adhesion. n. 1. the quality or condition of sticking together or holding fast. 2. ability to make firm contact without skidding or slipping. 3. attachment or fidelity, as to a political party, cause, etc.
Civil engineers typically do the following: 1  Analyze long range plans, survey reports, maps, and other data in order to plan projects. 2  Consider construction costs, government regulations, potential environmental hazards, and other factors in planning the stages of, and risk analysis for, a project.
The civil engineer. The civil engineer is the person who designs the foundations, develops the structural scheme, sizes structural members, designs wastewater and stormwater systems etcâ¦. This person will almost always have completed a real engineering course and will either be licensed or be on the way to be licensed.