Unit 1 Civil Engineering 1
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 1
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 2
Passage 1 Civil Engineering 2
Passage 2 Modern Road 10
Unit 2 Construction Materials 14
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 14
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 15
Passage 1 Construction Materials—Steel and Cement 15
Passage 2 Placing Concrete 20
Unit 3 Reinforced Concrete 25
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 25
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 26
Passage 1 Major Materials of Reinforced Concrete 26
Passage 2 Prestressed Concrete 33
Unit 4 Alignment Design 39
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 39
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 40
Passage 1 Alignment Design 40
Passage 2 Pavement Design 48
Unit 5 Highway Construction 54
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 54
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 56
Passage 1 Highway Subgrade 56
Passage 2 Road Construction 63
Unit 6 Bridge(1) 68
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 68
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 69
Passage 1 Bridges Introduction 69
Passage 2 How do Cable-stayeds Work? 74
Unit 7 Bridge(2) 78
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 78
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 79
Passage 1 Bridge Engineering 79
Passage 2 Piers and Abutments 86
Unit 8 Project Management 92
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 92
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 93
Passage 1 What is Project Management? 93
Passage 2 Civil Engineering Contracts 98
Unit 9 Engineering Design 104
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 104
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 105
Passage 1 Bridge Design 105
Passage 2 Philosophy of Structural Design 111
Unit 10 Surveying 116
Section Ⅰ Talking Face to Face 116
Section Ⅱ Maintaining a Sharp Eye 117
Passage 1 Surveying 117
Passage 2 Location Surveys in Rural Areas 123
Appendix Ⅰ New Words and Expressions 129
Appendix Ⅱ 桥涵术语 153
Appendix Ⅲ 路桥工程专业术语 155