Civil engineering software

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Most civil engineers practise in specialised subsets of civil engineering, such as geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, hydraulic engineering, environmental engineering and land surveying. A variety of software tools are available relating to the different specialised disciplines. Some software houses have attempted to provide design software catering for the variety of infrastructure design fields in an integrated manner (See for example Civil Designer which uses the AllyCAD CAD engine).

Infrastructure design relies heavily on estimates of load, pressure, drainage and flow. Different software packages rely on different formulae and theories as the basis for these calculations. Popular storm drainage simulation models include for example the Rational Method, ILLUDAS, SWMM and HYMO all of which have their own proponents and associated academic debates.