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What Are The Civil Engineering Interview Questions?

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Interviews are something which makes everyone fearful because of the uncertain events. And when we talk about civil engineering this fear increases exponentially. However, in reality, interviews are the most comfortable part of the recruitment process. You just need to focus on some preliminary questions and you are done. So, to help civil engineers with their interviews we have listed below some of the most common interview questions, have a look.

Most Common Civil Engineering Interview Questions
What is OSHA compliance?
What is the composition of a landfill?
What is reinforced concrete?
What are the different types of foundation?
What is flashing?
What is Critical Path Method (C.P.M)?
Explain what zoning permit is?
Mention different types of roof systems?
What are demising walls?
Explain what does 1/8 on the architect ruler denotes?
What are wooden shingles?
Explain what are the problems one might face while having a Cantilever balcony?
What is the ideal size of the living room ranges from small to a large scale?

These classic questions mentioned above will surely help you to nail your civil engineering interview. So, gear up your skillset and get ready for the interview. Good Luck!

CAD Predictions for 2018

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The rapid technological advancements are changing the shape of the world. Innovations are going up, and software is continuously upgrading. So why CAD tools remain obsolete? Thus, to maintain pace with the advancing technology, CAD tools are continually evolving. So, to understand this change in a better way, listed below are the 2018 predictions of CAD.

Three-tier Automation

Currently, automation is the most trending technology in the engineering world. From agriculture to automobile everything is automated. So CAD follows the trend and implements three levels of automation in product design which are illustrated below:

Assistive Automation tends to reduce the friction created by trivial tasks, such as assemblies, which are repetitive and consumes a lot of time.

Augmentative Automation implements Multiphysics simulations to assist engineers in decision making. Under this automation, engineers only need to focus on problem formulation and remaining all the functions will be performed automatically by the system.

Autonomous Automation is an automation technique which works automatically without any human interference.

Double Benefit of IoT and Mechatronics The convergence of mechanical and electrical design in mechatronics and the power of IoT has the potential to revolutionize CAD in 2018. Gradually, the difference between electrical and mechanical designs is fading away which is promoting the mechatronic technology, such as robots in which sensors are connected to circuit boards in a mechanical body. Furthermore, IoT innovations are enabling manufacturers to receive information from products to improve designs. Overall, this dual power of mechatronics and IoT will transform product designing in 2018.

CAD Cloud

2018 will be powered by cloud CAD where all the CAD programs will run entirely on the cloud. Recently, SOLIDWORKS announced that it plans to launch cloud-based CAD program called SOLIDWORKS X design. Similarly, Autodesk also has cloud-based CAD platform named Fusion 360. These development show cloud technologies will be a leading force in 2018.

Augmented CAD

Augmented reality will shape the future of CAD in 2018. The increasing popularity of augmented reality allows engineers to collaborate their product designs in an efficient manner making it possible for the stakeholders to interact with 3D models.

Although CAD tools will go many transitions and transformations in 2018; however, the primary focus will remain only on these four aspects: Automation, IoT and Mechatronics, Cloud CAD, and Augmented CAD. Overall, in 2018 CAD software will evolve many folds and will transform the shape of the design industry.

What’s New In 3DS MAX 2018

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3ds Max 2018 brings several new features for creating visualizations. The 2018 version of the software replaces the metal ray by the Arnold renderer becoming the high-end global illumination render engine for creating 3D visualizations. The application now includes 3ds Max interactive, which is a real-time engine, based on the Autodesk Stingray. This new 3D to VR workflow is specially designed to provide the 3ds Max users a new way to create interactive and virtual reality (VR) experiences. The application has some amazing Modeling and Rendering features as described below:

3D Modeling

The PDF import features, as indicated by the design professionals will help them save a lot of money. The AutoCAD 2018 let you use the SHX text recognition tool to quickly convert the imported PDF geometry to text and Mtext objects. The improvised text and Mtext tools, in turn, lets you convert a combination of single and multi-line text objects into a single multi-line text object automatically predicting the formatting.

3D Rendering

The 3ds Max interactive offer access integrated tools to create VR visualizations without leaving your 3ds Max workspace. Some of its features include:

The MAXtoA plug-in integrated into 3ds Max gives the designer’s access to Arnold’s latest features.

The application can simulate real-life camera settings such as shutter speed, aperture, depth of field, exposure and some other options. The physical camera integrates framing the scene with exposure control and some other effects.

The new controls include a Create Panel, Standard menu, and Enhanced menu. The camera feature lets the designers use photorealistic physically-based rendering techniques.

The application also includes some improved active shade rendering. This feature gives the designers a preview rendering that helps the developers to see the effects of changing light or material in the designed scene.

This way the application gives the users more power and flexibility to create images and 3D models. The new 3ds Max also offers advanced user interface capabilities that enable users to access all the content in a single view. The application also has improvements in its pipeline tools integration. It helps designers create, share and update portable assets that are flexible, interconnected and responsive towards changes in the design data. You can run the new 3ds Max on modern HDPI monitors and laptops to get a better view of your designs.

New Techniques in Civil Engineering

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Civil Engineering is evolving every day with the changing technology. Civil Engineers are now using innovations such as suspension systems to build bridges and using the GPS to plot new roads. As the technology brings new techniques, the civil engineering field continues to incorporate creative ways. Here, are four new techniques that are likely to change the construction process:

Self- Healing Concrete

Cracks in the concrete is a common phenomenon. The cracks impair the durability of the concrete as they provide an easy path for the liquid and gas containing harmful substances to enter. To avoid this situation, researchers at the Bath University are working on a self-healing concrete that will contain micro-organisms inside microcapsules. According to the researchers, these micro-organisms will release limestone as water enters these splits to prevent the materials from breakage.

Warm Bridging

Insulation material has become prominent in the construction industry. For this, Nasa developed material, Aerogel for cryogenic insulation. This material is considered as one of the most effective thermal insulation material. The technology is used to insulate studs, which can reportedly increase the overall wall R-value which is an industry measure of thermal resistance by more than 40 percent.

Active Footfall

Researchers are now working out ways that can produce energy from footsteps. The technology used is known as Pavegen Floors. These are rubber tiles that have a spring-like action that generates energy when stepped on. This is a brilliant concept to harness the human energy power. The Pavegen tiles can benefit the most when installed in busy city areas to generate energy.

Photovoltaic Glazing

Building structures that have the Building incorporated photovoltaic (BIPV) coating that is capable of producing their own power. The technology transforms the entire building envelope into a sun-powered board. An organization, known as Polysolar is providing photovoltaic glasses as the building materials. These Photovoltaic Glasses also do not cost much over the customary glass.

Apart from these, other technologies are also set to change the civil engineering practices such as Kinetic Roads, Cloud Collaboration, and Asset Mapping.

Careers in the Coming Future and The kills You Need to Grab Them

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Are computers killing jobs? Yes, they are! On the other hand, they also are creating a complete new area of job opportunities for the technical people. No doubt, the modern machines, and Artificial Intelligence have today made manual and paperwork disappear. And this trend is expected to rise in the next five years threatening many jobs in the market.

So where are the opportunities then? Well, the rapid increment in the Information and Technology sector has opened many profiles on the technical front. Artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and many other specialized fields today need skilled and well-qualified personnel to compete in the market.

This boom in the technology also challenged many Government employees working across organizations. And as a result, they were provided additional training and mentoring to be competitive in the rapidly changing market.

Owing to this approach in the employment, it is also estimated that children entering in the primary schools will work across profiles that no longer exist today. This revolution indicates a clear picture that this rapidly changing technology will indeed create unimaginable areas of careers and job profiles in the future.

Smart Engineering Killing Technical Jobs

Better machines have undoubtedly replaced jobs that involved risks in the technical field. Many industries are now using automated methods in the product or service processing, manufacturing and distribution too. These are the areas where technical people, mostly the engineers were working since ages. Although the introduction of advanced and hi-tech machines and intelligent algorithms have increased productivity and efficiency two-fold, it has also grabbed many jobs and profiles of people working in this discipline.

Technologies such as Artificial intelligence, Sustainable Production, 3D Printing, Robotics, and resource efficient techniques have introduced new ways and means to develop better products and services in this field. This technology also opened gates to a complete new area of job profiles across these fields.

So, what these industries really need? Keeping in mind the drifting work profiles, professionals now need to have strong communication skills, rather than, only the technical skills. Skills that can help them to coordinate best among each other – skills enough to dig deep to find out future possibilities with the technology, and open-mindedness to readily accept and appreciate innovations with an open mind.

Robots made HealthCare easy!

Diagnosing diseases at an early stage and effective medication have saved several lives. Hi-tech machines and computer-driven robots have made complex surgeries simpler to use. Doctors are today not only specialists in their own fields but are also pros at using these smart machines. Technology has made surgeries possible even from remote locations and provides instant relief to the patients irrespective of their location.

So are the doctors, tech people too? The answer is apparently yes! As technology spreads its wings in the healthcare sector, now doctors are trained to operate these smart machines. This integration of technology and medicine has changed the way a patient is treated today.

And this shift of healthcare service made it necessary for the healthcare professionals to get trained to operate these computer driven machines. This trend now needs the doctors to not only have knowledge about healthcare but also to work with these machines.

The introduction of technology thus made it necessary for them to get trained to use them to match the changing trends in this sector.

Skills the Fourth Industrial Revolution Demands

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is expected to bring change in the professional lives of many people. People that possess multiple skills- not only technical but also mathematical and social will rise in their career.

On the other hand, people that possess single skill set may have to face many challenges in the market. This theory not only applies in the field of engineering or medicine but also across fields of business as well as agriculture.

With such a shift in the workflow, many experts argue that now with technical empowerment, social skills of negotiating and sharing will be crucial. Skills that we learn at the pre-schools will be valued highly as with technology doing most of the technical skills; people may have to move across projects and roles.

Soft skills that encourages employees to coordinate, cooperate and support one another across tasks will be crucial. Along with these, the mathematical and statistical ability will also be hugely beneficial.

So where do we need to Focus?

To match and sustain our position in the market, and also to accelerate in our careers, it is apparently clear that we need to bring change in the education system in schools and colleges. Candidates need to get trained today in both technical as well as social skills in order to cope up with the industry needs.

Anticipating the change in the market trends and the rise of technology, researchers now believe that jobs that required single skill sets will no longer exist in the future. To match the market needs and the changing business operations, students now should be encouraged to develop social skills, similar to that are taught at the primary schools. Business should learn the areas of development of their own activities and should be openly willing to share and contribute each other to develop.

These soft skills are also important because they help you reach new opportunities at workplace along with the current ones. These skills help you to improve your overall personality- attitude, work ethic, communication skills, emotional intelligence, personal attributes and the way you deal with different people.

These social and interpersonal skills have now become important as they play a crucial role in the success of a professional making them more productive and efficient. It has therefore become necessary for the students in the college and schools to be exposed to such soft skills.

Apart from mathematics, statistics, computer science, engineering, agriculture, or any other workplace, they also need soft skills to work together, share and negotiate empowering them to compete in the new job markets.

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