Civil Enigeering Technology

18 Civil Engineering Technology terms

I made this glossary to people that don't understand some words related to Civil Engineering Technology

agency
noun
action or intervention, especially such as to produce a particular effect.
Example: Composting operations at Sheepdrove are regulated by local planning laws and the Environment AGENCY. These rules are very strict and enforced carefully through issuing of licenses and annual inspections. Key areas of concern for the regulation in composting sites are the effect site has on quality of life and health of local residents, contamination, from and traceability of material. This requires careful management which
fr: agence
this is the central intelligence agency known better as CIA
Bridge
Noun
A bridge is a structure carrying a road or a path
Example: While the majority of architectural design was completed by British firm, Foster and Partners (headed by Lord Norman Foster), additional design work was conducted in conjunction with two French companies - SOGELERG and EEG Simecsol (both with extensive previous BRIDGE building history). Perhaps a better example of this complexity is evident during the actual construction of the BRIDGE. The BRIDGE's structural engineering work was completed by SETEC (a German company) headed by Michel Virlogeux (appointed as Chief Engineer on the project), and in conjunction with Dutch engineering firm ARCADIS for the technical design.
fr: Pont
Bridge in Central Park
canal
noun
an artificial waterway constructed to allow the passage of boats or ships inland or to convey water for irrigation.
Example: If there is a decrease in the size of the CANAL or an increase in the volume of contents, structure will inevitably be compressed
fr: canal
Boats in the Canal of Sète moored at the quay in Sète, France.
component
noun
constituting part of a larger whole; constituent.
Example: Therefore, it had standardized system of drawing referencing related to stages of the project, level of detail, and building COMPONENT.
fr: composante
this is a wind component
dam
noun
a barrier constructed to hold back water and raise its level, forming a reservoir used to generate electricity or as a water supply.
Example: This can lead to two conclusions, that the inhabitants were sufficiently worried about attack that measures needed to be taken and that they had ships to spare (Renwick 1979: 7) The excavation of these ships was an extremely lengthy and expensive process and required the building of a coffer DAM which enclosed the area and allowed the water to be pumped out and drained.
fr: barrage
Hoover Dam on the side of Nevada
design
Noun
a plan or drawing produced to show the look and function or workings of a building
Example: They vary in their construction and DESIGN, but the general rule and purpose is essentially unchanged.
fr: Conception
Skyline in Germany
discipline
noun
a branch of knowledge, typically one studied in higher education.
fr: discipline
the military is a good example on how to achieve discipline
Environment
Noun
Environment is the real nature of the earth
Example: This system allows freedom and more of a natural ENVIRONMENT; the one drawback is that they can not exercise outdoors.
fr: Environnement
Valley of Tasman River in New Zealand
firm
a business organization that sells goods or services to make a profit
Example: Furthermore, this will permit a better management of the FIRM's assets, possibly even enabling it to benefit from future investment opportunities, as they will have some constancy in their revenue figures, and to make long-run plans. A possibly worthwhile investment which should be studied further is the expansion of the FIRM's facilities, particularly the acquisition of larger storage tanks.
fr: Organisation d'affaires
an organization that used to sell seeds
fortune
noun
a very large amount of money or property
Example: With few powers (possibly the reason why American presidents have to reply on character and good FORTUNE so much) once in office, a president can do little except hope for such favourable opportunities and situations. Though good FORTUNE also encompasses factors such as the economy and legislative success, there is barely a situation which alone has the potential to affect a country's economy, morals and very infrastructure more than a conflict.
fr: fortune
coin with a figure of an Indian Goddess of good deed
global
noun
relating to the whole world; worldwide
Example: Consequential, the reduction or removal of trade barriers on a non-discriminatory MFN basis would reinforce the above mentioned effects and further enhance national and GLOBAL economic welfare (Stern, 1999). Accordingly, the analysis APEC countries showed, that all countries individually gain more from GLOBAL liberalization than they do from joining APEC alone
fr: globale
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material
noun
the matter from which a thing is or can be made.
Example: Birds are kept in less dense stocking rates than battery systems (maximum of 9 birds per m 2 of floor space) and allowed to roam the shed floor which is bedded with straw or a similar MATERIAL.
fr: matériel
Sunset Park Material Recovery Facility, viewed from the Columbia Street Pier in Red Hook
municipal
noun
Municipal means associated with or belonging to a city or town that has its own local government.
Example: 'A significant number of state and local governments are improving revenue collections with the help of private agencies, according to a survey jointly sponsored by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), the professional association for state and local finance officials, and MBIA, the leading insurer of MUNICIPAL bonds and provider of investment management and tax administration services. ' No author: GFOA studies state and local government revenue collection
fr: municipale
Construction of an eighteen-hole golf course began in 1922, and the course opened in July 1923. In June 1954, the Hermann Park Golf Course became one of the first in the nation to achieve true desegregation.
pipeline
noun
a long pipe, typically underground, for conveying oil, gas, over long distances.
Example: The pipeline will be able to draw more flow at a given river flow rate if it is replaced with a 6-inch pipe. The pipeline can draw more of the flow of the river at low river flow rates, as there will likely be excess capacity in the pipe
fr: gazoduc
Path of the Nabucco pipeline, between the Caspian Sea and Western Europe. It get round Russia.
project
noun
an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.
Example: This is an advanced method for assessing genetic differences within and between species, but the scarcity of available data and relatively high costs for analysis restrains it use for comparisons between species in order to assess taxonomic rank for this PROJECT.
fr: projet
This is a memorial in Stavoren, Netherland for Enkhuizen - Stavoren train ferry. Between 1886 and 1936, Goods wagons were shipped from and to Enkhuizen at the opposite bank of Lake IJssel through this ferry.
scale
noun
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something
Example: The use of precision farming has shown the uses of modern technology to monitor individual field performance per square meter compared to the traditional whole farm monitoring on a much broader SCALE.
fr: échelle
screw
noun
a short, slender, sharp-pointed metal pin with a raised helical thread running around it and a slotted head, used to join things together by being rotated so that it pierces wood or other material and is held tightly in place
Example: The cannulated SCREW is then placed over the wire and slid down to the bone surface. A special driving tool then allows the SCREW to be driven into the bone along the shaft of the K wire, in a manner very similar to the way radiologists pass angiographic catheters over guide wires using the Seldinger technique
fr: vis
different types of screws
sewage
noun
waste water and excrement conveyed in sewers.
Example: Along with large crushing debris and sediment there may also be untreated SEWAGE and fertilizers
fr: eaux usées
Sewage pipe at Whittingham sewage works