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 INTRODUCTION

The Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) has created the Inter Specialty Group
(ISG) in order to encourage specialization in the various Specialty fields of the Civil Engineering
Profession. The various Specialty Disciplines in turn are tasked with nurturing and enhancing
their respective fields of specialization in order to further encourage professional development
and the technical capabilities of its individual members.

Outlined are the areas of specialization of the various individual Specialty Groups
through their subgroups or subspecialties. The purpose of the subgrouping is to clearly delineate
the scope of responsibilities within the Specialty group and intra Specialty groups to prevent
overlapping.

THE SIX SPECIALTY DIVISIONS

1.0 ENVIRONMENTAL AND ENERGY ENGINEERING (EEE)

SPECIALTY DIVISION

1.1 Background

Energy, climate, and infrastructure systems are closely tied together, and these
connections manifest in many forms:

 Our society cannot function without energy and infrastructure system

 Energy systems with the lowest possible greenhouse gas footprint are a key to
mitigating climate change
 Civil infrastructure systems are a backbone of society, and they are also major
users of energy that needs to be reduces for a more sustainable development

1.2 EEE Specialty Division ‘prepares’ CE professionals who will be able to :

 Analyze from engineering, environmental, economic, and management

perspectives complex problems such as energy efficiency of buildings,
environmentally informed design of transportation systems, embodied energy of
construction materials, electricity from renewable sources and biofuels; and
 Address overarching societal problems such as mitigation of greenhouse gas
emissions and adaptation of infrastructure to a changing climate.

1.3 Definition (Based on Fe. 18, 2001 National Board Meeting and Subsequent Memo
Circular)

Application of civil engineering principles, processes and procedures to improve ot

remediate the land, air and water environment, and/or to convert, produce, transfer,
distribute, use, or conserve energy with the most positive impact and/or least
negative impact on the environment, including natural or environmental disaster risk
management.

1.4 Sub-Specialization

1.4.1 Environmental Engineering

The application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural

environment (air, water, and/or land resources) to provide healthy water, air and land
for human habitation (house or home) and for other organisms, and to remediate
polluted sites.

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 1.4.2 Energy Engineering

A broad field of engineering dealing with energy efficiency, energy service,

facility management, plant engineering, environmental compliance and alternative
energy technologies.

1.43 Civil and Chemical Engineering : Where is the Delineation?

In many universities in the world, Environmental Engineering follows either

the Department of Civil Engineering or Chemical Engineering Program.

 Environmental “civil engineers” focus on hydrology, water resources

management, bioremediation, and water treatment plant design.
 Environmental “chemical engineers”, on the other hand, focus on
environmental chemistry, advanced air and water treatment technologies and
separation process.

1.5 General Topics (Qualitative)

1.5.1 Environmental Engineering

 Waste Water Management

 Air and Noise Pollution Control
 Solid Waster Management
 Radiation Protection
 Industrial Hygiene
 Environmental Sustainability’
 Public Health Issues
 Environmental engineering laws, RAs, AOs
 Environmental impact assessment of proposed construction projects

1.5.2 Energy Engineering

 Generation of electric power

 Nuclear power issues
 Energy planning (planning for generation capacity expansions, hydropower
planning, network and transmission planning, reliability);
 Energy policy and economics (financial and customer markets, regulatory ad
financial issues);
 Energy development (solar power, renewable energy, waster-to-energy
systems)
 Energy systems operation (thermal and hydropower operation and
optimization, scheduling, load forecasting, demand-side management)
 Energy efficiency, reducing consumption of or conservation of energy;
 Energy sustainability as related to energy and power production, distribution,
and usage;
 Waste management and environmental issues; and
 Energy infrastructure issues (power plant safety, security of infrastructure
network)

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1.6 Scope of Environmental Engineering

1.6.1. Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation

Take the lead role in the following:

 Identification and evaluation process to assess the potential impacts of a
proposed project, plans, programs, policies, or legislative actions upon the
physical-chemical, biological, cultural and socio-economic components on
environmental conditions;
 Application of scientific and engineering principles to evaluate if there are
likely to be any adverse impacts to water quality, flora and fauna, agricultural
capacity, traffic impacts, social impacts, ecological impacts, noise impacts,
visual (landscape) impacts, etc.
 Formulation of mitigation measures

1.6.2 Water Quality Management

 Management of water resources for potable and other uses, such as –

agricultural, commercial, industrial, recreational and energy
 Evaluation of water balance within a watershed and determine the available
water supply, the water needed for various needs in that watershed, the
seasonal cycles of water movement through the watershed
 Developing systems to store, treat, and convey water for various uses
 Treatment of water to achieve water quality objectives for the end users

1.6.3 Waste Water Conveyance and Treatment

 Developing collection and treatment systems to carry waste material away

from where people live and produce the waste and discharge it into the
environment.

1.6.4 Air Quality Management

 Design of manufacturing and combustion processes to reduce air pollutant to

acceptable levels
 Developing air pollution dispersion models to evaluate the concentration of a
pollutant at the receptor or the impact on overall air quality from vehicle
exhausts and industrial gas stack emissions.

1.6.5 Solid Waste Management

 Designing, management systems for the collection, transport, processing or

disposal, managing and monitoring of waste materials produced by human
activity with minimum or no detrimental effects ,as well as its utilization for
energy production.

1.6.6 Other Applications

 Environmental Policy and Regulation Development

 Contaminated land management and site remediation
 Hazardous Waste Management
 Natural Resource Management
 Noise Pollution
 Risks Assessment

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 1.7 Scope of Energy Engineering

It covers civil engineering aspects that are either directly related to, or can ultimately
contribute to the production, distribution storage of energy (ASCE)

1.7.1 Sustainable or “Green” Construction

The type of construction concerned with environmental impacts in addition to

the creation of a usable structure.

Measures to address environmental sustainability

 Increasing energy efficiency
 Reducing the amount of energy a structure needs in the long term using
sustainable materials such as recycled materials and renewable materials
 Measures designed to benefit the environment such as installation of a
rooftop garden, water reduction measures, and the use of nontoxic
building materials.

1.7.2 Renewable and Alternative Energy

Quantitative principles and technology associated with energy sources

primarily
driven by the sun, the moon and the earth’s geology; solar, wing, wave, hydro-
electric, geothermal and tidal energy.

1.7.3 Energy Recovery

Harnessing energy content of waste products directly by using them as a direct

combustion fuel, or indirectly by processing them into another type of fuel.
Thermal treatment ranges from using waste as a fuel source for cooking or
heating and the use of gas fuel, to fuel for boilers to generate steam and
electricity in a turbine.

1.8 Waste-to-Energy (WtE) or Energy-from-Waster (EfW)

Waste-to-energy (WtE) or Energy-from-Waster(EfW) – process of creating energy in

the form of electricity or heat from the incineration of waste source. Most WtE processes
produce electricity directly through combustion, or produce a combustible fuel commodity, such
as methane, ethanol or synthetic fuels.

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2.0 GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING SPECIALTY DIVISION

1.1 Definition

Geotechnical Engineering is that branch of Civil Engineering that deals with the
Earth
as the ultimate structure to support loads and manmade structures.

It is primarily concerned with the behavior of earth materials. Although primarily

useful
in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering is also used in military, mining,
petroleum engineering for construction on or in the ground.

Geotechnical Engineering uses the principles of soil mechanics, rock mechanics and
empirical observations to understand the subsurface soil/rock conditions and determine
their physical, chemical and mechanical properties and predict their behavior using
mechanistic principles or empirical knowledge. It is used to evaluate the stability of
natural and man-made slopes, assess risks posed by site conditions, design earthwork
slopes, and monitor site conditions and performance of foundations.

2.2 Sub-Specialty Groups and Scope of Responsibility

2.2.1 The Geo Mechanics

The Geo Mechanics group is typically embracing the realms of the Theoretical
Soil Mechanics and Rock mechanics as well as practical aspects of Soil and
Rock Behavior based on empirical observations and their applications for
interpreting Soil and Rock Behavior.

 Constitute behavior of geomaterials

 Computational methods in Geomecahnics
 Soil/Rock Testing methods using advanced (stress path / unsaturated soils) and
Conventional in situ and laboratory soil testing methods in the Field and
laboratory for determining the Physical, chemical and mechanical properties
of Soil and Rock.
 Advanced Geotechnical and Geophysical in-situ testing technique

2.2.2 The Geo Structures

The Geo Structures subspecialty deals with the earth (soil and rock) as the
ultimate Foundation material and studies the interaction of the soil / rock with
the structures and load imposed on it or within it. It is also concerned with the
study of soil and rock stresses and their effects on underground structures.

 Foundations Engineering
 Tunnels and Underground structures such as tanks and Subway Tunnels
 Retaining Systems

2.2.3 The Geo Dynamics

The Geo Dynamics subspecialty deals with the dynamic soil and rock properties
needed in the design of structures and buildings where soil or dynamic behavior
are taken into account together with their interaction effects with manmade
structures

The behavior of Soils and Rocks during Earthquakes or when subjected to

cyclic or random shock loadings such as explosives is part of this realm.
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  Dynamic Testing of Soil and Rock
 Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquake Engineering
 In situ and laboratory testing of soil elastic properties (Poisson’s ratio, Shake
Table, Dynamic Shear Modulus, Seismic shear wave velocity) and their means
of propagation
 Dynamics of Debris Flows

2.2.4 The Geo Environmental

The Geo Environmental subspecialty group is concerned with the aspects of

pollutant transport and propagation into the environment and how this can be
controlled or mitigated.

The mitigation and fate of pollutants into the soil or rock is an area of study that
is of critical importance in the choice of the remediation strategy and
technology that could be adopted.

Sanitary landfill impermeabilization using natural liners and geosynthetics to

prevent leachate contamination is an Integral part of the subspecialty
responsibility

 Pollutant Transport Phenomena and fate modelling

 Geotechnical Aspects of MSW Landfill Design including liner technology,
design and testing.

2.2.5 The Geo Modification

The Goemodification subspecialty group deals with the amelioration,
enhancement or improvement of the soil through mechanical, chemical and use
of Ground improvement technologies

By chemical measures the physical as well as chemical behaviors of soils are

altered to produce a material with the desired properties.

Ground Improvement enhances the mechanical properties of the soil through

use of mechanical inclusions such as Aggregates piers or cementitious grouts
to make these stronger or more stable.

 Ground Improvement Technologies

 Ground Reinforcement with the use and application of Geosynthetics and other
reinforcing materials

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3.0 PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SPECIALTY
DIVISION

3.1 Definition

3.1.1 Project Management

Is the discipline, art and skill of planning, controlling and managing of

resources to bring about the successful completion of specific goals and
objectives of civil engineering projects. It relates to the provision of tools and
techniques that enable the project team to successful attain its objectives.

3.1.2 Construction Engineering

Is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific,
mathematical, economic, managerial and practical knowledge in order to
develop, design, build and operate safe structures, systems, materials and
process that ultimately improve the quality of lives of people.

3.1.3 Quantity Survey and Cost Estimating

a. Quantity Survey - is the process of identifying the various work items

of a certain project, quantifying them and posting the corresponding units
of measurements.

b. Cost Estimating - is the process of determining the cost per work item
by multiplying the quantities and the unit Costs to derive the cost per work;
then adding the Overheads and contractor’s margin or OCM; and summing
up the total cost of a project being estimated

3.2 General Topics

 Project Identification and Initiation
 Project Preparation
 Appraisal and Financing
 Engineering and Detailed Design
 Construction
 Operation and Maintenance
 Post Project Evaluation

3.3 Project Management

3.3.1 Management
 Planning and Scheduling
 Organization
 Staffing
 Directing and Supervising
 Controlling
 Reporting
 Monitoring and Evaluation
 Coordinating and Controlling
 Reviewing

3.3.2 Resources
 Money / Funds
 Materials
 Manpower / Labor
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  Equipment / Machineries
 Methods / Technologies
 Information

3.3.3 Consulting Services

 Type of Services
 Procurement Services


3.4 Construction Engineering

3.4.1 Planning and Scheduling

 Project Site Analysis
 Bar Chart and S-Curve
 Quantity Survey and Cost Estimating
 Manning Schedule
 Equipment Schedule
 Budgeting

3.4.2 Project Organization and Staffing

3.4.3 Direction and Supervision

3.4.4 Coordination and Control

 Coordination with all disciplines (Architectural, Civil, Structural, Sanitary,
Electrical and Mechanical)
 Coordination among Owner, Contractor, Suppliers, Laborers, etc.
 Project Control

3.4.5 Monitoring and Evaluation

3.4.6 Reporting and Documentation

3.4.7 Procurement
 Goods
 Labor
 Sub-Contractors
 Consulting Services
 Government Procurement System

3.4.8 Contract Administration

 Mediation and Arbitration

3.4.9 Financial Management

3.4.10 Project Safety

 Safety Policies
 Resources
 Standards
 Procedures
 Research and Development

3.4.11 Project Completion, Acceptance and Turnover

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3.5 Quality Survey and Cost Estimating

3.5.1 Contract Documents

3.5.2 Work Items

3.5.3 Quantity Take Off

3.5.4 Cost Development

 Material Cost
 Equipment Cost
 Labor Cost
 Sub-Contract Cost
 Others Costs

3.5.5 Overheads and Contractor’s Margin (OCM)

3.5.6 Project Cost Estimate

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4.0 STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING SPECIALTY DIVISION

4.1 Definition

Structural Engineering is a branch of civil engineering that deals with the application
of technology and specific principles to the planning, analysis and design of structures
that support loads so that the structure will be safe, functional, effective, economical,
and environmentally compatible.

4.2 Scope of Services under RA 544

The practice of civil engineer shall embrace services in the form of consultation,
design, preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, erection, installation and
supervision of the construction of streets, bridges, highways, railroads, airports and
hangars, portworks, canals, river and shore improvement, lighthouses, and dry docks;
buildings, fixed structures for irrigation, flood protection, drainage water supply and
sewerage works; demolition of permanent structures; and tunnels.

4.3 Delineation of Services

4.3.1 By Type of Service

 Consultation, Research studies, Reports
 Planning
 Design Services for Construction Projects
 Services related to Structural Evaluation of Existing Structures
 Engineering Support Services
 Modeling and Instrumentation
 Demolition
 Damage / Disaster Prevention and Control
 Resource Utilization

4.3.2 By Type of Infrastructure

 Buildings and other Vertical Structures
 Retaining, Containment and Underground Structures

4.4 Structural Engineering Sub-Specialization

 Buildings and other Vertical Structures
 Retaining, Containment and Underground Structures
 Structural Mechanics and Dynamics
 Structural Materials and Technology

4.5 General Topics

 National Structural Code
 Theory of Structures and Strength of Materials
 Vertical and Lateral Loads
 Design Philosophies

4.6 Scope and Sub-Specialties

4.6.1 Buildings and Other Vertical Structures

Buildings and other vertical structures includes all structural engineering

services related to buildings, infrastructure, and support facilities

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 This sub-specialty is primarily driven by the creative manipulation of materials
and forms and the underlying mathematical and scientific principles to achieve
an end which fulfills its functional requirements and is structurally safe when
subjective to all loads it could reasonably be expected to experience, while
being economical and practical to construct.

Topics under Buildings and Other Vertical Structures

Planning, Analysis, Design, Damage/Disaster Prevention Control and

Demolition of the following structures:
 Buildings
 Bridges
 Towers and Antennas
 Domes and Gymnasium
 Plates and Shells
 Ports and Harbor Facilities
 Piers, Dolphins, Groins
 Offshore Platforms
 Machine Foundations
 Piles and Caissons

4.6.2 Retaining, Containment and Underground/Underwater Structures

This sub-specialty deals with all structural engineering services to structures

whose main function is to retain and/or contain materials.

Topics under Retaining, Containment and Underground /Underwater Structures

 Dams
 Reservoirs
 Tsunami Walls
 Breakwaters
 Bins and Silos
 Flood Control and Drainage Structures
 Tanks, Bunkers
 Dikes
 Pipes and Tunnels
 Retaining Walls
 Slope Protection
 Underground/
 Underwater Facilities

4.6.3 Structural Materials and Technology

This sub-specialty deals with the development of technology, study of materials

and creation of new materials which can be used in construction of structures.

Topics in Material Resources and Technologies

 Timber and Wood
 Stone and Masonry
 Steel and Metals
 Concrete and Reinforced Concrete
 Pre and Post tensioned Materials
 Composite and Fiber Materials
 Damping System
 Glass, Plastics, Synthetics and New Materials

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  Non-Destructive Testing and Semi-Destructive Testing
 Identification and Development of Non Traditional Building Materials

4.6.4 Structural Mechanics and Dynamics

This sub-specialty deals with structural engineering services involved in the use
of computational/numerical methods, analytical models, geared to develop
structural engineering tools for use in the analysis and design of structures to
gain better understanding of the behavior of structures and materials.

Topics in Structural Mechanics and Dynamics

 Applied Mechanics
 Elasticity, Plasticity and Buckling Analysis
 Computational Methods
 Linear and Non Linear Dynamic Analysis
 Wind, Earthquake and Wave Mathematical Modeling and Simulations

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5.0 TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING SPECIALTY DIVISION

5.1 Definition

Transportation Engineering is a branch of Civil Engineering that deals with the

application of technology and scientific principles to the planning, functional design,
operation, and management of facilities for any mode of transportation in order to
provide for the safe, rapid, comfortable, convenient, economical, and environmentally
compatible movement of people and goods.

Transportation Planning is the functional area within Transportation Engineering

that deals with the relationship of land use to travel patterns and travel demands; the
planning, evaluation, and programming of transportation, facilities, including
roadways, transit, terminals, parking, pedestrian facilities, bikeways, and good
movement (ITE)

Traffic Engineering is that phase of Transportation Engineering that deals with the
planning, geometric design, and traffic operations of roads, street and highways, their
networks, terminals, abutting lands, and relationships with other modes of
transportation (Evans, 1950).

Highway Engineering is that branch of Transportation Engineering that deals with the
planning, design, and operations of roads and bridges and related facilities.

Railway Engineering is that branch of Transportation Engineering that deals with the
planning, design and operation of railways and related facilities.

Water Transportation is that branch of Transportation Engineering that deals with

the planning, design and operation of water transportation facilities such as ports,
navigational systems and related facilities.

Air Transportation is that branch of Transportation Engineering that deals with the
planning, design and operation of air transportation facilities such as airports,
navigational systems and related facilities.

5.2 Scope of Services Under RA 544

The practice of civil engineer shall embrace services in the form of consultation,
design, preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, erection, installation and
supervision of the construction of streets, bridges, highways, railroads, airports and
hangars, portworks, canals, river and shore improvements, lighthouses, and dry docks;
buildings, fixed structures for irrigation, flood protection, drainage water supply and
sewerage works; demolition of permanent structures; tunnels.

5.3 Delineation of Services

5.3.1 By Type of Services

 Consultation
 Planning
 Design
 Construction, including supervision
 Demolition
 Resource utilization
 Damage/disaster prevention and Control

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 5.3.2 By Type of Infrastructure
 Buildings
 Transport Infrastructure
 Water engineering facilities

5.4 Transportation Engineering Sub-Specializations

 Transport Planning
 Traffic Engineering
 Highway Engineering
 Railway Engineering
 Water Transport Engineering
 Air Transport Engineering

5.5 General Topics

 Transportation and Society
 Transportation System and its components
 Transportation organizations in the Philippines
 Economic regulatory systems in the Philippines
 General transportation planning processes
 Land use and transportation
 Analytical tools

5.6 Topics in Transportation Planning

 Urban travel characteristics
 Freight transportation
 Planning studies
 Public transport
 Transportation terminals
 Parking facilities
 Non-motorized transport
 Transportation models
 Financial and economic considerations
 Environmental and energy considerations
 Institutional Issues

5.7 Topics in Traffic Engineering

 Traffic flow fundamentals
 Traffic studies
 Traffic management
 Geometric design of highways
 Intersection design and control
 Road safety and traffic accident analysis
 Travel demand forecasting
 Intelligent transportation system

5.8 Topics in Highway Engineering

 Highway planning
 Geometric design of highways
 Pavement design
 Traffic control devices and other accessories
 Road safety and traffic accident analysis

5.9 Topics in Railway Engineering

 Railway transport engineering
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  Planning and design of railway tracks
 Traffic control devices
 Station planning and design
 Cargo handling

5.10 Topics in Water Transportation Engineering

 Port and terminal operations
 Inland operations
 Port design and maintenance
 Container terminal planning and design
 Intermodal and logistics
 Port policies and management
 Port economics
 Port safety and security
 Navigational Systems

5.9 Topics in Air Transportation Engineering

 System Planning
 Airfield Design
 Design of terminal buildings
 Ground access and distribution
 Communication and navigation systems
 Air traffic management
 Institutional Issues

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6.0 WATER ENGINEERING SPECIALTY DIVISION

6.1 Definition

Water Engineering is a branch of Civil Engineering practice that deals with the
conceptualization, planning, design, operation and maintenance of facilities to control,
utilize and manage water resources and water-related facilities.

It requires knowledge on meteorology, hydrology, hydrogeology, geology, fluid

mechanics, hydraulics, coastal processes, oceanography, and estuarine hydrodynamics.
Combines, they provide complete quantitative and qualitative picture of physical,
chemical and biological properties of water; and possible extremes of water bot has a
natural resource and as a medium of transport.

6.2 Sub-Specialization Category

The sub-specialization categories identified under Water Engineering serve to provide

answers and/or solution to the following questions and problems:

a) Quantity of water (how much is needed, how much is expected, who may use this
water) – referring to diversion of and withdrawal of water.

b) Water quality (facilities for removing impurities, regulate waste disposal,

standards)

c) Hydraulic structures (diversion source, treatment, storage, transmission,

distribution, waster collection and treatment, control of excess water, protection
works)

d) Economics and Financial viability (costs and benefits, economic and financial
indicators, sustainable and judicious use of water, ensuring that groundwater,
surface and coastal water are preserved)

e) Social Aspects ( providing safe water to large members of people and sustainable
environmentally sensitive use of water)

6.3 Functional Fields of Water Engineering

6.3.1 Irrigation Engineering

The artificial process of applying water to the soil to help in growing

agricultural crops or maintaining the landscapes where there is shortage of
natural water by rain. It involves the planning, design, construction and
operation of irrigation systems which would include sources (surface, spring
and groundwater), convenience (canals, pipelines), distribution (farm ditches,
sprinkles, drip systems) for agricultural purposes).

6.3.2 Hydropower Engineering

The production of electricity by harnessing water, by transforming hydro-

potential energy into kinetic energy to drive turbine-generators; thus generating
electric power. The practice of hydropower engineering for civil engineers
involves analysis, implementation and operation of various facilities – dams and
reservoirs, barrages, diversion works, hardworks, channels penstocks,
powerhouse and the associated protection works against extreme events like
floods and earthquakes.

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 6.3.2 Waterworks and Sewerage

Waterworks and sewerage deals with the provision of potable, safe and
sustainable water supply for domestic, municipal, commercial and industrial
use; and the management and proper disposal of wastewater which comes from
the utilization of this water. Conduct of feasibility studies, planning and design,
project implementation and operation of water and wastewater systems
(sources, transmissions, storage, treatment and distribution facilities) are tasks
to which engineers specializing in this field are expected to handle.

6.3.4 Coastal and Waterways Engineering

It is a branch of Water Engineering, the field of practice of which requires the

science of oceanography, meteorology, geography and geology. It also involves
the planning, design, construction and operations of coastal protection structures
and the provision of inputs for marine structures – ports and harbors. Waterways
in this regard include both saltwater and freshwater bodies which are being used
as navigation channels. Hence, open channel hydraulics and sediment transport
also form part of this sub-specialization.

6.3.5 Flood Mitigation and Drainage

This sub-specialization deals with the engineering studies, planning and design,
and essentially control of excess water. Civil engineers, in this functional field
should be required to have adequate knowledge in flood hydrology, river
morphology and sedimentation studies, open channel hydraulics, culvert designs
to include bridge hydrology and hydraulics. Flood mitigation may also require
flood detention basins, river training and pumping stations.

6.3.6 Water Resource Development and Management

Water sources would require civil engineers practicing in this functional field of
knowledge of hydrology, meteorology, geology, biology, chemistry, integrated
to provided quantitative and qualitative picture of the physical, chemical and
biological properties of water as natural and an economic resource. As a
resource, it involves the development and appropriate utilization of water for
domestic, recreational, commercial and industrial use of man, and the natural
requirements of plant and animal life. The utilization would also depend on
social, political, economic, institutional and environmental considerations.

Aside from hydrology, hydrogeology, hydraulics and coastal engineering, the

sub-specialization would often times, require knowledge of resource
management, systems engineering, economic regulation and environmental
sciences.

6.4 Topics in Irrigation Engineering

a) Hydrology and Hydrogeology

b) Water Quality – source, treatment requirement and drainage water
c) Hydraulic Structures – source development (wells, springs, surface water),
diversion dams, intakes and headworks, pumping stations, canals, in-farm
distribution facilities, sprinkler systems, drip irrigation
d) Water Management – cropping requirements, diversion requirements, cropping
patterns, diversifies cropping, operation and maintenance, institutional
requirements.

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6.5 Topics in Hydropower Engineering

a) Hydrology, Lake Studies, Coastal Engineering, Tidal Studies

b) Hydraulic Structures – Dams, reservoirs, headworks, penstocks, headrace, surge
tanks/chambers, desanders, tailrace structures gates; unit selection
c) Power and energy demand forecast, reservoir operating rules, operation modes
(peak and off-peak energy, base load and on-peak load plants

6.6 Topics in Water and Sanitation

a) Water source hydrology and hydrogeology (springs, wells, surface water and
rainwater harvesting)
b) Water treatment process and water treatment plants
c) Hydraulic structures – source facilities, transmission lines, controls and valves,
distribution network, storage facilities, individual connections.
d) Population and water demand projections, operational rules, institutional and
legal framework, management models
e) Wastewater management and treatment plants (Sewage treatment plants,
sewerage systems, low-cost sanitation, lagoons, soak-aways)
f) Water recycling , re-use
g) Solid waste management systems

6.7 Topics in Coastal Engineering and Waterways

a) Wave theory, processes and propagation in the near shore

b) Beach and sediment transport
c) Nearshore processes and shore stabilization
d) Coastal Hazards (storm surge, high waves, coastal flooding, tsunamis)
e) Engineering design of structures (ports and harbors, coastal protection works)
f) Ports and waterway operation and maintenance

6.8 Topics in Flood Control and Drainage

a) Hydro-meteorological studies (rainfall depths, intensities, duration, frequency)

b) Rainfall-run-off relationships (Evapotranspiration, infiltration, time of
concentrations, effective run-off)
c) Watershed characteristics (slopes, vegetation cover, run-off coefficient)
d) River morphology (channel characteristics, roughness coefficient, hydraulic
capacities, scouring and sedimentation)
e) Hydraulic Structures – channels, culverts, protection works, pumping stations,
scours and sedimentation, bridge hydraulics.
f) Operation and maintenance

6.9 Topics in Water Resources Development and Management

a) Groundwater Management (available safe yield, ground, water mining, radius of

influence, static water levels, pumping water levels, salinity levels, site
remediation)
b) River Basin Management ( multiple purpose use, tributaries and main river
channels, backwater effects, saline intrusion, upstream and downstream
environmental effects, water use regulatory requirements)
c) Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM)
d) Flood Plain Management
e) Coastal Resources Management
f) Water Rights and Regulations

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 g) Environment Statutes and Requirements (including effluent discharge, quality)

6.10 Who could become Water Engineering Specialist?

a) Life-time PICE members

b) Government Civil Engineers involved in the planning, design, project
implementation and operation and maintenance of water-related infrastructures or
systems (NIA, NPC, LWUA, NPC, DOST, DPWH, DILG, PAGASA, MMDA,
DENR, etc)
c) Civil Engineering employed by mining companies
d) Civil Engineers involved in planning and design of hydraulic structures
e) Civil Engineers in Water Engineering research works
f) Civil Engineers involved in water sampling, water quality testing, monitoring
g) Civil Engineers involved in the manufacture of materials and components of
water related infrastructures (treatment plants, pumps, hydraulic gates, turbines,
etc)
h) Civil Engineers in the academe providing instructions and/or research
supervision of water engineering course
i) Engineering contractor for water engineering structures
j) Registered Civil Engineers involved in policy formulation, technical assistance in
financial institutions, and economic planning (NEDA, Worldbank, JBIC, ADB,
LBP, DBP, etc.)

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REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCREDITATION OF SPECIALTY DIVISION

TYPE I – NO EVALUATION
PICE Members who have been awarded a Certificate of Recognition by the Professional
Regulation Commission for the specific area of specialization prior to the year 2000.

TYPE II – NEW APPLICANTS

Compliance with the Criteria – New Requirements for accreditation of specialist
member:
1. All applicants must be PICE life members
2. No Examination – Applicants with at least 15 years experience, or with a doctoral
degree in the area of specialization are not required to take a written examination
but will be subject to an interview by the concerned Committee of the Specialty
Division.
3. With Examination
3.1 Applicants with at least 10 years of experience in the area of Specialization may
take the examination, OR
3.2 Applicants with at least five (5) years rated continuous active practice in the
area of specialization; AND at least CPD (Continuing Professional
Development) units, provided that not more than 30 CPD units that have been
obtained before year 2000 can be credited; OR
3.3 Applicants with a master’s degree in and at least three (3) years active practice
in the area of specialization
 The examination for accreditation as a specialist member will be guided by
the Design Manual and/or Syllabus to be issued as reference by the five (5)
Specialty Divisions as well as seminars to be attended by the applicants
 AND: Interview at the discretion of the concerned specialty division
4. Applicants must submit duly notarized curriculum vitae
5. The PICE National Secretariat shall receive all applications for accreditation and is
tasked to verify the authenticity of documents and information submitted

Submit :
1. Detailed description of practice in the specific area of specialization
Enumerate the dates/periods of engagement and provide a list of project participated
in, with corresponding description of technical service(s) rendered (Follow format
Form S2 – see Appendix B)
2. Proof of engagement and certified true copy of Certifications
3. Other requirements listed in the Form S1 (see Appendix A)

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