r/civilengineering is a subreddit with 226k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses civil engineering, job, looking for, struggling, and struggle, and they frequently recommend/review calculator, steel toed boots, and project management software.
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Popular Themes in r/civilengineering
#1
Advice Requests
: "My small business is about to lose most of its parking because of a 1938 highway right-of-way that nobody knew existed, and planned road improvements could eventually put us out of business. What would you do?"
19 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Hate civil engineering."
4 posts
#3
Money Talk
: "Raises in large firms"
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/civilengineering
#1
Civil Engineering
: "31 y/o pursuing first time bachelors in Civil Engineering"
57 posts
#2
Job
56 posts
#3
Looking For
41 posts
#4
Struggling
32 posts
#5
Struggle
29 posts
#6
Struggles
28 posts
#7
Struggled
24 posts
#8
Graduate
21 posts
#9
Job Search
9 posts
#10
Find
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/civilengineering
Calculator
20 reviews
#1
Texas Instruments
5.0★ from 13 reviews
#2
Casio
4.4★ from 5 reviews
#3
HP
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Steel Toed Boots
19 reviews
#1
Red Wing
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Timberland
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Keen
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Project Management Software
15 reviews
#1
Asana
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
monday.com
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Clickup
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/civilengineering
#1
Career
: "Tell me your most absurd contruction site related stories, I'll start in the comment"
36 posts
#2
Question
: "Shocked at intern’s reliance on AI"
30 posts
#3
Real Life
: "Found out my wife and I are working on the same project"
8 posts
#4
Education
: "Is Civil Engineering or Transportation Engineering the right major to pursue if I want to work with Railroads?"
8 posts
#5
Meme
: "Somebody Really Said, "Just Run It." 🤣"
4 posts
#6
PE/FE License
: "Passed my FE in 19 tries!"
4 posts
#7
Miserable Monday
: "Monday - Miserable Monday Complaint Thread"
2 posts
#8
United States
: "Should we be concerned?"
2 posts
#9
Europe
: "Two types of SUDS in Cardiff and Paris"
2 posts
#10
UK
: "UK: Quantity Surveying Salaries"
1 post
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Yearly
+38k members(19.9%)
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Last updated: August 5, 2026