Civil engineering English: Civil engineering is the general name of science and technology for building various engineering facilities. It not only refers to the application of materials, equipment and technical activities such as survey, design, construction, maintenance and repair, but also refers to the object of engineering construction. That is, all kinds of engineering facilities, such as houses, roads, railways, pipelines, tunnels, bridges, canals, dams, ports, power stations, airports, offshore platforms, water supply and drainage, protection works, etc., which directly or indirectly serve human life, production, military affairs and scientific research.