Does thermodynamics have any use in civil engineering?
January 5th, 2009
I am wondering if I should take thermodynamics or a technical elective, as now I have found out that the civil engineering department at my school is no longer requiring thermodynamics and will substitute a technical elective to fill in for this requirement. If this is true, then do I really need to take thermodynamics to be a civil engineer?
It does have it's uses in Civil Engineering if you are going to design structures and buildings for extreme environments or if you are going to be a materials tester or a Structural Engineer.
But even at that 90% of what you learn in Thermodynamics you will not use in Civil Engineering. It's best to take an elective and get a book on Thermo and read through it.
Posted in civil engineering school
It does have it's uses in Civil Engineering if you are going to design structures and buildings for extreme environments or if you are going to be a materials tester or a Structural Engineer.
But even at that 90% of what you learn in Thermodynamics you will not use in Civil Engineering. It's best to take an elective and get a book on Thermo and read through it.
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