Current Trends in Civil Engineering
Journal Title: Current Trends in Civil & Structural Engineering (CTCSE) - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
The intention of this introductory paper is to demonstrate emerging themes and approaches within the civil engineering profession. With this introduction to the first issue of “Current Trends in Civil Engineering”, emphasis is placed on the challenges that have arisen, as suggested from the title itself. The journal reveals an ambition to approach the issue of “current trends”, as they are precisely faced by this discipline. Currently, the profession is provoked to face the increasing demands of modern societies including multilayered public infrastructure and housing for a constantly rising population, while at the same time targeting financial viability and energy consumption.
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