My Civil Engineering Glossary
My Civil Engineering Glossary
20 Civil Engineer terms
Hi, my name is Samuel Gorry. I am studying at Collège Montmorency in civil engineering. The glossary that I have made could be useful for the students studying in this field of study. Each word in this glossary is unfamiliar to non-experts, so by learning the meaning of those words everybody could learn about civil engineering and could be able to talk about it with a student in this field of study.
- Aqueduct
- Aqueduct refers to a system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and supporting structures used to convey water from its source to its main distribution point.
- fr: Aqueduc
- Asphalt Shingles
- Shingles are widely used as a roof covering on residential buildings.
- fr: Bardeaux d'asphalte
- Beam
- A beam is a structural element that primarily resists loads applied laterally to the beam's axis.
- fr: Poutre
- Concrete
- Concrete, in construction, structural material consisting of a hard, chemically inert particulate substance, known as aggregate (usually sand and gravel), that is bonded together by cement and water.
- fr: Béton
- Fire Hydrant
- A fire hydrant is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply.
- fr: Borne d'incendie
- Footing
- The purpose of footings is to support the foundation and prevent settling.
- fr: Semelle
- Foundation wall
- The foundation wall is a solid wall attached to the footing and rising to ground level at the point where the ground is highest under the building.
- fr: Mur de fondation
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- Joist
- In architecture and engineering, a joist is one of the horizontal supporting members that run between foundations, walls, or beams to support a ceiling or floor.
- fr: Solive
- Lintel
- The lintel supports the bricks above the door.
- fr: Linteau
- Load
- The charge is the weight that the building needs to support.
- fr: Charge
- Loader
- A loader is a heavy equipment machine used in construction to move aside or load materials such as asphalt, demolition debris, dirt, snow, feed, gravel, logs, ...
- fr: Chargeur
- Paving
- Material (such as stone, tar, or concrete) that is used to form the hard surface of a road, driveway, etc.
- fr: Pavage
- Plywood Panel
- The plywood panel is a flat panel built up of sheets of veneer, called plies use to support the floor.
- fr: Panneau de contre-plaqué
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- Post
- Vertical and punctual load-bearing element, in metal, wood or reinforced concrete
- fr: Poteau
- Rain pipe
- Pipe that is used to direct rainwater away from a building
- fr: Conduite pluvial
- Sanitary conduct
- Pipe that is used to direct sanitary water away from a building
- fr: Conduite sanitaire
- Slab
- Floating slab is a concrete slab laid over ground without any anchoring as if it simply floats.
- fr: Dalle
- Strut
- Struts were used to support the walls.
- fr: Entretoise
- Valve
- A Valve is a device comprising of an obturator or closure member that is used to control flow or pressure in a piping system.
- fr: Vanne
- Vibratory-plate
- Vibratory-plate compactors are designed to compact loose materials such as granular soils, gravel, small aggregate, and hot asphalt mixes.
- fr: Plaque vibrante
