Part Ⅰ General Knowledge 1
Lesson 1 Careers in Civil Engineering 1
Lesson 2 Modern Buildings and Structural Materials 5
Lesson 3 Prestressed Concrete 9
Lesson 4 Remote Sensing Techniques 14
Lesson 5 Civil Engineering Contracts 19
Part Ⅱ Highway and Traffic Engineering 23
Lesson 6 History of Highways 23
Reading Material:Highway Types 27
Lesson 7 Location Surveys in Rural Areas 29
Reading Material:Some Dos and Don'ts of Highway Location 33
Lesson 8 Alignment Design 36
Reading Material:Interchange Types and Characteristics 40
Lesson 9 Drainage for Highways and Airports 45
Reading Material:Culverts 49
Lesson 10 Pavement 52
Reading Material:Bituminous Materials and Pavements 56
Lesson 11 Road Construction 60
Reading Material:Pavement Maintenance and strengthening 64
Lesson 12 Urban Transportation Planning 68
Reading Material:Data Collection Techniques 72
Lesson 13 Highway Capacity and Levels of Service 75
Reading Material:Traffic Signals 79
Lesson 14 Highway Safety(Ⅰ) 83
Reading Material:Highway Safety(Ⅱ) 87
Part Ⅲ Bridge Engineering 91
Lesson 15 Bridges 91
Reading Material:Bridge Design 95
Lesson 16 Philosophy of Structural Design 98
Reading Material:Bridge Mechanics 101
Lesson 17 Reinforced Concrete Bridges 104
Reading Material:Arches and Beams 109
Lesson 18 Prestressed Concrete Bridges(Ⅰ) 111
Reading Material:Prestressed Concrete Bridges(Ⅱ) 115
Lesson 19 Cable-stayed Bridge 118
Reading Material:Suspension Bridges 122
Lesson 20 Bridge and Alignment 124
Reading Material:Elevated Street Bridge 129
Lesson 21 Substructure 131
Reading Material:Foundations 136
Lesson 22 Construction Techniques 138
Reading Material:Bridge Construction 143
Lesson 23 Bridge Rehabilitation(Ⅰ) 145
Reading Material:Bridge Rehabilitation(Ⅱ) 149
Part Ⅳ 翻译方法和技巧 151
第一节 概论 151
第二节 英汉语言对比 153
第三节 词义选择及引伸 160
第四节 词类转译法 162
第五节 增词法和重复法 166
第六节 省略法 170
第七节 特殊句型的译法 173
第八节 长句的译法 177
主要参考文献 182
Appendix Ⅰ Notes and Key to the Exercises 183
Appendix Ⅱ Vocabulary 206
Appendix Ⅲ Special Terms 217