Ancient Civil Engineering

Jhon Smeaton (1729) is considered to be the father of civil engineering, he is the first person to coin the term civil engineering as it is said that he is the person to distinguish between military and non-military engineering. In 1747, the first institution for the teaching of civil engineering, the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussés was established in France. ∙According to Hindu mythology, the science of architecture and civil construction is known as Sthapatya-Shastra. The earliest practice of civil engineering is done in between 2000-4000BC in Egypt, The Indus Valley, and Mesopotamia it is the time humans realized the need for development and constructing a shelter instead of finding one. The construction of pyramids which is still uncertain were some of the first of the large structure constructions, other ancient great constructions include the Qanat water management system, The Appian Way, Great Wall of China, and many others. There are some famous and even mysterious constructions which are not yet completed decoded and consists of many myths embedded in them, for example, Veerabhadra temple(also known as Lepakshi temple) located in India is famous for its floating pillar, The Goseck Circle located in Germany is an astronomical Clock combines advanced science with some superstition. The Yonaguni Monument which lies in the underwater of Japan, it is believed that is may or may not be man-made. ∙The archaeological excavations of the ruins of Indus Valley and Harappa proved the existence of well-developed techniques of architecture and construction which is much resembled the modern techniques used today.
Fig. Great bath at Mohenjodaro



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