Abstract

This two-way bilingual dictionary is an exhaustive compilation containing some 50,000 entries of German and English terms deriving from the Eurocodes and the German construction contract procedures (VOB) as well as other terminology more or less closely associated with building and civil engineering. The dictionary also covers the following main subject areas: Tendering and contracting, construction law, land law // Structural design // Urban and regional planning // Hydraulic structures // Architecture (modern and historical) // Geodesy // Geotechnics // Bridge construction // cranes // welding // Energy efficiency of buildings // Traffic control systems. The dictionary is intended to serve the needs of a wide range of users including participants in invitations to tender for building work, contractors, civil engineers, architects, consulting engineers, and technical translators working in the field of building and civil engineering.