This reference manual provides a list of approximately 300 technical terms and phrases common to environmental and civil engineering which non-English speakers often find difficult to understand in English. The manual provides the terms and phrases in alphabetical order, followed by a concise English definition, then a translation of the term in Arabic and, finally, and interpretation or translation of the term or phrase in Arabic. Following the Arabic translation section, the columns are reversed and reordered alphabetically in Arabic with the English term and translation following the Arabic term or phrase. The objective is to provide a technical term reference manual for non-English speaking students and engineers who are familiar with Arabic, but uncomfortable with English and to provide a similar reference for English speaking students and engineers working in an area of the world where the Arabic language predominates.

About the Author
Francis J. Hopcroft has been teaching civil and environmental engineering at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA, since January, 1994. He has written several books on various topics such as hazardous waste management, wastewater treatment, and engineering economics. He has served as the Collection Editor for the Environmental Engineering Collection at Momentum Press since 2013 and has published or reviewed dozens of professional papers, articles, and presentations.

Abdulaziz I. Alturier, is a 2016 graduate of the civil engineering program at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, MA, studying under Prof. Hopcroft. Mr. Alturier is a native of Saudi Arabia and grew up speaking the Arabic language as his first language. He was hand-picked and selected by Prof. Hopcroft to assist with the Arabic translations due to his exceptional engineering and language skills.


Book Information
ISBN 9781945612046
Author Francis J. Hopcroft
Format Paperback
Page Count 111
Imprint Momentum Press
Publisher Momentum Press