Unit 1 Careers in Civil Engineering 1
Reading Material Ⅰ：Civil Engineering 4
Reading Material Ⅱ：Civil Engineering 6
Unit 2 Load Classification 10
Reading Material Ⅰ：Loads and Actions 13
Reading Material Ⅱ：Building Mechanics 17
Unit 3 Serviceability 20
Reading Material Ⅰ：Safety of Structures 23
Reading Material Ⅱ：Structural Reliability 25
Unit 4 Civil Engineering Materials 27
Reading Material Ⅰ：Building Materials 31
Reading Material Ⅱ：Structural Materials 35
Unit 5 Stress-Strain Relationship of Materials 38
Reading Material Ⅰ：Mechanics of Materials 41
Reading Material Ⅱ：Mechanical Behavior of Materials 45
Unit 6 Prestressed Concrete 49
Reading Material Ⅰ：Methods of Prestressing 53
Reading Material Ⅱ：Prestressed Concrete 55
Unit 7 Reinforced Concrete Structures 58
Reading Material Ⅰ：The Design of Reinforced Concrete Members 62
Reading Material Ⅱ：Historical Development of Concrete as Structural Material 66
Unit 8 Structure Steel 69
Reading Material Ⅰ：Steel Connections 75
Reading Material Ⅱ：Steel Structures 76
Unit 9 Tall Buildings 81
Reading Material Ⅰ：The Future of Tall Building 84
Reading Material Ⅱ：Structural Forms of Tall Buildings 86
Unit 10 Earthquake Engineering 92
Reading Material Ⅰ：Earthquake 95
Reading Material Ⅱ：Earthquakes 99
Unit 11 Foundations 105
Reading Material Ⅰ：Shallow Foundations and Deep Foundations 111
Reading Material Ⅱ：Pile Foundations 113
Unit 12 Bridge Structure 116
Reading Material Ⅰ：The Worlds Top Ten Most Incredible Bridges 121
Reading Material Ⅱ：Bridge Rehabilitation 126
Unit 13 Highway Engineering 128
Reading Material Ⅰ：The Negative Impacts of Highway 134
Reading Material Ⅱ：Pavement Maintenance 138
Unit 14 Underground Space Utilization 142
Reading Material Ⅰ：How Tunnels Are Built 147
Reading Material Ⅱ：Subway Engineering 150
Unit 15 The Design and Construction Process 153
Reading Material Ⅰ：Construction planning 156
Reading Material Ⅱ：The Critical Path Method 159
Unit 16 Preparation,Submission and Opening of Bids 162
Reading Material Ⅰ：Instructions to Bidders 167
Reading Material Ⅱ：Tendering Procedure 171
Unit 17 Construction Accidents 176
Reading Material Ⅰ：Building Construction 183
Reading Material Ⅱ：Types of Construction Project 188
Appendix 191
Appendix Ⅰ 专业英语常用词缀 191
Appendix Ⅱ 常用数学符号的文字表达 194
Appendix Ⅲ 土木工程中常用的度量衡和单位换算 197
Appendix Ⅳ Index of Vocabularies and Expressions 198
Appendix Ⅴ Civil Engineering Speciality English Vocabularies 209
参考文献 239