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Section

Meaning in civil engineering & construction, with examples

/ˈsekʃən/nounCore term

In civil engineering & construction, section means: A drawing that shows a structure as if it had been cut vertically along a line, revealing its heights, layers and internal parts.

In Turkish: kesit, enkesit

How it is used

Section lines on a plan are marked with letters, such as A–A, and arrows show the viewing direction. Engineers also talk about a beam's cross-section, the shape you see when you cut straight across it.

Example sentences

  1. Section B–B shows the basement wall and the waterproofing layers.

  2. The typical cross-section of the road is on drawing RD-104.

Common collocations

  • cross-section
  • longitudinal section
  • typical section
  • section A-A
  • section through
  • planA drawing that shows a building or site from directly above, as if cut horizontally, with its walls, columns, rooms and dimensions.
  • drawingA scaled technical picture of a structure or part of it, such as a plan, section or detail, that shows the builder what to construct and where.
  • scaleThe ratio between the size of something on a drawing and its real size. At 1:100, one centimetre on paper represents one metre on site.
  • beamA horizontal structural member that carries loads across an opening and passes them to the columns or walls at its ends. It works mainly in bending.

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