In 2025, civil engineering and infrastructure design teams are under increasing pressure to deliver faster, collaborate more efficiently, and adopt BIM-ready workflows. There is also considerable choice depending on your project requirements. If you are a civil engineering student, it’s worth noting that you are not limited to Autodesk tools. Choosing software that is better…
The selection of design speeds for a road or highway project is dependent on several factors including traffic volume, roadway classification, number of travel lanes and environmental factors. Once determined, the design speed provides a framework, in accordance with local standards, for the various geometric design criteria which make up the three-dimensional footprint of a…
AEC projects are often initiated by an architectural design that uses local coordinates without geospatial referencing. While this may be adequate for collaboration with a structural engineer, workflow problems arise if the project involves civil infrastructure, such as access roads and piped services. In this case, the engineer will require accurate survey coordinates in order…
Control of water on road surfaces is an essential component of highway design both for safety and service life. Surface water slows traffic and contributes to accidents due to hydroplaning and reduced visibility from splash and spray. Highway surfaces and layered pavements generally have a cross slope of two percent from the highway crown towards…
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In 2025, civil engineering and infrastructure design teams are under increasing pressure to deliver faster, collaborate more efficiently, and adopt BIM-ready workflows. There is also considerable choice depending on your project requirements. If you are a civil engineering student, it’s worth noting that you are not limited to Autodesk tools. Choosing software that is better…
“Following the launch of the very first IBM PC, we were in unexplored territory. The tensions were high and nothing was going to plan in the last few hours of the highly anticipated release. It’s amazing how frustrated you can get with computers” says Civil Designer Managing Director, Vincent Bester. Today, Civil Designer is the leader in…