Unit 1 1
Passage A Properties of Concrete 1
Passage B Construction Cost Control 4
Dialogue 7
Unit 2 9
Passage A Reinforced Concrete 9
Passage B Introduction to Reinforced Concrete 14
Dialogue 1 21
Dialogue 2 22
Dialogue 3 22
Unit 3 24
Passage A Prestressed Concrete 24
Passage B Introduction to Prestressed Steel and Concrete 29
Dialogue 33
Unit 4 35
Passage A Responsibility for Quality 35
Passage B Shrinkage and Creep of Concrete 40
Dialogue 46
Unit 5 47
Passage A Housing and Its History 47
Passage B Loads 51
Dialogue 60
Unit 6 62
Passage A Structural Forms of Tall Buildings 62
Passage B Design Criteria for Tall Buildings 72
Dialogue 77
Unit 7 79
Passage A Design of RC One-way Slabs 79
Passage B Flexural Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams 88
Dialogue 95
Unit 8 97
Passage A High Strength Concrete in Prestressed Concrete Members 97
Passage B High Tensile Steel in Prestressed Concrete Members 102
Dialogue 110
Unit 9 112
Passage A Strength of Reinforced Concrete 112
Passage B Probability of Failure 121
Dialogue 127
Unit 10 129
Passage A Steel Structures 129
Passage B Probabilities of Occurrence of Tornado Winds 137
Dialogue 141
Unit 11 142
Passage A Selecting a Framing Scheme 142
Passage B High-rise Buildings 153
Dialogue 160
Unit 12 162
Passage A Determining Concrete Outlines 162
Passage B Project Cost Control 168
Dialogue 176
Unit 13 178
Passage A Optimization 178
Passage B Risk Analysis of the International Construction Project 188
Dialogue 195
Appendix 建筑工程常用英语词汇 196