PART ONE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE 1
Unit One 1
Text Aggregates 1
Reading Material Types of Aggregates 5
Unit Two 9
Text Concrete and Cement 9
Reading Material Concrete Construction 13
Text Load Action on Buildings 17
Unit Three 17
Reading Material Loading Combination 23
Unit Four 27
Text Invitation to Bid 27
Reading Material Tender 34
Unit Five 39
Text Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Dam Project CGIC Joint Venture Tender for Concrete Works Construction Drawings of Lot 2 39
Reading Material Invitation to Tender 46
Unit Six 49
Text Three Gorges Project 49
PART TWO CONSERVANCY AND HYDROPOWER ENGINEERING 49
Reading Material Danjiangkou Key Water Control Project 53
Unit Seven 57
Text Xiaolangdi Multipurpose Dam Project 57
Reading Material Management and Resettlement of Xiaolangdi Project 61
Unit Eight 64
Text The Hydrologic Cycle 64
Reading Material How Water Circulates Throughout the World? 68
Text Devices of Water Measurement 71
Unit Nine 71
Reading Material Measuring Devices 75
Unit Ten 79
Text Irrigation Structures 79
Reading Material Irrigation Structures(continued) 83
Unit Eleven 86
Text Sprinkler Irrigation 86
Reading Material Types of Sprinkler Systems 91
Unit Twelve 93
Text Trickle Irrigation 93
Reading Material Modern Irrigation Systems 97
Unit Thirteen 100
Text Hydropower Plant 100
Reading Material Developing Hydroelectric Power 105
Unit Fourteen 108
Text Classification of Hydroelectric Plants 108
Reading Material Typical Components of a Hydroelectric Plant 114
Unit Fifteen 116
Text Dams 116
Reading Material Dams(continued) 122
Unit Sixteen 125
Text Method of Analysis of Gravity Dams 125
Reading Material Forces Acting on the Gravity Dam 129
PART THREE HIGHWAY AND BRIDGE ENGINEERING 133
Unit Seventeen 133
Text Development of Roads 133
Reading Material Highway Types 137
Unit Eighteen 141
Text Road Construction 141
Reading Material How Is a Modern Road Built? 145
Unit Nineteen 148
Text Current Practices in Embankment Construction 148
Reading Material Highway Surface Drainage 152
Unit Twenty 156
Text Bridge Introduction 156
Reading Material Arch Bridges of Ancient China 162
Unit Twenty-one 166
Text Bridge Engineering 166
Reading Material Large Span Bridges 170
Unit Twenty-two 174
Text Bridge Construction Techniques 174
Reading Material Construction Management and Maintenance of Bridges 178
Unit Twenty-three 181
Text Bridge Design 181
Reading Material Aesthetics of Bridge Design 186
Appendix Ⅰ Vocabulary 190
Appendix Ⅱ 英汉翻译常识 218
主要参考文献 232