This book provides an introduction to the technology of civil engineering. It offers specialist knowledge and technical terms for non-technicians who are involved in or interested in the construction industry. The work includes understandable explanations on the following topics: standards and construction regulations, planning, statics and dimensioning, building materials, building physics, and building ground; construction methods for excavations and earthworks, concrete construction, masonry construction, steel construction, precast concrete parts, and timber construction; foundations, walls, ceilings, columns, beams, stairs, roofs, facades, and windows; interior finishing with interior walls, ceilings, flooring, doors, and building services; construction operations including planning, calculation, construction machinery, and operational organization; civil engineering, tunneling, hydraulic engineering, traffic route construction, and turnkey construction. An introduction explains the technical background for each topic.