Please do aerospace/aeronautical engineering!*
*Please like so it gets to the top!*
I'm so happy you guys are doing engineering now
Wish me luck first time going to college and I'm studying civil engineering. I'm an electro mechanic right now.
Flaming Basketball I definitely think so. I'm a train mechanic in a major city in the United States. You could definitely see the neglect and destitute of American infrastructure. Civil engineering, it's going to be a big field from here on out.
Oh and I forgot to say I'm 40 LOL
Flaming Basketball Club Yo I'm 17 and just started Computer engineering and I must say that this series is not being very informative
Flaming Basketball Club I understand that the scope of this series is very different than the course in my university just saying that not only I hope the series get deeper in the future, such as the anatomy one and that you don't see it as your only source. But looks like that the latter was already solved ;)
Kendrick o: also check out Thomas Frank and the MOOC “learning how to learn” so you can make the most of your study time.
Love this Video....... Proud Civil Engineer....
This is gonna be a brilliant series
i´m just loving the passion for engineering on this Crash Course... how the thought is connected : "so you re on a desert island... we need a house, water, structure, roads , sewers , a light house... we have here this and that material... lets work people !!! start cutting those trees , while i do the math for the aqueduct ."
I couldn’t help but laugh at the thought of a lighthouse burning in the middle of the ocean. This episode was jam packed with info but it felt so short as well. Anyways great episode.
I'd love a whole series on civil engineering!!
This is great!
I want to give a suggestion: what about a series about History of Mathematics? That would be awesome!
just finding out about this channel and loving it. I love how amused she was about that SOLID FOUNDATION pun. @7:50 it really be the little things
I'm actually studying urban design and development right now haha, she talks about the exact samethings I see in my book
AVE drums hope you can make the world be better tommorow
hanif raka Haha I hope so
*Make sure you plan for the massive upheaval that driverless vehicles will cause.*
*"What? We don't have to devote a quarter of our real estate to parking anymore?"*
Can't wait for mechanical!
Rob House Video 3, probably
Yes
While engineering isn’t really my thing I still find this educational and interesting
He relieved the city
I am a graduate of Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Edit: You have broadly defined 'structural engineering' as focusing more on the design and framework of structures. You have mentioned about Portland cement or cement itself. But what is missing in your discussion of civil engineering is the invention of REINFORCE concrete. Steel bars or steel itself is an integral part of structural engineering.
no its not
@Sofia Anastasia Aaltonen good for you
These videos don't really get into how it's done. They're focusing broadly on what is done.
There was a rumour going round that there is a Crash Course Analytical Science in the pipeline....
David please god let this rumour be true
Need a job?
I think it's crash course music.
David i
Great start!
Smeaton's Light house is still extant, it was moved to the mainland, and was built so well that it was almost too hard to move.... (it was the rocks under the foundation what were bad)
To anyone wanting to go into this field, cannot stress this enough - score some sort of internship before enrolling to Uni - might save you tons of $$ as you might not enjoy the actual work, despite it sounding really interesting. Keep it civil guys, it's just my take on civil eng. :)
what is the actual work like? what does it entail?
There's countless different positions withing civil engineering, with very different kinds of environments. Of course at uni you choose a specialization that you like. For example i don't really like being on work sites at the mercy of the weather, so i'm a structural engineer, and i can just comfortably do math at the office. Built environment is a major slice of the entire economy, it entails thousands of different kinds of positions.
@@trollwitchdoctor I'm structural also, and I second what you said. If you like engineering school, you'll like the job, once you find the place that suits you best. If you use one internship as your picture of the industry, you risk missing out on a great career. After 19 years, I've worked in some great places and a few not so good. I love where I am now.
Thank you so much for all your videos! - I'd definitely fail all my exams without them!
Anyone who is interested in the Eddystone lighthouses should watch Zephyrus's video on the topic. it's fantastic
Does it bother anyone else that the new background for the engineering series has shelves that are racked and skewed?
Finally. I commented about it on the last video but didn't get any response. It's really ironic that the set for the science of stability contains something that's so unstable and aesthetically unpleasing.
I think it’s intentional💁🏻it’s not falling apart and it’s interesting to look at💁🏻 doesn’t really bother me🤷🏻♀️
+brid101286 Damn, if it's intentional then they're really sadistic 😂
I think it’s supposed to be decorative
Thats the first thing i noticed and i found it ironic lol
U r one of the best presenters ever
I liked the video even before watching it.
i am living for the animations
Wounderful knowledge
Who ever city planned Pittsburgh needs to watch this video
Finally! Someone made a video about it 😁
I love this series. Thanks for sharing!
I really loved this video please make more please
Love the vid. One complaint.
"More"
Civil engineering is the father of all engineering.
P.S a proud Civil (Water Resource) Engineer here
Amazing!!! Teach me more about civil engineering, please ! 😊
It's Nice idea That explaining by Building City Please Continue This Serious Thank you guys
Did help me a little more about what major I can do (and sorry about my english, I am not fluent, but I study with videos like this, from clash course hehe :)
Awesome and inspiring!
Watching at the gym then suddenly vehicle motion alarm out of nowhere at the end of the video... I seriously looked over my right shoulder to see if a truck was about to run me over. 😅
Indus Valley Civilization in Indo-Pak region belonging to period from 3300 BCE to 1300 BCE is perfect example to understand civil engineering. Cities of Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro are marvelous example of urban planning with water supply and drain facility and cities divided in blocks - administrative and residential
city of Lothal is known for dams and embankments
I'm a Civil Engineering student. I love this series.
I grew up in Jerusalem, and now live in L.A.
And personally, I prefer a non-Hippodamian plan for streets.
A Hippodamian plan is very practical for finding your way if you don't have a very good sense of direction but a good memory for street names. It also makes future projects easier to plan when you know the dimensions of the land you can build on.
But it's also boring. When I was a kid and visited my grandfather in Philadelphia where there was such a street plan (I like to call it a grid) I got lost when I left his house. Every corner looks exactly the same, and at that age I didn't remember what the names of any of the streets were. Growing up in Jerusalem where all the roads twist and turn, every part of it is different and has a unique quality to it.
And civil engineering shouldn't just be practical, I live in the Valley in L.A. and whenever I need to go to an area I haven't been before I feel like I haven't moved. Almost every shopping center, almost every corner, almost every house or apartment complex. They look the same, and that can get depressing. Variety helps keep us engaged with where we are living, and streets that twist and curve help with that variaty.
civil engineer..great video
Great video! Only wish if you involved other aspects of civil engineering such as a water, environmental, transportation and many other more.
Not everything falls under “Structural or Construction”
Professional Civil Engineer here; great video! I wish we learned more about the history of the profession in school, but I get it that there's just too much stuff to cover
Yeh that's true. Btw i'm unprofessional Civil Engineer :S
Professors should teach these history lessons in order to inspire their students, it's rather sad that these type of classes are not included in the curriculum. There should be at least optional courses focusing on the historical and cultural side of engineering. Although I've seen a course called "Culture and civilization" in the curriculum of the civil engineering faculty I want to attend, so who knows.
Great video.
Hey CrashCourse, could you do a video on Systems Engineering? I feel that field of engineering is the most misunderstood.
QuantumCEM Systems engineering isn't a specific field in my opinion, although many might disagree. From my aerospace background, systems engineering is a mindset, and we are taught that it's everyone's responsibility to be a systems engineer and constantly think about how changes to one part of the system changes all the other, and how it's "Systems all the way down", basically a system is composed of systems which is composed of systems, etc. But I definitely agree they should cover it.
I know...after spending 6 years pursuing a BASc in Systems Engineering (that's verbatim on my degree). I still struggle expressing what exactly my degree is :p The pain of an ambiguous degree title in a field that prioritizes specificity. Thanks for the reply though.
I spent 7 years as a Software Engineer before I finally got someone to explain to me what Systems Engineers do. There's seriously something messed up about communicating the message in that field.
You need to get a real engineering degree boys, aka civil engineering ;) no confusions there, most of the time.
In this scenario, calculating fundamental possibilities is the first step. Smart people like you think... for everyone else. Thanks.
I'd like to suggest a crash course economic history :)
Where are my surveyors at?
AVE drums surveyor are geotechnical
waiting for the electrical engineering videos, awesome work as always!
This is awesome!! Can't wait for more
About 2 years ago, Extra Credits (also a gaming channel) did an Extra History series called The Broad Street Pump, about John Snow proving, against powerful push-back, that cholera wasn't spread by "miasma," but rather by poor water sanitation.
i'm civil engenering student at Rennes in France and i'm watching your video to learn english. Thank you !
me too, I'm practicing my listening ability in this courses, and I'm a CE student in China. ^-^
I would love for the final videos in this series to have an art assignment feel but encouraging the design thinking that underpins engineering.
Good presentation
Builds Pyramids.
Hmm... Maybe we should build a water supply now...
YOU MUST CONSTRUCT ADDITIONAL PYLONS.
SCV good to go Sir..ORDERS RECEIVED
@Verdatum they just don't knw xD
One important question. When you talk about reactangular city plan dividing into parts for different usage, we need to consider the existence of Indus valley civilisation as well. They existed way before Greeks/Rome
Thank God for the Hotep Kangs!
Zespheras did a video on the Eddystone lighthouse
this series is amazing!!!
Very nice! But please in the future episodes do not forget Agricultural engineering. Its more important and complex than people are usually think and i think it deserves proper attention :)
Awesome piece...
I'm a girl and i'm not sure what course to get in college but I consider engineering but i don't know what to choose Civil,.Mechanical,Chemical and more
Question:
If you go to college to become an engineer, do you get this type of history lesson regarding engineers and techniques from the past?
No, not unless you have a particular teacher who wants to tell a story. But it's not part of the curriculum. That's up to you to be interested in your own field.
Professors should teach these history lessons in order to inspire their students, it's rather sad that these type of classes are not included in the curriculum. There should be at least optional courses focusing on the historical and cultural side of engineering. Although I've seen a course called "Culture and civilization" in the curriculum of the civil engineering faculty I want to attend, so who knows.
I watched this, hope it is the correct video to watch.
Good morning! Please, make a video about mettalurgical engineering. I love this channel!!
But, I remembered ancient Indian civilization have a complete sewage system long before London.
She acknowledges that in the video when she says "some for of sanitation has been used since ancient times".
Ḡαღ♭ℓ℮ℳαḓм@η didn't notice that 😂 thanks for reminding.
It was called the Indus River Valley civilisation if you were interested.
In the ancient advanced city called mohenjodar Far more advance than wakanda.
Abhay Sharma hahaha wth 😂
Please make a video about Chemical Engineering.
this episode is solid foundation for learning civil engineering lul
My friend just graduated with a degree in civil engineering.
Eric The Nole me too lol
In my country, you aren't called a civil engineer unless you pass the nationwide licensure exam, which means a lot of civil engineering graduates tend to enroll at review centers in hopes of passing it and in order to be called a civil engineer.
Make a video on Electronics and communication engineering (ECE)
the score Is amazing
Waiting to listen about FR Khan !!!
where does civil engineering stop and urban planning start??
Where were those Geotechnical Engineers you're talking about when someone decided to build Chicago on a swamp? I mean, nowadays, Chicago is mostly built on more Chicago.
Mining. The foundation of civilization.
Will there be an episode on nanotechnology engineering?
God bless crash course
If I was in the Situation to Develeop a City on an Island. 3:02
I probably construct a Smaller Version of the Dam for The Back Up. It May Help for the Water Supplying Department of that Island.
Dr. Shini hasn't explained why an uninhabited island needs a city. The island was doing just fine before the engineers showed up.
Indian Civil Engineering is The Best...