Elsevier's Dictionary of Civil Engineering


Book Description

Hardbound. This dictionary covers civil and structural engineering in the fields of architecture, construction, road building, concrete and reinforced concrete, building and composite materials, building machines and construction industry.Apart from technical terms, it contains (i) trade names, (ii) abbreviations and (iii) an appendix of the proper names of scientists, engineers and innovators associated with the theories, laws, processes and methods, etc.This dictionary is invaluable to those professional translators engaged in translating Russian literature on civil and structural engineering into English. Scientists and research workers engaged in research and development activities in the fields of civil engineering, material science, mining and mineral technology, mechanical engineering as well as geotechnical engineering, who would like to consult Russian literature in source language, will find this dictionary very useful.




Elsevier's Dictionary of Civil Engineering


Book Description

This dictionary is essentially a consulting work dedicated to professionals in civil engineering, translators, importers and exporters, technical schools, faculties of engineering and exact sciences, teachers and professors, master builders, construction foremen and specialists who deal with the important flow of information written in English, German, Spanish and French, on a great variety of subjects related to civil engineering and support disciplines. The dictionary embraces subjects such as: construction, foundation techniques, geology, cost control, water resources, equipment and service, earth compaction, submerged tunnels, water supply, tunnel lining, tunnelling methods, computers, crushing and screening plants, explosives in construction, cranes, pumped storage schemes, site power, site lighting, supercranes, nuclear power plant, tunnels for energy, power tools, piped natural gas, hydro construction, construction of pipelines, building of powerhouses, energy conservation, pumps, water treatment, bridge construction, dump trucks, dewatering systems, ceramic industry, structural clay products, blade shields, underground engineering, machine plants, technology of piling, soil stabilisation, construction machinery, dams, barrages, irrigation schemes, geothermal reservoirs, power plants, underpressure engineering, pressurized gas lines, concrete, water pipelines, generating plants, industrial plants, air tools, girder cranes, permeable membrane and so on.







Elsevier's Dictionary of Engineering


Book Description

This dictionary contains 10, 987 terms in two volumes terms covering the following 14 main fields: Architectural Engineering and Buildings, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics, Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Science and Technics, Surveying. The dictionary has two sections: the first one, the Basic Table, lists the terms in English (as well as those which are specifically American) in alphabetical order followed by their equivalents in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese/Brazilian. In the second section, the indexes, the German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese/Brazilian terms are listed in five separate alphabetical indexes. The dictionary is a basic tool for all contractors abroad. It will offer the adequate technical support for specialists evolving in an international environment.




Elsevier's Dictionary of Engineering


Book Description

This dictionary contains 10, 987 terms in two volumes terms covering the following 14 main fields: Architectural Engineering and Buildings, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics, Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Science and Technics, Surveying. The dictionary has two sections: the first one, the Basic Table, lists the terms in English (as well as those which are specifically American) in alphabetical order followed by their equivalents in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese/Brazilian. In the second section, the indexes, the German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese/Brazilian terms are listed in five separate alphabetical indexes. The dictionary is a basic tool for all contractors abroad. It will offer the adequate technical support for specialists evolving in an international environment.







Elsevier's Dictionary of Engineering


Book Description

This dictionary contains 10, 987 terms in two volumes terms covering the following 14 main fields: Architectural Engineering and Buildings, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Geology, Geotechnical Engineering, Hydraulics, Hydrogeology, Hydrology, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Mining Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Science and Technics, Surveying. The dictionary has two sections: the first one, the Basic Table, lists the terms in English (as well as those which are specifically American) in alphabetical order followed by their equivalents in German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese/Brazilian. In the second section, the indexes, the German, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese/Brazilian terms are listed in five separate alphabetical indexes. The dictionary is a basic tool for all contractors abroad. It will offer the adequate technical support for specialists evolving in an international environment.







Dictionary Of Civil Engineering


Book Description

New edition of, variously, The Penguire Dictionary ..., The VNR Dict ..., and, under the Halsted imprint, this exact title in its third edition, 1980. A classic under any name. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.