Civil engineering involves the science and art of designing the infrastructure of a modern civilized society. Civil engineering is a composite of many specific disciplines, all of which are represented at HDR.

Geotechnical - Analyzing subterranean rock and soil and determining suitability to support extreme loads

Structural - Designing steel, concrete, or timber-framed structures such as tall buildings, bridges, dams, towers, platforms, retaining walls, foundations and stadiums

Transportation - Designing and analyzing roadways, structures, railroads, transit systems, ports, airports, and traffic control systems

Water/Wastewater - Designing water treatment and distribution systems, and wastewater treatment and collection solutions

Water Resources - Designing drainage systems, detention and retention ponds, navigational waterways, flood control levees, dams and lakes

Other tasks performed by HDR civil engineers:

  • Dam and levee design
  • Highway and roadway design and planning
  • Wetland development and planning
  • Railroad design and planning
  • Bridge design, inspection and analysis
  • Wastewater treatment facility design and evaluation
  • Pollution remediation planning and engineering
  • Steel and reinforced concrete structure design
  • Landfill design
  • Hydropower plants design and engineering

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