What is the role of a civil engineer in construction of dams?

Question

What is the role of a civil engineer in construction of dams?

Answer 1

Dear ma,

Thank you, am also fine like you then yeah ma he is an important role of basic structural design of construction initial to till finishing.

Answer 2

structural design, oversee construction, maintenance of equipment and inspection of the structure.

Answer 3

leveling of the land,

strength of the materials used to build of walls according to area and water capacity.

Water exhaust while flood comes.

Electricity generation from the dam....

Answer 4

The role of a civil engg. in construction of dam because many similarty of building const. and dam const. i.e structural , soil test, equiments, and many more.  

Answer 5

Assuming a large scale project and the dam has already been designed and a bid accepted, there will probably be more than one civil engineer on the project working in different roles such as:

Project Manager and Chief Inspector for the Owner,

Project Manager for the Contractor,

Surveyors Engineer, Materials Engineer, Field Engineers and the most popular, the Agency or Jurisdiction's Engineer.

For the design, there will be surveyors, hydrologists, civil, structural and geotechnicals involved, perhaps environmental, irrigation and others.

All these positions are often occupied by "a civil engineer" with experience in this particular area of civil.  It is a broad field.

Answer 6

structure and functional design. he makes sure it works.