It is one of the things we begin to learn as young children. We learn to do it with sentences, we learn to do it with our thoughts. In a more concrete way, we also learn how to construct things with our hands by playing with blocks and Lego and all other sorts of building toys. When engineers talk about construction they are referring to something a little more specific.
Infrastructure refers to all the things which support a community s basic needs.
It includes power and water distribution systems, road networks, sewer and sewage systems, and more and more, the cable, telephone or satellite systems which support communication. Like all types of construction, structures and infrastructure need to have all of their parts put together and arranged in a logical order. A lot of the work of construction engineers is about managing all the elements of a project into this logical order. They have to make sure that all of the people, materials and equipment needed come together at just the right time.