Contents 1
UNIT 1 1
Text A Careers in Civil Engineering 1
Text B The Field in Civil Engineering 3
UNIT 2 7
Text A Development of Roads 7
Text B Return to the Turnpikes 10
UNIT 3 12
Text A How Is a Modern Road Built 12
Text B Highway Types 14
UNIT 4 18
Text A Road Construction(Ⅰ) 18
Text B Road Construction(Ⅱ) 22
UNIT 5 24
Text A Sight Distance(Ⅰ) 24
Text B Sight Distance(Ⅱ) 27
UNIT 6 30
Text A General Design Criteria of Highway 30
Text B Horizontal Alignment 34
UNIT 7 37
Text A Vertical Alignment 37
Text B Medians for Multilane Highways 39
UNIT 8 42
Text A Design of the Cross Section(Ⅰ) 42
Text B Design of the Cross Section(Ⅱ) 45
UNIT 9 48
Text A Design of Intersections at Grade 48
Text B Interchanges 51
UNIT 10 56
Text A Cement and Plain Concrete 56
Text B Proportioning and Mixing of Concrete 61
UNIT 11 64
Text A Reinforced Concrete 64
Text B Prestressed Concrete 66
UNIT 12 68
Text A Durability of Concrete 68
Text B Durability of Building Materials 71
UNIT 13 74
Text A Conveying,Placing,Compacting,and Curing of Concrete 74
Text B Transportation,Placing and Curing of Concrete 76
UNIT 14 79
Text A Rigid Pavement 79
Text B Flexible Pavement 80
UNIT 15 85
Text A Bituminous Materials 85
Text B Bituminous Surface 87
UNIT 16 90
Text A Building Materials 90
Text B Testing of Materials 95
UNIT 17 98
Text A Stress-Strain Relationship of Materials 98
Text B Load Classification 100
UNIT 18 103
Text A Field Measurement of Density and Moisture Content 103
Text B Tests for Determining the Density of Soils 106
UNIT 19 108
Text A America on Wheels 108
Text B Bus Priorities 110
UNIT 20 112
Text A Traffic Engineering(Ⅰ) 112
Text B Traffic Engineering(Ⅱ) 115
UNIT 21 119
Text A Bridges 119
Text B The Future of Tall Building 122
UNIT 22 126
Text A Civil Engineering Contracts 126
Text B Making a Contract 129
UNIT 23 132
Text A Construction and Building Inspectors 132
Text B Construction Cost Estimation 136
UNIT 24 143
Text A Scientific Paper 143
Text B How to Write a Scientific Paper 145
UNIT 25 151
Text A North American Work Habits 151
Text B Asian Students in North America 153
参考文献 155