Civil drawing
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A civil drawing, or site drawing, is a type of technical drawing
that shows information about grading, landscaping, or other site details.
Civil drafters prepare drawings and topographical and relief maps used in major construction or civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, pipelines, flood control projects, and water and sewage systems.
Technical drawing
Technical drawing, also known as drafting or draughting, is the act and discipline of composing plans that visually communicate how something functions or has to be constructed.Drafting is the language of industry....
that shows information about grading, landscaping, or other site details.
Civil drafters prepare drawings and topographical and relief maps used in major construction or civil engineering projects, such as highways, bridges, pipelines, flood control projects, and water and sewage systems.
See also
- Architectural drawingArchitectural drawingAn architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building that falls within the definition of architecture...
- Site planSite planA site plan is an architectural plan, landscape architecture document, and a detailed engineering drawing of proposed improvements to a given lot...
- Structural drawingStructural drawingA structural drawing, a type of technical drawing, shows information about architectural foundations, roof, or other structural details....
- Working drawingWorking drawingA working drawing is a type of technical drawing, which is part of the documentation needed to build an engineering product or architecture. Typically in architecture these could include civil drawings, architectural drawings, structural drawings, mechanical drawings, electrical drawings, and...