Introduction Civil Engineering and Its Career 1
Unit 1 Making Buildings 5
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 6
Part Ⅱ Passages 7
Passage A Designing Buildings 7
Passage B Building Systems 12
Unit 2 Construction Process 17
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 18
Part Ⅱ Passages 19
Passage A Stages of a Single House Construction(Part 1) 19
Passage B Stages of a Single House Construction(Part 2) 24
Unit 3 Foundations 31
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 32
Part Ⅱ Passages 33
Passage A Foundations and Loads 33
Passage B Foundation Structure 38
Unit 4 Brick Masonry 45
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 46
Part Ⅱ Passages 48
Passage A Brick Masonry 48
Passage B Wall Types 54
Unit 5 Steel Frame Construction 61
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 62
Part Ⅱ Passages 63
Passage A The Construction Process(Fabrication) 63
Passage B The Construction Process(Erection) 69
Unit 6 Concrete Construction 77
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 78
Part Ⅱ Passages 80
Passage A Making and Placing Concrete 80
Passage B Handling and Placing Concrete 85
Unit 7 Sitecast Concrete 93
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 94
Part Ⅱ Passages 95
Passage A Casting a Concrete Slab on Grade 95
Passage B Casting a Concrete Wall 101
Unit 8 Precast Concrete 107
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 108
Part Ⅱ Passages 109
Passage A Precast Concrete Structural Elements and Assembly Concepts 109
Passage B Precast Concrete and Its Uniqueness 115
Unit 9 Cladding System 121
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 122
Part Ⅱ Passages 124
Passage A The Design Requirements for Cladding 124
Passage B The Curtain Wall 129
Unit 10 Interior Finishes 135
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 136
Part Ⅱ Passages 137
Passage A Interior Finishes 137
Passage B Interior Finish Systems 143
Unit 11 Drawing Reading 151
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 152
Part Ⅱ Passages 153
Passage A Three View Drawing 153
Passage B Reading a Set of Blueprints 159
Unit 12 Construction Surveying 169
Part Ⅰ Illustrated Words and Concepts 170
Part Ⅱ Passages 171
Passage A Construction Surveying 171
Passage B The Survey of a Plot Plan 176
Appendix Professional Words 182